7th Grade Vocab Quiz Chps. 8-10

We had to _______ the amount of time we spent on our phones because we were failing class.

• nub

• decrease

• ordain

(v) to force out from a property, eject

• throw

• evict

• capsize

An ice cream party was a great _________ for us to win the game!

• onslaught

• remnant

• outstrip

• incentive

(adj) not usual, not typical, strange

• normal

• abnormal

• legible

(n) a small part remaining behind

• swerve

• nub

• remnant

The first _______ of the disease is marked by a severe fever and the appearance of an ugly rash all over the body.

• remnant

• catastrophe

• onslaught

The earthquakes in Turkey and Syria are considered a great _________.

• outstrip

• catastrophe

• blessing

You must improve your handwriting so that it is ________.

• illegible

• legible

• dire

(v) to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly

• decelerate

• downtrodden

• accelerate

(adj) sad, gloomy, unhappy (n) sadness, gloominess

• melancholy

• gruesome

• ordeal