1. Vocabulary List #3 7 th Grade Language Arts

2. devastate Lily was devastated when her grandmother passed away. The hurricane devastated the island’s poorest neighborhoods. to cause a lot of destruction or pain; to destroyto cause a lot of destruction or pain; to destroy

3. instinct As the speeding motorcycle rushed past her, Lynn’s instinct was to cover her ears with her hands. Some pets know just by instinct when their owners need extra comforting after a bad day at work. a natural behavior or sense that doesn’t have to be learneda natural behavior or sense that doesn’t have to be learned

4. vintage Rebecca has an entire closet full of vintage dresses. Ever since he bought his first 1936 Ford, Jerry had always wanted to open a vintage car dealership. classic; of excellent quality and from a past eraclassic; of excellent quality and from a past era

5. haggard The old woman looked terribly haggard as she trudged along the street dragging her shopping cart. Gary’s struggles with years of emphysema caused him to look haggard before his time. looking exhaustedlooking exhausted

6. pervasive In the office, enthusiasm for Larry’s new project was pervasive. The set for the new horror movie had a sense of evil about it that was pervasive. spreading out all overspreading out all over

7. suffrage Jane was angry when she read about the long struggle for women’s suffrage in the U.S. and found that women could not vote until 1920. The young man addressing the crowd believed that suffrage should be granted to all people in his country, not just the wealthy. the right to votethe right to vote

8. condescending The students complained because the new student council president was condescending, acting as if she were better than everyone else. The bank president was condescending when he said to the business owner, “Now you understand that loans must be paid back, don’t you?” talking down to someone; acting superior to another persontalking down to someone; acting superior to another person

9. status quo I don’t want to change the mission of the company; I like the status quo. “Maintaining the status quo is not very challenging,” the energetic new principal told his faculty on the first day of school. the way things are right nowthe way things are right now

10. reverberate When the fire alarm malfunctioned, its noise reverberated throughout the hall for the rest of the day. On Christmas morning, church bells reverberated throughout the neighborhood. to echo again and againto echo again and again

11. drone George couldn’t stand the drone he heard when his sister’s band left the amplifier on. Ginny hated the drone of the auctioneer’s voice over the loudspeaker. a low, deep, monotonous sound or hum that goes on and ona low, deep, monotonous sound or hum that goes on and on

12. *flamboyant Dara, a rather shy, quiet child, was tired of being compared to her flamboyant cousin, Sabrina. When she was running for class president, Doris decided to perk up her wardrobe with flamboyant hats that would attract a lot of attention. showy; flashyshowy; flashy

13. *context In many tabloid newspapers, statements made by famous people are often taken out of context and distort the truth. Santa knew he would be misunderstood because they took his statement out of context, making it sound as if he disliked children. what leads up to and follows a statement and helps show its meaningwhat leads up to and follows a statement and helps show its meaning