7th Grade Vocab Quiz 4

bad tempered and combative

• ornery

• haughty

• condescending

• forthright

easily influenced or swayed

• malleable

• lithe

• adroit

• beguile

to intimidate someone into doing something with harsh words

• browbeat

• finagle

• usurp

• raze

shy or timid

• demure

• bovine

• aloof

• tenacious

someone who hates women

• misogynist

• sycophant

• erudite

• neophyte

thin, supple, and graceful

• lithe

• prowess

• acuity

• saccharin

a complicated series of tunnels; a maze or puzzle

• labyrinth

• shenanigans

• discombobulate

• flippant

a lot of something, almost to excess

• plethora

• raucous

• hodgepodge

• gregarious

lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring

• lackluster

• bovine

• revel

• cockamamie

the moral of the story; the message the reader should take away

• theme

• plot

• resolution

• motif

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