7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List 05 Flashcards

edible

fit to be eaten

suffice

to be enough or adequate

derisive

expressing harsh teasing; ridicule

receding

to move back from a previous position

horde

a large grouping

attendant

a person employed to provide a service

pestilential

tending to cause infectious disease

treacherous

guilty of betrayal or deception

monotonous

dull and boring

provision

a thing supplied

extinguish

cause to stop burning or shining

anecdote

short story about an event or person

omniscient

knowing everything

suspense

feeling excited or anxious about what may happen

foreshadow

hinting towards future events


acknowledge


to accept the truth of something

acrid

having a bitter or unpleasant taste or smell

endure

to suffer something painful patiently

ensue

to happen or occur afterward as a result

gruesome

frightful or dreadful

catastrophe

a disaster

irate

feeling great anger

lavish

to give in generous or extravagant quantities

dishearten

to lose determination or confidence

deceased

dead

antonym

a word with opposite meaning

synonym

a word with a similar or same meaning

mood

the overall atmosphere of a piece of literature

denotation

the dictionary definition of a word

connotation

the emotional impact of a word