7th grade vocabulary

Example

Which is the most FORMAL way to say "get (as in "get the results")"?

1. Formal vocabulary is more precise and avoids slang and contractions.
2. The formal choice would suit an essay or official letter.
3. So the answer is: obtain

Answer: obtain

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What does the Latin root "capt / cept" mean? (as in accept, capture, captive)

1. Knowing what a Latin root means helps you work out unfamiliar words that contain it.
2. capt / cept means "take, seize", as in capture, captive, accept, intercept.
3. So the answer is: take, seize

Answer: take, seize

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What does the Greek root "crat / cracy" mean? (as in aristocrat, bureaucracy, autocrat)

1. Knowing what a Greek root means helps you work out unfamiliar words that contain it.
2. crat / cracy means "rule, power", as in autocrat, bureaucracy, aristocrat.
3. So the answer is: rule, power

Answer: rule, power

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Use the roots you know to choose the most likely meaning of the word. incredulous

1. Combine the meanings of the parts to define a word, then check it makes sense.
2. in = not + cred = believe + ulous = tending to.
3. So the answer is: unwilling or unable to believe something

Answer: unwilling or unable to believe something

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Read the whole sentence. What does the word in capitals most likely mean? The hiker had to RATION her water, drinking only a few sips every hour to make it last.

1. When no definition is given, use the situation, causes and results described around a word to infer its meaning.
2. So the answer is: share out in limited amounts

Answer: share out in limited amounts

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Which sound device matches this description? The same consonant sound repeated at the START of nearby words.

1. Sound devices make writing musical and memorable: alliteration (start sounds), assonance (vowel sounds), consonance (inner/end consonants), onomatopoeia (sound words).
2. alliteration: The same consonant sound repeated at the START of nearby words.
3. So the answer is: alliteration

Answer: alliteration

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Choose the word that best creates the effect described in brackets. Grandma's kitchen was ___, full of the smell of fresh bread. (create a comforting mood)

1. Tone and mood are built from word choice: verbs and adjectives carry strong connotations.
2. Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "Grandma's kitchen was warm, full of the smell of fresh bread."
3. So the answer is: warm

Answer: warm