7th Grade Spelling Experience

biscuit

noun: any of various hard or crisp dry baked products

linear

adjective: of, relating to, resembling, or having a graph that is a line and especially a straight line : straight (2) : involving a single dimension

ignite

verb: cause to start burning

maimed

adjective: having a part of the body crippled or disabled

cashier

noun: a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant)

notorious

adjective: widely and unfavorably known; infamous

fortification

noun: the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)

unkempt

adjective: not properly maintained

writhe

verb: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

rhombus

noun: a parallelogram with four equal sides

abominable

adjective: exceptionally bad or displeasing

despicable

adjective: worthy only of being despised and rejected

feral

adjective: wild and menacing

rambunctious

adjective: noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

curmudgeon

noun: a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas

convivial

adjective: occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company

toxicosis

noun: disease caused by poison

propaganda

noun: information spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.

tandoori

adjective: Indian process of roasting in a charcoal oven

hypochondria

noun: chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments

reticulated

adjective: resembling or forming a network

tempestuous

adjective: stormy, raging, furious

grotesqueness

noun: ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion

regurgitate

verb: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

hermetically

adverb: in an airtight manner

silhouette

noun: an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)

apocalyptic

adjective: prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom

roux

noun: a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces

squabble

noun: a quarrel about petty points

awry

adverb: away from the correct or expected course

legislature

noun: a group of people chosen to make laws

insurrection

noun: an act of rebellion against the established government

chauffeur

noun: someone paid to drive a privately owned car

zoology

noun: the branch of biology that studies animals

loquacious

adjective: talkative, wordy; fond of talking