Unit 8 Vocab-7th Grade

(v.) to please, satisfy; to indulge or humor

• disclaim

• epoch

• estrange

• gratify

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

To gratify someone's request is to

• give that person what he or she asked for.
• ask that person what he or she would like.
• believe that he or she is too greedy.
• ignore his or her request.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Mom likes to _______ over meat prices with the butcher.

• chide

• haggle

• skirmish

• embroil

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which sentence uses the word insinuate correctly?

• As the volcano insinuated, the people fled the region.

• He got angry at the policeman who insinuated that he purposely broke the law.

• She was scared of the monster, so she insinuated towards the town.

• They understood the problem and the insinuating circumstances.

Pleasantly smooth or soft, free of harshness

• berserk
• mellow
• kerfuffle
• orthodox

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The police said, “If you see anything unusual, please ______________ the detectives.”

• notify

• unusual

• firmly

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Extremely unpleasant; dreadful or offensive

• Obnoxious

• Pestering

• Bamboozled

• Lurching

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Choose the word with the following definition: To inspire interest, curiosity, or excitement.

• amend

• pique

• rescind

• infer

- break or burst suddenly.  

• eruption
• rupture
• disruptive
• bankrupt

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The boy's appendix almost ________ before his parents got him to the hospital. 

• ruptured
• erupted
• interrupted
• disrupted

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E