Context Clues for 7th graders | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 17 Public

7th grade vocabulary used in context

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ERODE: The rock was eroding from the rainfall over hundreds of years

Eat away

Lengthen

Build

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PELT: The boy pelted the scarecrow with rocks until he fell onto the garden plants.

Attacking repeatedly

Sew

Hiding

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GRATIFY: The candy seemed to gratify the boy after he worked hard to finish his assignment.

Satisfy

Drop

Lose

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AJAR: He found the door ajar, but no one was in the house.

Partly Open

Under

Costume

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FEUD: The family’s feud lasted almost ten years. No one could remember what it was even about

Argument

Two

Laugh

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BLEAK: The game’s outcome looked bleak. The team hadn’t scored any points during the first quarter.

Happy

Forget

Hopeless

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FRUITLESS: His math homework seemed fruitless. He didn’t think he’d ever understand the class.

Useless

Sweet

Full

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CANINE: The canine ran out the door and into the grass to get the bone.

Dog

Cat

Arm

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CASUAL: The doctor appeared casual after my test. I couldn’t tell if he had good news or bad news

Unconcerned

Smart

Without

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IMPLORE: The girl was imploring her teacher to help her with the test, but the teacher wouldn’t answer

Begging

Writing

Looking

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RESUME: The teacher told the class that they could resume their test after the announcements.

Continue

Stop

Paper

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LEGACY: He followed his family’s legacy, joining the army instead of going to college

Speech

See

Handed Down

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WHIM: She decided to join the volleyball team today at school on a whim.

Sudden Desire

Plan

Confuse

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DRONE: The school’s fire drill sounded like a drone from a block away. It wasn’t nearly as loud as in the school hallway

Dull, continuous sound

Pretty song

Bird

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DETACH: He was tired of the phone ringing. He detached the phone from the wall

Separate

Color

Put together

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QUENCH: The cold glass of water quenched my thirst.

Watch

Satisfy/Put out

See

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