Unit One - Words Grade Seven Definition Context Clues Synonyms Antonyms Part of Speech More Context Clues adjacentbarrendynastygerminatehurtle alightdisruptforetastehumdruminsinuate

100 points - Definition to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land alight

200 points - Definition to begin to grow, come into being | germinate

300 points - Definition insinuate to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly

400 points - Definition to break up, disturb disrupt

500 points - Definition dynasty a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time

100 points – Context Clues I got a _______ of public speaking when I had to briefly stand in front of the class and introduce myself. foretaste

200 points – Context Clues I think that practicing handwriting is ________. Writing the same letter repeatedly seems like a waste of time. humdrum

300 points – Context Clues Writer’s block caused my paper to be ________. barren

400 points – Context Clues The rebellion _________ as everyone’s emotions riled the crowd into action. germinate

500 points – Context Clues By standing on the fringe of the group and making facial reactions to what was said, she gradually _________ herself into the conversation. insinuated

100 points - Synonyms monotonous, prosaic humdrum

200 points - Synonyms regime dynasty

300 points - Synonyms arid, sterile barren

400 points - Synonyms intimate, imply insinuate

500 points - Synonyms anticipation foretaste

100 points - Antonyms stagnate germinate

200 points - Antonyms remote adjacent

300 points - Antonyms dismount, descend alight

400 points - Antonyms crawl, creep hurtle

500 points - Antonyms organize, arrange disrupt

100 points – Part of Speech adjacent adjective

200 points – Part of Speech alight verb and adjective

300 points – Part of Speech disrupt verb

400 points – Part of Speech dynasty noun

500 points – Part of Speech hurtle verb

100 points – More Context The humorous actor _________ on the stage with a clumsy plop. alighted

200 points – More Context The student’s whiny outburst _______ the teacher’s presentation. disrupted

300 points – More Context The rocket _______ through the air. hurtled

400 points – More Context Mrs. Guseman’s classroom is _______ to Mrs. Frow’s. adjacent

500 points – More Context The New York mobsters formed a ________ and controlled the city for years. dynasty