1. 7th Grade Vocab
Semester 2 Lesson 3

2. Tenement (N)
A Large building that has apartments or rooms for rent and that is usually in a poorer part of the city Example: Some of the worst crimes have happened in Chicago’s Southside tenements.

3. Spastic (Adj) Having movements like spasms: clumsy or awkward
Examples: My sister’s tantrums are so ridiculous that I have to tell her stop being so spastic.
Related Words: Spastically (adv)

4. Maniac (N) Someone who is violent and mentally ill
Example: Mrs. Stacy’s class guesses that Max’s father may be a maniac.
Related Words: Maniacal (adj)

5. Regurgitate (V)
1. To bring up food that has been swallowed back up to the mouth 2. to repeat something without understanding it
Example: 1. Mother birds must regurgitate their food to feed their babies. 2. No one could accuse Kevin of regurgitating facts.
Related Words: Regurgitation (N)

6. Cretin (N) A stupid, vulgar, or insensitive person
Example: I have met a lot of cretins in my life.
Related Words: Cretinous (adj)