ELA 7 - Science Fiction Unit Vocabulary

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Frail

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(adjective) delicate, weak

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Vanish

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(verb) to disappear suddenly

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Tumultuous

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(adjective) loud and excited, disordered and chaotic

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Insert

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(verb) to put or place one thing into something else

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Vital

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(adjective) of greatest importance

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Surge

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(noun, verb) 1. (v.) when a crowd or natural force suddenly pushes ahead; to suddenly grow; to suddenly have a strong feeling; 2. (n.) a strong wave; a forceful motion; a large increase or growth

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Solemn

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(adjective) serious; gloomy

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Slack

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(noun) loose (e.g., a rope), not pulled tight; a decrease in activity or work

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Erupt

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(verb) 1. (v.) to explode or burst, to express passionately with sudden emotion; 2. (v.) (of a volcano) to become active and shoot out lava, gas, ash

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Consequence

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(noun) the result of an action or event; of importance