Grade 7: Unit 2: Vocabulary from Readings 1

This list covers "Zebra," "The Scholarship Jacket," and "A Retrieved Reformation."
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  1. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  2. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  3. wince
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  4. disciplinarian
    someone who demands and enforces strict conformity to rules
  5. chafe
    become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
  6. intricate
    having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
  7. contour
    any spatial attributes, especially as defined by outline
  8. jaunty
    having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
  9. grimace
    contort the face to indicate a certain mental state
  10. somber
    serious and gloomy in character
  11. agile
    moving quickly and lightly
  12. despair
    abandon hope; lose heart
  13. eavesdrop
    listen without the speaker's knowledge
  14. falsify
    make false by mutilation or addition
  15. dismay
    the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
  16. vile
    causing or able to cause nausea
  17. virtuous
    morally excellent
  18. compulsory
    required by rule
  19. rehabilitate
    restore someone to a good state of health or reputation
  20. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  21. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  22. genial
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  23. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
  24. elusive
    skillful at evading capture
  25. saunter
    walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
  26. perceived
    detected by means of the senses
Created on Thu May 13 13:24:12 EDT 2021 (updated Mon May 17 17:07:03 EDT 2021)

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