7th Grade Vocab Feb. 1st

to formally relinquish a position of power, a claim, or a right.

• suspense

• treason

• punctual

• abdicate

to assign or set aside (money or other resources) for some specific use.

• allocate

• formidable

• signify

• mitigate

to confuse or befuddle, especially with too many or conflicting alternatives.

• talisman

• bewilder

• mitigate

• exonerate

to free from blame; absolve; exculpate.

• exonerate

• treason

• mitigate

• rudimentary

exceptionally difficult; daunting.

• abdicate

• rudimentary

• suspense

• formidable

to cause one to consider (a mistake, crime, or offense) less harshly.

• mitigate

• exonerate

• treason

• allocate

on time; prompt.

• punctual

• allocate

• mitigate

• abdicate

of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary.

• rudimentary

• abdicate

• bewilder

• talisman

to serve as a sign of; mean.

• rudimentary

• bewilder

• signify

• suspense

a state of excitement or anxiety resulting from uncertainty or mystery.

• abdicate

• suspense

• signify

• treason