Vocabulary List #2 7th

Acquire

• To lose or give away something
• To obtain or get something
• To ignore or overlook something
• To create or invent something

Feat

• A type of mathematical equation
• A type of cooking technique
• Explanation of the meaning or significance of a particular achievement or action
• A type of dance move

Verified

• Accurate and confirmed

• Rumored and uncertain

• Inaccurate and unverified

• Approximate and unconfirmed

Contract

• Expanded or enlarged
• Reduced in size or pulled together
• Stretched or elongated
• Loosened or relaxed

Benefit

• A neutral outcome from something
• A punishment or penalty gained from something
• A disadvantage or loss gained from something
• An advantage or profit gained from something

Accumulate

• Spread out and disperse
• Throw away and discard
• Gather or collect over time
• Keep in one place and hold onto

Accelerate

• To decrease in speed or rate of change
• To remain at a constant speed or rate of change
• To move in the opposite direction
• To increase in speed or rate of change

Alibi

• A claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.
• A type of animal
• A type of clothing
• A type of food

Lapse

• A sudden burst of energy
• A deliberate act of negligence
• A temporary failure or a slip in concentration or memory
• A permanent state of forgetfulness

Transform

• To keep something the same
• To destroy something completely
• To hide something from view
• To change or alter something in form, appearance, or character