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Book 7 · Middle school II

300 key results accumulated across 20 chapters.

devastate (v)
Ch 1
To destroy; to overwhelm with grief.
epidemic (n)
Ch 1
A widespread outbreak of disease.
estimate (v/n)
Ch 1
To make a rough calculation; the rough figure.
evict (v)
Ch 1
To force someone to leave a property.
impartial (adj)
Ch 1
Fair; not favouring one side.
industrious (adj)
Ch 1
Hardworking.
infuriate (v)
Ch 1
To make very angry.
irrelevant (adj)
Ch 1
Not connected to the matter at hand.
perpetrate (v)
Ch 1
To carry out (a crime or wrong).
precise (adj)
Ch 1
Exact.
subjugate (v)
Ch 1
To bring under control by force.
tactics (n pl)
Ch 1
Methods used to achieve a goal.
trek (n/v)
Ch 1
A long difficult journey.
uphold (v)
Ch 1
To support; to keep in force.
vacate (v)
Ch 1
To leave empty.
decimate (v)
Ch 2
To destroy a large part of.
fortify (v)
Ch 2
To strengthen against attack.
ill-fated (adj)
Ch 2
Doomed to fail or end badly.
illustrious (adj)
Ch 2
Famous and respected.
incident (n)
Ch 2
An event, often unpleasant.
inherit (v)
Ch 2
To receive from one who has died; to be born with.
latitude (n)
Ch 2
Distance north or south of the equator; freedom to act.
maintain (v)
Ch 2
To keep in good order; to assert as true.
mariner (n)
Ch 2
A sailor.
predator (n)
Ch 2
An animal that hunts others for food.
renovate (v)
Ch 2
To restore to a good state.
reprimand (v)
Ch 2
To scold formally.
scour (v)
Ch 2
To clean by rubbing; to search thoroughly.
supervise (v)
Ch 2
To watch over and direct.
wreak (v)
Ch 2
To cause (havoc or destruction).
adequate (adj)
Ch 3
Enough; satisfactory.
administer (v)
Ch 3
To manage; to give out.
agitate (v)
Ch 3
To shake; to stir up emotion.
capitulate (v)
Ch 3
To give up; to surrender.
citrus (n)
Ch 3
Fruits like lemons, oranges, limes.
disrupt (v)
Ch 3
To throw into disorder.
illiterate (adj)
Ch 3
Unable to read or write.
indifferent (adj)
Ch 3
Showing no interest.
menial (adj)
Ch 3
Of low rank; unskilled.
permanent (adj)
Ch 3
Lasting indefinitely.
respite (n)
Ch 3
A short rest.
strenuous (adj)
Ch 3
Requiring great effort.
succinct (adj)
Ch 3
Brief and clear.
toil (n/v)
Ch 3
Hard work; to work hard.
urgent (adj)
Ch 3
Calling for immediate attention.
confront (v)
Ch 4
To face head-on.
debut (n)
Ch 4
A first public appearance.
deplete (v)
Ch 4
To use up.
enroll (v)
Ch 4
To sign up as a member or student.
fluster (v)
Ch 4
To make nervous or confused.
impunity (n)
Ch 4
Freedom from punishment.
intimidate (v)
Ch 4
To frighten.
obnoxious (adj)
Ch 4
Very unpleasant.
ostentatious (adj)
Ch 4
Showy in a vulgar way.
plantation (n)
Ch 4
A large farm worked by labourers.
presume (v)
Ch 4
To suppose; to take liberty.
refurbish (v)
Ch 4
To renovate; to brighten up.
retort (n/v)
Ch 4
A quick sharp reply.
stint (n)
Ch 4
A period of activity; a set amount.
valor (n)
Ch 4
Great courage.
beseech (v)
Ch 5
To beg earnestly.
consternation (n)
Ch 5
Sudden alarm and dismay.
delectable (adj)
Ch 5
Delicious.
garland (n)
Ch 5
A wreath of flowers or leaves.
gratify (v)
Ch 5
To please; to satisfy.
haughty (adj)
Ch 5
Arrogantly proud.
impetuous (adj)
Ch 5
Acting on impulse without thought.
lavish (adj/v)
Ch 5
Extravagant; to give freely.
ponder (v)
Ch 5
To think deeply about.
plucky (adj)
Ch 5
Brave and spirited.
privilege (n)
Ch 5
A special right or advantage.
prostrate (adj)
Ch 5
Lying face down; overcome.
rapture (n)
Ch 5
Intense joy.
revelry (n)
Ch 5
Noisy lively celebration.
whim (n)
Ch 5
A sudden passing fancy.
accentuate (v)
Ch 6
To emphasise; to make more prominent.
deluge (n/v)
Ch 6
A flood; to overwhelm.
disparage (v)
Ch 6
To speak of as unimportant.
exonerate (v)
Ch 6
To clear of blame.
inevitable (adj)
Ch 6
Sure to happen.
initiate (v)
Ch 6
To begin; to introduce.
irate (adj)
Ch 6
Very angry.
lax (adj)
Ch 6
Not strict; loose.
negligent (adj)
Ch 6
Failing to give proper care.
ostensible (adj)
Ch 6
Appearing so but possibly not real.
rivalry (n)
Ch 6
Competition for the same goal.
smolder (v)
Ch 6
To burn slowly; to be suppressed but felt.
stringent (adj)
Ch 6
Strictly enforced.
throng (n/v)
Ch 6
A crowd; to crowd together.
wane (v)
Ch 6
To grow gradually less.
avarice (n)
Ch 7
Excessive greed for wealth.
covet (v)
Ch 7
To want something belonging to another.
decree (v/n)
Ch 7
An official order; to order officially.
inundate (v)
Ch 7
To flood; to overwhelm.
invincible (adj)
Ch 7
Unable to be defeated.
lavishness (n)
Ch 7
Extravagant abundance.
nomadic (adj)
Ch 7
Wandering from place to place.
obsess (v)
Ch 7
To fill the mind continually.
placate (v)
Ch 7
To soothe; to make less angry.
principal (n/adj)
Ch 7
First in rank; head of a school.
recede (v)
Ch 7
To move back; to slope backward.
remorse (n)
Ch 7
Deep regret for wrongdoing.
ruthless (adj)
Ch 7
Without mercy.
sacrifice (n/v)
Ch 7
Giving up something valued; to give up.
tempt (v)
Ch 7
To entice; to attract toward something risky.
concur (v)
Ch 8
To agree.
dwindle (v)
Ch 8
To grow less.
fervent (adj)
Ch 8
Showing great feeling.
fortuitous (adj)
Ch 8
Happening by chance, often luckily.
hazardous (adj)
Ch 8
Dangerous.
imminent (adj)
Ch 8
About to happen.
lethal (adj)
Ch 8
Causing death.
monitor (v/n)
Ch 8
To watch closely; a watcher or screen.
mutilate (v)
Ch 8
To damage by cutting off parts.
nimble (adj)
Ch 8
Quick and light in movement.
outlandish (adj)
Ch 8
Strange and odd.
ponderous (adj)
Ch 8
Heavy and clumsy; dull.
scrutiny (n)
Ch 8
Close examination.
verge (n)
Ch 8
The edge or border.
vigil (n)
Ch 8
Period of watchful staying awake.
assert (v)
Ch 9
To declare firmly.
bleak (adj)
Ch 9
Cold and cheerless; without hope.
conquest (n)
Ch 9
Victory by force.
decimate (v)
Ch 9
To destroy a large part of.
depict (v)
Ch 9
To portray in words or pictures.
emissary (n)
Ch 9
An agent sent on a mission.
envoy (n)
Ch 9
A messenger or representative.
hostility (n)
Ch 9
Unfriendliness; opposition.
lavish (adj)
Ch 9
Extravagant; profuse.
missionary (n)
Ch 9
One sent to do religious work in another country.
plunder (v/n)
Ch 9
To rob during war; the goods taken.
regalia (n)
Ch 9
Decorations or emblems of rank.
reign (n/v)
Ch 9
Period a ruler rules; to rule.
stoic (adj)
Ch 9
Calm under pain or trouble.
treachery (n)
Ch 9
A betrayal of trust.
aquatic (adj)
Ch 10
Living in water.
ballast (n)
Ch 10
Heavy material used to steady a ship.
buoyant (adj)
Ch 10
Able to float; cheerful.
clamber (v)
Ch 10
To climb with effort.
detach (v)
Ch 10
To separate.
eerie (adj)
Ch 10
Strange and frightening.
habitat (n)
Ch 10
The natural home of a plant or animal.
incessant (adj)
Ch 10
Continuing without pause.
marine (adj)
Ch 10
Of the sea.
realize (v)
Ch 10
To understand fully; to achieve.
rupture (n/v)
Ch 10
A break or burst; to burst.
sphere (n)
Ch 10
A ball-shaped object; a field of activity.
tedious (adj)
Ch 10
Boring; tiresome.
ultimate (adj)
Ch 10
Greatest or last.
unscathed (adj)
Ch 10
Unharmed.
abode (n)
Ch 11
A home or dwelling.
arbitrate (v)
Ch 11
To settle a dispute as a neutral judge.
attribute (v/n)
Ch 11
To regard as a result of; a quality.
capricious (adj)
Ch 11
Changeable on a whim.
celestial (adj)
Ch 11
Of the sky; heavenly.
compromise (n/v)
Ch 11
Settlement by mutual concession; to settle so.
distraught (adj)
Ch 11
Deeply upset.
enlighten (v)
Ch 11
To give knowledge to.
incline (n/v)
Ch 11
A slope; to lean toward.
intervene (v)
Ch 11
To come between to alter events.
intricate (adj)
Ch 11
Complicated; with many parts.
necessity (n)
Ch 11
Something required.
orbit (n/v)
Ch 11
A path around an object; to travel in such a path.
sacred (adj)
Ch 11
Holy; worthy of respect.
submersible (n/adj)
Ch 11
An underwater craft; able to go underwater.
axis (n)
Ch 12
An imaginary straight line through a body.
deciduous (adj)
Ch 12
Shedding leaves each year.
equinox (n)
Ch 12
A time when day and night are equal length.
hemisphere (n)
Ch 12
Half a sphere; half of the Earth.
ice cap (n)
Ch 12
A permanent covering of ice over a region.
longitude (n)
Ch 12
Distance east or west on Earth.
migrate (v)
Ch 12
To move from one region to another.
orbit (n/v)
Ch 12
Path around an object.
perpendicular (adj)
Ch 12
At right angles.
polar (adj)
Ch 12
Of or near the poles.
revolve (v)
Ch 12
To move in a circle around a point.
rotate (v)
Ch 12
To turn around an axis.
solstice (n)
Ch 12
Day with longest or shortest period of daylight.
temperate (adj)
Ch 12
Mild in temperature.
tilt (n/v)
Ch 12
A lean; to lean.
blight (n/v)
Ch 13
A disease that ruins plants; to ruin.
drench (v)
Ch 13
To wet thoroughly.
dwindle (v)
Ch 13
To shrink gradually.
impromptu (adj/adv)
Ch 13
Without preparation.
naive (adj)
Ch 13
Lacking experience; innocent.
novice (n)
Ch 13
A beginner.
pretentious (adj)
Ch 13
Trying to impress with importance one lacks.
prowess (n)
Ch 13
Outstanding ability or skill.
rustic (adj)
Ch 13
Of the countryside; plain.
scour (v)
Ch 13
To clean by rubbing; to search thoroughly.
spurn (v)
Ch 13
To reject with scorn.
subtle (adj)
Ch 13
Slight; hard to detect.
vocation (n)
Ch 13
A career; a calling.
warble (v)
Ch 13
To sing with trills.
zeal (n)
Ch 13
Eager enthusiasm.
appoint (v)
Ch 14
To name to an office or position.
assent (v/n)
Ch 14
To agree; agreement.
concur (v)
Ch 14
To agree.
consult (v)
Ch 14
To seek advice.
dissuade (v)
Ch 14
To talk out of doing something.
flabbergast (v)
Ch 14
To astonish greatly.
haggle (v)
Ch 14
To argue over price.
perturb (v)
Ch 14
To disturb.
procure (v)
Ch 14
To obtain by effort.
receptive (adj)
Ch 14
Willing to accept new ideas.
repudiate (v)
Ch 14
To refuse to acknowledge.
resolve (v/n)
Ch 14
To decide firmly; firm decision.
signify (v)
Ch 14
To mean; to make known.
sovereign (n/adj)
Ch 14
A supreme ruler; supreme.
trifling (adj)
Ch 14
Of little importance.
adverse (adj)
Ch 15
Going against; harmful.
alternative (n)
Ch 15
A choice between options.
compulsory (adj)
Ch 15
Required.
consecutive (adj)
Ch 15
Following one after another.
desolate (adj)
Ch 15
Empty and lifeless.
distinction (n)
Ch 15
A difference; honor.
endurance (n)
Ch 15
Staying power.
fluctuation (n)
Ch 15
A rising and falling.
grueling (adj)
Ch 15
Extremely demanding.
maul (v)
Ch 15
To injure by rough handling.
participant (n)
Ch 15
One who takes part.
robust (adj)
Ch 15
Strong and healthy.
stamina (n)
Ch 15
Lasting energy.
strenuous (adj)
Ch 15
Requiring great effort.
tenacious (adj)
Ch 15
Holding firmly; persistent.
apathy (n)
Ch 16
Lack of interest.
badger (v)
Ch 16
To pester repeatedly.
compel (v)
Ch 16
To force.
delude (v)
Ch 16
To deceive.
deplore (v)
Ch 16
To strongly disapprove.
derelict (adj)
Ch 16
Abandoned and run down.
detriment (n)
Ch 16
Harm or damage.
diversity (n)
Ch 16
Variety.
emit (v)
Ch 16
To send out.
foster (v)
Ch 16
To promote the growth of; to nurture.
inanimate (adj)
Ch 16
Not alive.
incentive (n)
Ch 16
A reward that encourages action.
omen (n)
Ch 16
A sign of future events.
species (n)
Ch 16
A group of similar organisms.
toxic (adj)
Ch 16
Poisonous.
barrier (n)
Ch 17
An obstacle.
concession (n)
Ch 17
Something granted in negotiation.
controversy (n)
Ch 17
A public dispute.
denounce (v)
Ch 17
To strongly criticise publicly.
domain (n)
Ch 17
An area of control or knowledge.
espouse (v)
Ch 17
To support a cause.
exempt (adj/v)
Ch 17
Not subject to; to free from.
exodus (n)
Ch 17
A mass departure.
infallible (adj)
Ch 17
Never wrong.
intervene (v)
Ch 17
To come between.
rebut (v)
Ch 17
To prove wrong by argument.
relinquish (v)
Ch 17
To give up.
renounce (v)
Ch 17
To formally give up.
stigma (n)
Ch 17
A mark of disgrace.
sublime (adj)
Ch 17
Of outstanding spiritual or moral worth.
calculate (v)
Ch 18
To work out by arithmetic.
deliberate (adj/v)
Ch 18
On purpose; to think carefully.
deviate (v)
Ch 18
To turn aside from a path.
extricate (v)
Ch 18
To free from a tangle.
ingenious (adj)
Ch 18
Clever and original.
innovation (n)
Ch 18
Something newly introduced.
lucrative (adj)
Ch 18
Producing wealth.
obsolete (adj)
Ch 18
No longer used.
patent (n)
Ch 18
An exclusive right to invent.
patron (n)
Ch 18
A supporter; a regular customer.
perceive (v)
Ch 18
To become aware of.
profound (adj)
Ch 18
Very deep.
prototype (n)
Ch 18
An original model.
synthesize (v)
Ch 18
To combine into a whole.
tangible (adj)
Ch 18
Able to be touched; real.
abundant (adj)
Ch 19
Plentiful.
advocate (n/v)
Ch 19
A supporter; to speak in favour of.
biodiversity (n)
Ch 19
Variety of life in an area.
conservation (n)
Ch 19
Careful protection of resources.
depletion (n)
Ch 19
Using up of a resource.
ecosystem (n)
Ch 19
A community of organisms and their environment.
endangered (adj)
Ch 19
At risk of extinction.
extinction (n)
Ch 19
Dying out of a species.
habitat (n)
Ch 19
The natural home of a species.
indigenous (adj)
Ch 19
Native to a region.
preserve (v)
Ch 19
To keep safe from harm.
renewable (adj)
Ch 19
Able to be replaced naturally.
sustainable (adj)
Ch 19
Able to be kept up over time.
threatened (adj)
Ch 19
At risk; in danger.
wilderness (n)
Ch 19
Wild uncultivated land.
adopt (v)
Ch 20
To take up as one's own.
ancestry (n)
Ch 20
Family descent.
assimilate (v)
Ch 20
To absorb into a culture.
custom (n)
Ch 20
A long-established practice.
descendant (n)
Ch 20
One descended from another.
dialect (n)
Ch 20
A local form of a language.
diversity (n)
Ch 20
Variety.
ethnic (adj)
Ch 20
Of a particular cultural group.
heritage (n)
Ch 20
Tradition handed down.
kinship (n)
Ch 20
Family relationship.
lineage (n)
Ch 20
Line of descent.
minority (n)
Ch 20
A small group within a larger one.
ritual (n)
Ch 20
A ceremonial action.
tradition (n)
Ch 20
A long-handed-down custom.
tribe (n)
Ch 20
A social group sharing customs and language.