<p> 7th Grade Name: ______Date: ______</p><p>Subject: ______Block: ______</p><p>Unit 8 Spelling/Vocabulary</p><p>1. abnormal – (adj) not usual, not typical, strange 2. capsize – (v) to turn bottom side up; upset 3. catastrophe – (n) a large scale disaster, misfortune or failure 4. decrease – (v) to become or make less (n) a lessening 5. disputatious – (adj) inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate 6. eject – (v) to drive or throw out; evict 7. flourish – (v) to grow, thrive, to be prosperous, to wave in the air (n) a dramatic gesture 8. incentive – (n) a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action 9. insubordinate – (adj) disobedient; rebellious 10. legible – (adj) easily read 11. nub – (n) the central point or heart of a matter; a knob 12. onslaught – (n) a violent attack; a sudden rush of something 13. ordain – (v)to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister 14. outstrip – (v) to get ahead of, to do better than, excited 15. pervade – (v) to spread throughout 16. prudent – (adj) cautious, careful, showing good sense 17. quench – (v) to put out, extinguish, end 18. remnant – (n) a small part remaining behind 19. simultaneous – (adj) happening or existing at the same time 20. swerve – (v) to turn aside sharply; (n) a sharp or sudden turn 7th Grade</p><p>Unit 8 Spelling Vocabulary</p><p>1. abnormal - ______</p><p>2. capsize - ______</p><p>3. catastrophe - ______</p><p>4. decrease - ______</p><p>5. disputatious - ______</p><p>6. eject - ______</p><p>7. flourish - ______</p><p>8. incentive - ______</p><p>9. insubordinate - ______</p><p>10. legible - ______</p><p>11. nub - ______</p><p>12. onslaught - ______</p><p>13. ordain - ______</p><p>14. outstrip - ______</p><p>15. pervade - ______</p><p>16. prudent - ______</p><p>17. quench - ______</p><p>18. remnant - ______</p><p>19. simultaneous - ______</p><p>20. swerve - ______7th Grade</p><p>Unit 8 Spelling Vocabulary</p><p>Directions: Using the vocabulary words from this unit, fill in the blank on each of the following sentences.</p><p>1. Even the most ______businessman knows that there are times when it is necessary to take chances.</p><p>2. American farms continue to produce more and more food, even though the number of people working on them has actually ______.</p><p>3. Though we are still the leading producers of various products, other counties are catching up fast and may soon ______us.</p><p>4. Do you really believe that making money is the only ______that leads people to work hard?</p><p>5. Let’s ignore minor side issues and get to the ______of the problem as quickly as possible.</p><p>6. The secret of the trick is to remove the first card and pick up the second so quickly that the two actions seem to be ______.</p><p>7. Trying to avoid an argument with that ______fellow is like trying to nail oatmeal to the wall.</p><p>8. By landing the damaged plane in an open field, the pilot prevented a major ______.</p><p>9. When my canoe unexpectedly hit a tree stump and ______, I suddenly found myself neck-deep in some very cold and dirty water.</p><p>10.The writing on the old document had faded badly, but it was still perfectly ______when held up to the light. 7th Grade</p><p>11.As the holidays approached, a feeling of excitement and anticipation seemed to ______the entire school.</p><p>12.The only thing that ever really ______my thirst on a hot summer afternoon is a glass of ice-cold lemonade.</p><p>13.Although we are used to severe winters, a heavy snowfall this early in the season is quite ______.</p><p>14.My brother was ______a priest after he completed his studies at the seminary.</p><p>15.At the first shock of the enemy’s ______, our soldiers waivered a bit, but soon recovered and held firm.</p><p>16.“If that ______young hothead had followed my orders to the letter,” the general angrily remarked, “we wouldn’t be in this situation!”</p><p>17.When you want to remove the DVD from the player, just push this button and it will ______automatically.</p><p>18.When a deer suddenly ran onto the road, the car ______quickly to avoid hitting it.</p><p>19.After I had eaten my fill, I threw the ______of my dinner into the dog’s bowl.</p><p>20.After our team won the last big game of the season, we all ran out onto the field, ______our pennants and banners happily. 7th Grade</p><p>Unit 8 Spelling Vocabulary Synonyms & Antonyms</p><p>Directions: Chose the vocabulary word from this unit that is the same, or nearly the same in meaning as the bold face word or expression in the given phrase.</p><p>1. finally got to the core of the matter ______</p><p>2. would outdo our competitors ______</p><p>3. no stimulus to continue her studies ______</p><p>4. was forced to veer to the right ______</p><p>5. wants to oust the corrupt officials ______</p><p>6. two events that were happening at the same time ______</p><p>7. witnessed the calamity of war ______</p><p>8. has readable handwriting ______</p><p>9. tried to slake her thirst for water ______</p><p>10. strong winds will overturn the boat ______</p><p>11. had nothing left but a fragment of her pride ______</p><p>12. a chance meeting that only fate could decree ______</p><p>13. clothing saturated with the water ______</p><p>14. held their ground after the initial assault ______</p><p>15. was reprimanded for being disobedient ______</p><p>Antonyms: Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the bold face word or expression.</p><p>16. a treaty marked by peaceable negotiations ______</p><p>17. began to increase in size ______</p><p>18. was reckless in managing her affairs ______</p><p>19. plants will wither in your care ______7th Grade</p><p>20. exhibits natural behavior ______</p><p>Unit 8 Vocabulary</p><p>E HODT E E R US J WAS L E C UF I HJ L XNNVJ I A DNT WL S GE B P T MDMM AE S HKOOUC I L L C UR VUT WJ T UUAT GAGL O R QR OF QOR T L T E UT N E VI T NE C NI AS Z L AB P R P Z QQXKS S T NKNA L E B MYXS T KI HI OE F S MYKL AR F J KQGOOA I NS UB OR DI NAT E UL T AMVP R UDE NT T NS S DNQHDE C R E AS E UL S VT E UNI ADR OQUB Z N E Z I S P AC S WE R VE DH</p><p>ABNORMAL CAPSIZE CATASTROPHE DECREASE DISOUTATIOUS EJECT FLOURISH INCENTIVE INSUBORDINATE LEGIBLE NUB ONSLAUGHT ORDAIN OUTSTRIP PERVADE PRUDENT QUENCH REMNANT SIMULTANEOUS SWERVE</p>