7th Grade Advanced Literacy Vocabulary Quiz MP2

CONNOTATION:
Lawyers can help people who have been taken advantage of by big companies but most of the time people have such a negative connotation about lawyers because they always compare them to snakes. 

• way of looking at things 
• when you associate an idea with another idea
• a joke
• a way of doing things

OPRESS:
_{When the new king took power he forced the common people to work in the mines. The king oppressed his people threatening those who disobeyed with harsh punishments.} 

• to keep something down using power
• honored and celebrated
• curious and unsure 
• untrustworthy 

VIEWPOINT:
_{Stephanie wasn't from around here. She didn't share the same viewpoint as others who grew up living on the farm. It was nothing like the city that she was used to.}

• way of seeing things
• being angry or upset 
• a type of sunglasses 
• A point somewhere really high up

ACQUIRE:
_{With the world at risk, the secret agent only had one job. That was to acquire the briefcase. If she could do that she would save the world but would she be too late? That was the question on everyone's mind.}

• to hide from sight
• break apart
• sell
• to get or come in control of

CONCUR:
_{I did not agree with my neighbor at first but eventually after I was exposed to some evidence I did concur with them that something needed to be done before the situation got worse.}   

• to disagree with someone
• to agree with someone
• to argue with someone
• to question someone

MURKY:
_{We were warned before we left. As the boat set sail it we into murky waters. The crew was scared. Without any light house it would be difficult to navigate the waters.}

• haunted or cursed
• full of fish 
• dark and gloomy
• rough and rocky

ERODE:
_{People feared that the future of the internet would erode traditional printed newspapers and magazines. They were right as most of those things are now found on the internet instead of in stores.} 

• absorb into
• gradually wear away at
• to help grow
• change how we think

EVALUATE:
_{After weeks of debate the jury evaluated all of the evidence and came up with a verdict. The jury had found the man not guilty.} 

• to guess
• to assume
• to judge
• to know

CONFLICT:
As a teenager Lucy had to walk the long way home. It would have been easier if she cut through the park but she wanted to avoid a conflict with the gang of kids that hung out there. 

• to party or be festive with
• to fight or clash with
• to do something someone shouldn't 
• to be teased or made fun of

PERSPECTIVE:
_{After a near fatal car crash Sarah changed her perspective on life. She quit her job and decided to travel the world.} 

• something that is highly likely
• being capable of
• something that is clearly expressed
• the way someone thinks or see's something.