7th - Vocab Review S2

Which of the following is the definition for neutralize?

• render something ineffective or harmless by applying an opposite force or effect

• the amount or distance by which something is out of line

• make an argument, statement, or theory unsound or erroneous

• consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features

Which of the following is the definition for nurture?

• activity that supports or provides active encouragement for the furtherance of a cause, venture, or aim

• prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening

• care for and encourage the growth or development of

• a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position

Which of the following is the definition for obliterate?

• pull or knock down a building

• destroy utterly; wipe out

• wind up the affairs of a company or firm by ascertaining liabilities and apportioning assets

• cause to move suddenly and rapidly in a specified direction

Which of the following is the definition for ominous?

• not giving hope of future success or good results

• having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner

• giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

• unfriendly or threatening in appearance

Which of the following is the definition for paramount?

• more important than anything else; supreme

• of the best possible quality; excellent

• very distinguished in some way

• having or denoting the highest rank or authority

Which of the following is the definition for penance?

• convert alternating current to direct current

• remedy or set right an undesirable or unfair situation

• make amends to someone for loss or harm suffered; compensate

• voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong

Which of the following is the definition for perceive?

• identify someone or something from having encountered them before

• recognize or treat someone or something as different

• become aware or conscious of something; come to realize or understand

• arrive at a fact or a conclusion by reasoning

Which of the following is the definition for permeate?

• succeed in forcing a way into or through a thing

• spread throughout something; pervade

• cause a sudden collapse of mood or feeling

• cause to break or burst suddenly and completely

Which of the following is the definition for perpetrate?

• carry out or commit a harmful, illegal, or immoral action

• produce a work of art

• achieve or complete successfully

• be responsible for a fault or wrong

Which of the following is the definition for phenomenon?

• a person or thing of exceptional ability or high quality

• an impressive or outstanding example of a particular quality

• be filled with wonder or astonishment

• a remarkable person, thing, or event