Better Gr. 7
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- antecedent
- someone or something that went before
- asthma
- an illness which affects breathing
- brawl
- fight
- bachelor
- A man who has not been married
- bilingual
- able to speak two languages
- accountant
- someone who looks after business accounts
- calves
- part of the leg
- accidentally
- without advance planning
- buoy
- float on the surface of water
- advice
- opinion about how to solve a problem
- aural
- relating to hearing
- acquisition
- the act of taking possession of something
- biceps
- muscles in arms
- braggart
- one who shows off
- batik
- a dyed fabric
- accomplishment
- finishing something important
- binoculars
- an aid to help your eyes see more clearly and farther
- ballot
- a paper used to vote
- asteroid
- rocky space objects
- averse
- unwlling
- avocados
- a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
- alcohol
- a liquid
- admiring
- respecting someone
- Arabic
- a language in Middle East
- advisory
- advice that is given
- abduction
- the act of kidnapping
- abbreviation
- a shortened form of a word or phrase
- acquiesce
- to agree to or give in to
- alternate
- go back and forth
- alight
- to get down from
- audit
- an official examination of records
- biscuit
- cookie
- bile
- a chemical made by the liver that helps digest greasy foods
- adapt
- to adjust
- bayou
- swamp
- cafeteria
- a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
- authoritative
- having power
- bulletin
- a news report
- bewilder
- to confuse
- boomerangs
- a curved piece of wood that you throw and it comes back to you
- accessible
- easy to approach
- brochure
- a small booklet with company information in it
- amphibian
- animal able to live on land and in water
- ancestor
- a family member who lived at an earlier time
- antibiotic
- a substance that can kills or slows the growth of bacteria
- aqueduct
- a structure that carries water over long distances
- auditorium
- the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits
- cabinet
- the official advisors of a President or Prime Minister
- calligraphy
- beautiful handwriting
- acne
- zits and pimples
- arraignment
- a court hearing where the defendant is asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
- calories
- the amount of energy in the food
- bicentennial
- 200th anniversary
- adolescent
- a teenager
- calculate
- using math to figure something out
- anthropology
- the study of the origins and social relationships of human beings
- actually
- in fact; in reality
- amass
- collect or gather
- bulimia
- an eating disorder in which a person has an intense fear of weight gain and starves him/her self
- adverse
- unfavorable
- astrology
- study of star signs
- alternative
- a choice of two or more
- architect
- someone who creates plans to make buildings
- akin
- similar
- affliction
- a cause of great suffering and distress
- afghan
- a blanket knitted in strips or squares
- adjacent
- near or close to
- astronomical
- very large
- arthritis
- soreness and swelling in the body
- banquet
- a large meal for many people; a feast
- anemia
- lack of red blood cells
- arcade
- a covered passageway usually with stores and shops on both sides
- anonymous
- when the identity of a person is unknown
- biweekly
- occurring every two weeks
- bacteria
- germ that produce diseases
- beauteous
- beautiful
- ajar
- partly open
- amino acids
- what proteins are made of
- account
- a story
- Calcutta
- the largest city in India
- abandon
- leave someone who needs or counts on you
- agrarian
- having to do with farming or agriculture
- buffoon
- a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
- apprentice
- a person who works for and learns from an expert
- bifocals
- glasses
- acceptable
- meeting requirements
- academy
- a secondary school (usually private)
- browse
- to glance through a book, library, or store in a casual way.
- boundary
- a border around an area
- advise
- give advice to
- bellow
- a loud angry roar
- absolutely
- totally and definitely
- acclaim
- clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
- argumentative
- likes to disagree
- accommodate
- provide another with what they need
- amiss
- when things aren't as they should be
- accomplice
- partner in crime
- audition
- try to get a role in a movie
- absolute value
- the value of a number regardless of its sign
- blood pressure
- the pressure of the blood against the blood vessels.
- animism
- the belief that natural objects such as trees have souls
- apprehensive
- worried
- bribery
- giving money to government or person in authority in order to get what you want
- advertise
- to announce publicly using newspapers, TV, or other media
- amusement
- a feeling of delight at being entertained
- boulevard
- a major street
- animated
- lively
- appendix
- a section at the back of a book that gives additional information
- barren
- unable to create life
- botch
- mess up
- bronze
- a mixture of copper and tin.
- agitation
- disturbance
- battery
- physically beating someone
- astronomer
- person who studies the universe
- anecdote
- short story of an amusing or interesting event
- allowance
- pocket money
- arid
- having little or no rainfall; dry
- blouse
- a top worn by women
- budget
- a plan for spending money
- Canberra
- the capital of Australia
- algebra
- a type of math that uses variables to represent unknown numbers
- cache
- a storage or hiding place
- academic
- related to school
- camaraderie
- friendly feeling
- abnormal
- not normal
- audible
- loud enough to be heard.
- bizarre
- strange
- bisect
- cut in half or cut in two
- asterisk
- a star-shaped character used in printing
- accelerate
- move faster
- alliance
- an agreement between people or nations to unite for a common cause
- bankrupt
- being out of money
- blurt
- to say suddenly without thinking
- beguiling
- highly attractive
- abound
- a lot of something
- beneficiary
- one who benefits from something
- antibodies
- produced by immune system responsible for destroying harmful invaders
- adherent
- supporter; follower
- anorexia nervosa
- an eating disorder where a person fears weight gain and starves themselves
- accompanist
- a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano)
- bystander
- one who observes, but doesn't take part
- biologist
- scientist who studies living things, including their origins, structures, activities, and distribution
- briefcase
- a case with a handle
- brood
- worry
- biosphere
- all the places on Earth where life exists
- auxiliary
- something that is added but is not essential
- adequate
- good enough
- adopt
- take into one's family
- bagel
- bread with a hole in the middle
- alumni
- the former students of a school college or university
- adolescence
- Between childhood and adulthood
- acquittal
- being found not guilty