7th Grade: Lesson 19 Vocabulary

circumstance

• a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action

• full of or showing a disposition to challenge, resist, or fight

• (of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness

• (of a person) weak and delicate

defiant

• full of or showing a disposition to challenge, resist, or fight

• (of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness

• (of a person) weak and delicate

• frighten (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants

desolate

• (of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness

• (of a person) weak and delicate

• frighten (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants

• the ability to move or be moved freely and easily

frail

• (of a person) weak and delicate

• frighten (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants

• the ability to move or be moved freely and easily

• unassuming or moderate in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.

intimidated

• frighten (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants

• the ability to move or be moved freely and easily

• unassuming or moderate in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.

• quick and light in movement or action; agile

mobility

• the ability to move or be moved freely and easily

• unassuming or moderate in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.

• quick and light in movement or action; agile

• a painful or horrific experience

modest

• unassuming or moderate in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.

• quick and light in movement or action; agile

• a painful or horrific experience

• able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions

nimble

• quick and light in movement or action; agile

• a painful or horrific experience

• able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions

• a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action

ordeal

• a painful or horrific experience

• able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions

• a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action

• full of or showing a disposition to challenge, resist, or fight

resilient

• able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions

• a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action

• full of or showing a disposition to challenge, resist, or fight

• (of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness