7th Grade Vocabulary Unit 2 - C

not careful enough: not strict enough

• lax

• mar

• misdemeanor

to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of spoil

• lax

• mar

• misdemeanor

a crime that is not very serious: a crime that is less serious

than a felony

• mar

• mull

• misdemeanor

to consider at length : ponder

• narrative

• misdemeanor

• mull

something (as a story) that is told in full detail

• mull

• narrative

• overture

an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal

• pact

• overture

• narrative

a formal agreement between two countries, people, or

groups especially to help each other or to stop fighting

• overture

• stalemate

• pact

a contest, dispute, competition, etc., in which neither side

can gain an advantage or win

• vindictive

• pact

• stalemate

disposed to seek revenge : vengeful

• stalemate

• vindictive

• wilt

to grow weak or faint : languish

• stalemate

• vindictive

• wilt