1. Vocabulary Unit 3 7 th grade

2. 1) Urgency The state of requiring immediate attention The state of requiring immediate attention

3. 2) Crucial Of extreme importance; critical Of extreme importance; critical

4. 3) Contraption A device or gadget A device or gadget

5. 4) Vulnerable Easily harmed; helpless; weak Easily harmed; helpless; weak

6. 5) Mystify To confuse or bewilder; baffle or stump To confuse or bewilder; baffle or stump

7. 6) Dormitory A building or house for students A building or house for students

8. 7) Spunk To have energy or spirit To have energy or spirit

9. 8) Tuition A fee for instruction (usually at a school or college) A fee for instruction (usually at a school or college)

10. 9) Meander To follow a winding course; to wander To follow a winding course; to wander

11. 10) Scant Small, little, or meager Small, little, or meager

12. 11) Inevitable Certain to happen; unavoidable; expected Certain to happen; unavoidable; expected

13. 12) Uncanny Mysterious or strange; especially in a way that inspires wonder or fear Mysterious or strange; especially in a way that inspires wonder or fear