Vocabulary Unit 3Vocabulary Unit 3

77thth grade grade

1) Urgency1) Urgency

The state of requiring immediate The state of requiring immediate attentionattention

2) Crucial2) Crucial

Of extreme importance; criticalOf extreme importance; critical

3) Contraption3) Contraption

A device or gadgetA device or gadget

4) Vulnerable4) Vulnerable

Easily harmed; helpless; weakEasily harmed; helpless; weak

5) Mystify5) Mystify

To confuse or bewilder; baffle or To confuse or bewilder; baffle or stumpstump

6) Dormitory6) Dormitory

A building or house for students A building or house for students

7) Spunk7) Spunk

To have energy or spiritTo have energy or spirit

8) Tuition8) Tuition

A fee for instruction (usually at a A fee for instruction (usually at a school or college)school or college)

9) Meander9) Meander

To follow a winding course; to To follow a winding course; to wanderwander

10) Scant10) Scant

Small, little, or meagerSmall, little, or meager

11) Inevitable11) Inevitable

Certain to happen; unavoidable; Certain to happen; unavoidable; expectedexpected

12) Uncanny12) Uncanny

Mysterious or strange; especially in a Mysterious or strange; especially in a way that inspires wonder or fearway that inspires wonder or fear