Grade 7: Unit 4: Vocabulary from Readings

This list covers "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed," "A Day’s Wait," "The People Could Fly," and "The Only Girl in the World for Me."
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  1. pendulum
    an apparatus in which an object is mounted to swing freely
  2. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  3. dwindle
    become smaller or lose substance
  4. subtly
    in a manner difficult to detect or grasp
  5. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  6. flimsy
    not convincing
  7. recede
    become faint or more distant
  8. muse
    reflect deeply on a subject
  9. epidemic
    a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease
  10. detached
    showing lack of emotional involvement
  11. covey
    a small flock of birds
  12. evidently
    in a manner that is obvious or unmistakable
  13. slack
    not tense or taut
  14. glint
    be shiny, as if wet
  15. croon
    sing softly
  16. snag
    catch or cause to catch on something sharp that is sticking out
  17. shuffle
    walk by dragging one's feet
  18. transition
    the act of passing from one state or place to the next
  19. heady
    extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
  20. agonize
    suffer anguish
  21. reservoir
    a large or extra supply of something
  22. suppress
    control and refrain from showing
Created on Thu May 13 13:34:10 EDT 2021 (updated Mon May 17 13:36:49 EDT 2021)

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