1. 7 th Grade Vocabulary Unit 4

2. Statue A human or animal model made of marble, bronze, etc. Stature The natural height of anything Statute A law or rule written by a legislative body Confidently To do something with full assurance or strong belief Confidentially Secretly or privately

3. Allude To refer to something indirectly or casually Elude To escape by trickery, speed, or cleverness Heresy An opinion or doctrine that disagrees with the doctrine of a church or deviates from accepted beliefs or standards Hypocrisy Pretending to follow religious, moral, upright, or virtuous beliefs when one does not really posses them

4. Calvary A proper noun, refers to the site of Jesus’ crucifixion Cavalry A military troop on horseback Their Possessive form of they There Means “at” or “in that place” They’re The contraction for “they are”

5. Imminent Means “likely to happen at any moment” Immanent Means innate, inborn, or indwelling Eminent Means distinguished or prominent Consul An official appointed by a government to look after the welfare and commercial interests of its citizens in foreign countries Council An assembly of persons convened for advice Counsel To give someone advice