Grade 7: Unit 7: Vocabulary from Readings 2

This list covers "The Noble Experiment" and Lucy Stone: Champion of Women’s Rights.
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  1. shrewd
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  2. eloquence
    powerful and effective language
  3. retaliate
    take revenge for a perceived wrong
  4. camouflage
    exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something
  5. capitalize
    draw advantages from
  6. integrated
    designated as available to all races or groups
  7. disillusionment
    freeing from false belief
  8. speculate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  9. insinuation
    an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
  10. taunt
    harass with persistent criticism or carping
  11. vehemently
    in a forceful manner
  12. subservient
    compliant and obedient to authority
  13. agitator
    a political troublemaker
  14. bemused
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  15. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  16. patriarch
    the male head of family or tribe
  17. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  18. squander
    spend extravagantly
Created on Thu May 13 13:50:17 EDT 2021 (updated Mon May 17 17:08:37 EDT 2021)

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