Vocabulary Workshop Unit 3 Grade 7 Part 1.ppt

Vocabulary Into literature Grade 7

1. Vocabulary Unit 3
Grade 7

2. animated
•Definition – (adj) full of life, lively, alive
•syn: (adj.) energetic, vigorous
ant: (adj.) lifeless, dead, flat

3. Examples
•The graphics in video games are
always animated.
•She gave an animated description of
the project. 
•After dinner, the discussion got more
animated.

4. Brood (n)
•N)a family of young animals,
especially birds;
• (v) to think over in a worried,
unhappy way

5. •syn: (v.) ponder, meditate, worry, agonize
•Ex:
•The mother duck watched over her
brood.
•He brooded over his mistake.

6. constituent
•(n.) an essential part; a voter who
elects a representative
•syn: element, component

7. examples
•Analyze the sentence into
its
 
constituent 
parts.
•Many senators have received calls from
constituents who want them to vote in
favor of the law.
•The company can be separated into
several constituent parts.

8. culminate
(v) to reach a high point of development; to
end,climax
syn: conclude, terminate
ant: begin, initiate, kick off

9. examples
•We put on a play to culminate our unit
of study on the environment.
•She had a long acting career that
culminated in two Oscar nominations.
•The investigation culminated with several
arrests.
•Their efforts have culminated in the
discovery of a new cancer treatment.

10. downright
(adv) thoroughly (adj) absolute, complete,
blunt
syn: (adj.) total, out-and-out
EX:That road is downright dangerous!
The man was downright rude to us.

11. •The actor was downright convincing.
•The movie was downright scary.
•. They were downright overjoyed.
•She is downright nasty to those who
disagree with her views.

12. drone
•(n) a loafer, idler; a buzzing or humming
sound; a male bee (v) to make a buzzing
sound; to speak in a dull tone of voice
•syn: (n.)bum, do-nothing;
•(v.) hum, buzz, purr
ant: (n.) hard worker

13. •A male bee is called a drone.
•Above him an invisible plane droned
through the night sky. 
•The minister's voice was a relentless
drone.

14. goad
•(v) to drive or urge on;
• (n) something used to drive or
•urge on
•syn: (v.) prod, spur on
ant: (v.) curb, check, restrain

15. •"he was trying to
 
goad her into 
a fight“
•"the cowboys goaded their cattle across
the meadows“
•The herder used a goad to move the
cattle.

16. hanker
•(v.) to long (for), to desire
• We all
 
hanker 
for peace.
•syn: yearn
On a hot, sunny afternoon, you might hanker
for a tall glass of sweet iced tea.

17. indulge
•(v) to give in to a wish or desire; give
oneself up to syn: oblige, humor, coddle,
pamper
ant: deny, refuse
•EX:When I get my first paycheck I'm going
to
 
indulge 
in a shopping spree.

18. •The museum is an excellent place to let
children indulge their curiosity about
dinosaurs.
•She bought a house with a big yard so that
she could indulge her passion for
gardening.

19. literate
(adj) able to read and write; showing an
excellent educational background; having
knowledge or training
syn: educated
ant: unlettered, ignorant