1. Unit Four – Words 1-10 Grade Seven Definition Context Clues Synonyms Antonyms Part of Speech More Context Clues alliancebewilder buffoon controversial dishearten fruitlesshostile inflammable inflict malignant

2. 100 points to discourage dishearten

3. 200 points unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive hostile

4. 300 points malignant deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious

5. 400 points arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement controversial

6. 500 points fruitless not producing the desired result; unsuccessful

7. 100 points A flippant comment about girls being smarter than boys instantly started a ______ argument. controversial

8. 200 points The attempts to wrap the oddly shaped package were _____ since the paper tore every single time. fruitless

9. 300 points In the aftermath of the hurricane, an ______ was formed to raise funds for the victims of the tragedy. alliance

10. 400 points The angry words were ______ upon her, and they hurt her feelings terribly. inflicted

11. 500 points When her fourth attempt to make the basket failed, she was ______ and walked sullenly away from the court. disheartened

12. 100 points futile, vain fruitless

13. 200 points excitable, combustible inflammable

14. 300 points perplex, baffle bewilder

15. 400 points lethal, wicked malignant

16. 500 points coalition alliance

17. 100 points cordial hostile

18. 200 points enlighten bewilder

19. 300 points beneficial, benign malignant

20. 400 points suffer, sustain inflict

21. 500 points encourage dishearten

22. 100 points inflammable adjective

23. 200 points fruitless adjective

24. 300 points buffoon noun

25. 400 points malignant adjective

26. 500 points hostile adjective

27. 100 points While trying to listen to all three conversations at once, I became _______ and could not respond to a simple question. bewildered

28. 200 points Osama Bin Laden was a ________ being whose acts of terrorism caused many senseless deaths. malignant

29. 300 points The girl appeared _______ since she spoke to no one while glaring at them. hostile

30. 400 points To lighten the mood of the tense room, the young man acted like a ________. buffoon

31. 500 points The controversial argument about the company’s misuse of funding caused people to become _______, and they soon marched in protest of the company. inflammable