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Unit Four – Words 1-10Grade Seven
Definition Context Clues
Synonyms Antonyms
Part of Speech
More Context Clues
alliance bewilder buffoon controversial disheartenfruitless hostile inflammable inflict malignant
100 points
to discourage
dishearten
200 points
unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive
hostile
300 points
malignant
deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious
400 points
arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement
controversial
500 points
fruitless
not producing the desired result; unsuccessful
100 points
A flippant comment about girls being smarter than boys instantly started a ______ argument.
controversial
200 points
The attempts to wrap the oddly shaped package were _____ since the paper tore
every single time.
fruitless
300 points
In the aftermath of the hurricane, an ______ was formed to raise funds for
the victims of the tragedy.
alliance
400 points
The angry words were ______ upon her, and they hurt her feelings terribly.
inflicted
500 points
When her fourth attempt to make the basket failed, she was ______ and
walked sullenly away from the court.
disheartened
100 points
futile, vain
fruitless
200 points
excitable, combustible
inflammable
300 points
perplex, baffle
bewilder
400 points
lethal, wicked
malignant
500 points
coalition
alliance
100 points
cordial
hostile
200 points
enlighten
bewilder
300 points
beneficial, benign
malignant
400 points
suffer, sustain
inflict
500 points
encourage
dishearten
100 points
inflammable
adjective
200 points
fruitless
adjective
300 points
buffoon
noun
400 points
malignant
adjective
500 points
hostile
adjective
100 points
While trying to listen to all three conversations at once, I became _______
and could not respond to a simple question.
bewildered
200 points
Osama Bin Laden was a ________ being whose acts of terrorism caused
many senseless deaths.
malignant
300 points
The girl appeared _______ since she spoke to no one while glaring at them.
hostile
400 points
To lighten the mood of the tense room, the young man acted like a ________.
buffoon
500 points
The controversial argument about the company’s misuse of funding caused people to become _______, and they
soon marched in protest of the company.
inflammable