Vocabulary

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7th grade ELA
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31. estrange: [eh STRAINJ]
►(verb) to alienate; to treat as a stranger; to turn an affectionate attitude into an indifferent or
unfriendly one

Synonyms: alienate, set against, isolate, push away

Antonyms: include
Example: Hardly recognizing anyone, Ed was estranged from
his old high school classmates at his reunion.

At church, I was estranged from everyone because I

stole something from the store.
 32. ethereal: (adjective)
Synonyms: ghostly, unearthly, eerie
Antonyms: substantial

The fog yesterday morning was ethereal and very eerie.

Example: An ethereal mist covered the hill in the

morning, it made everything look misty.
 (verb) to elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer
33. evade:

When my mom wanted me to clean the house, I

evaded her and went to my room to get dressed for
basketball.

Synonyms: stonewall, avoid, escape, dodge Julie always managed to evade

Antonyms: get caught, captured doing the dishes by claiming she
had homework to do.

34. fester: [FES tur]
onyms: aggravate, annoy, gnaw
onyms: soothing, calming
(verb) to generate pus; to become a source o
resentment or irritation
Example: Debbie’s festering resentments toward her boss
finally drove her to quit her job.

My festering feelings finally took control of me and

I was even more irritated with Barrett poking me
than before.
35. fickle: [FIK ul] often changing for no
apparent reason
Synonyms: changeable, indecisive, unpredictable
(adjective) often changing for no
Antonyms: constant,

reason;
Example: Zaine is so ficklenot
that loyal orhisconsistent
he changes order
three times before he’s satisfied.

My brother was being very fickle when he kept changing

his mind on where to eat after he heard a new option.
 (noun) something in which a person excels
36. forte:
Synonyms: strong point, specialty, gift, talent
Antonyms: failing
Example: Although he loved to play baseball, his forte is really golf.

My forte in school is math; I am advanced in it.

 37. fortuitous: (noun) good fortune occurring by accident or chance

It was fortuitous that we got stuck in traffic as it caused Synonyms: accidental, unexpected
us to miss our flight that crashed into the ocean. Antonyms: expected, planned

It was fortuitous that Barrett

broke his arm as it caused us to
not go to the parade that was
attacked.
 38. fraught: teeming with, full

Synonyms: weighed down, charged The truck was fraught with cargo, there was
Antonyms: calm, peaceful not enough room for even one more box.

The box was fraught with toys and

there was no more room for a purple
teddy bear.
39. generalize: [JEN ur ul ize]
(verb) general rather than specific; to form a general conclusion

Synonyms: simplify, summarize Antonyms: Specify, be detailed

Example: Mrs. Fiegel asked us to be specific when answering the test

questions and avoid generalizing.

My mom wanted me to generalize the fight between me and

my brother so she didn’t have to hear the entire story and
all of its details.
 Synonyms: smirk, rejoice, wallow Antonyms: timid, humble, humility

40. gloat: to brag greatly

I started gloating when I won the contest because I was

very proud and happy of my winnings.

After winning the state

championship, the basketball
team gloated for a whole year
until they lost their first game of
the season.