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7th Grade Vocabulary Dictionary
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21Word:
frantic Part of Speech:
adjCharge:
Definition:
Frantic describes someone who is acting in a panicked, worried, disordered, rushed way.
In context: Copy the sentence with “frantic” on page 16 (Words chapter) in The Color of My Words:
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1) What might cause you to act frantically in the morning before school?
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2) Why might a parent be frantic? Describe a situation.
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3) How is “frantic” different from being “hectic” or “busy”?
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4) Create a caption (describe the picture) using the word frantic or frantically.
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7th Grade Vocabulary Dictionary
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Survey Part of Speech:
Verb,Noun
Charge:
Definition:
Verb: To survey means look at or consider someone or something carefully (ex: They got out of the car to survey the damage.)
Noun: A survey is a set of questions that you ask a large number of people to find out about their opinions or behavior.
1) Connections (Does this word remind you of another book, movie or part of your life?)
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2) In context: Copy the sentence with “survey” (page 24, The Gri Gri Tree, The Color of My Words).
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3) How does Ana Rosa “survey” her community? What does she do? Where does she go?
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4) Which example describes the word “survey” better?
Sentence 1: A man peers out of his second-floor window and looks over the neighborhood.Sentence 2: A man goes to his second-floor bedroom and then lies on his bed.
Sentence _____ describes “survey” better because _______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________5) How is a “surveying” something different from just “looking at” or “seeing” something?
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6) Why might an American soldier in Iraq need to survey an area? __________________________________________________________________________________
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23Word:
inquirePart of Speech:
verb Charge:
Definition:
When you inquire about something, you ask for information about it (ex: I will inquire at the diner about getting a job as a waitress).
1) Related words (ex: passionate passion) ______________________________________________
2) Connections (Does this word remind you of another book, movie or part of your life?)
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3) In context: Copy the sentence with “inquire” (page 26, The Gri Gri Tree, The Color of My Words).
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4) Which example describes the word “inquire” better? Why?
Sentence 1: A student understood the directions for the homework assignment.Sentence 2: A student asked her teacher a question about the homework assignment.
Sentence _____ describes “inquire better because _______________________________________
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5) Create a caption (describe the picture) using the word inquire.
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24Word:
Venture Part of Speech:
verb Charge:
Definition:
To venture means to take a risk, to do something/go somewhere even though there risk or danger.
1) Related words (ex: passionate passion) ______________________________________________
2) Connections (Does this word remind you of another book, movie or part of your life?)
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3) Read and paraphrase the sentence with “venture” (page 26, The Gri Gri Tree, The Color of My Words).
“Not even Guario understood, although he tried. He asked me once what I did up there [in the Gri Gri Tree]. That was more than anyone else had ventured to inquire.”
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4) Rewrite this sentence in your own words: Lucy ventured out into the storm to look for her dog.
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5) Create a caption (describe the picture) using the word venture.
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25Word:
Meander Part of Speech:
verb Charge:
Definition:
To meander means to move slowly with a lot of bends or curves, rather than going in a straight line. It also means to wander without a definite direction or goal (ex: She meandered through the woods).
1) Connections (Does this word remind you of another book, movie or part of your life?)
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2) In context: Copy the sentence with “meander” (page 27, The Color of My Words).
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3) Imagine you are meandering your way down a crowded sidewalk and a collection of tourists are blocking your path, taking pictures. Describe how you meander through the crowd:
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Why aren’t you jostling the tourists?
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Why doesn’t the phrase “you thronged the sidewalk” make sense in this situation?
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GO TO THE NEXT PAGE 5) Which example describes the word “meander” better? Why?
Sentence 1: A stream has a lot of gentle twists and turns.Sentence 2: A flowing river rushes toward a waterfall.
Sentence _____ describes “meander” better because _____________________________________
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6) Create a caption (describe the picture) using the word meander or meandering:
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26Word:
emergePart of Speech:
verb Charge:
Definition:
To emerge means to come into view. When something has emerged from somewhere, it has come out from behind, under, or inside that place.
1) Connections (What does this word remind you of?)_______________________________________
2) In context: Copy the sentence with “emerge” (bottom of page 31, The Color of My Words).
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3) Which example describes the word better? Why?Sentence 1: The bear slowly crept out from the cave. Sentence 2: The bear slowly crept into the cave.
Sentence _____ describes “emerge” better because ______________________________________
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4) Write a caption for the picture using the word emerges or emerge.
5) Draw a picture below: In the morning, what did the sun look like as it emerges on the horizon?
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27Word:
hover Part of Speech:
verb Charge:
Definition:
To hover means to stay in the same place in the air
1) Connections (What does this word remind you of?)_______________________________________
2) In context: Copy the sentence with “hovered” (top of page 32, The Color of My Words).
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3) Imagine a helicopter hovering in the air. What do you think it means to be a “helicopter parent”?
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Is it a positive or negative thing to be a “helicopter parent”? _________________________________
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4) Which example describes the word “hover” better? Why?Sentence 1: A butterfly zoomed quickly through the yard on its way to a flower.
Sentence 2: A butterfly seemed to hang in the air while it drank from a flower.
Sentence _____ describes “meander” better because _____________________________________
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5) If a bee hovered around you, what would you do? Why?__________________________________________________________________________________
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28Word:
subtlePart of Speech:
adj Charge:
Definition:
Subtle describe something that is not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention.
1) Connections (What does this word remind you of?)_______________________________________
2) In context: Copy the sentence with “subtle” (middle of page 36, The Color of My Words).
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3) What might be a subtle way to get someone’s attention from across a quiet room?
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4) Which example describes the word “subtle” better? Why?Sentence 1: The changes in his style were obvious.
Sentence 2: You could barely notice the changes in his style.
Sentence _____ describes “subtle” better because _______________________________________
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5) What are some subtle ways to be malicious to someone in school?
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sprawl (sprawled)Part of Speech:
verbCharge:
Definition:
To sprawl means to lay or sat with your body stretched out in a careless manner
1) Connections (What does this word remind you of?)_______________________________________
2) In context: Copy the sentence with “sprawled” (middle of page 39, The Color of My Words).
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3) My brother was so tired from swimming that he sprawled out on the blanket and let no room for anyone else. In detail, describe how your brother is sprawled out on the blanket:
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4) Sprawl, the noun, describes a large area of buildings that are spread out in an unattractive way. For example, we drove through miles of urban sprawl before we finally got out into the countryside.
How is the phrase “urban sprawl” related to the verb “sprawl” (to lay or sat with your body stretched out in a careless manner)?
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frolick (frolicked)Part of Speech:
verbCharge:
Definition:
To frolick means to play in a happy, lively way
1) Connections (What does this word remind you of?)_______________________________________
2) Draw a picture of the sentence from middle of page 43, The Color of My Words: “For two weeks our humpback whale jumped and frolicked about in the Sosúa Bay until finally heading east to Samaná to join the other three thousand humpbacks that go there every winter.”
3) Which example describes the word “frolick” better? Why?Sentence 1: The children laughed as they played tag on the field.Sentence 2: The children played a game of baseball on the field.
Sentence _____ describes “frolick” better because _______________________________________
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4) Which example best describes something frolicking? a) a duck splashing in a pond b) a turtle hiding in its shell
Why did you choose this one? _______________________________________________________
