7th Grade - We Beat the Street

authority

"There was no doubt as to her power and authority in that classroom."

• to mentally take in information; to comprehend

• success or wealth

• the right to give orders or make decisions

• a quick look

• unclear; lacking form or details

absorb

"Miss Johnson simply offered Shakespeare, and George, as the rest of the class, absorbed it."

• to mentally take in information; to comprehend

• success or wealth

• the right to give orders or make decisions

• a quick look

• unclear; lacking form or details

glimpse

"For the first time, George could see a glimpse of light..."

• to mentally take in information; to comprehend

• success or wealth

• the right to give orders or make decisions

• a quick look

• unclear; lacking form or details

fortune

"In order to seek his fortunre as an actor or a writer, Shakespeare ran away from home shortly after he got married..."

• to mentally take in information; to comprehend

• success or wealth

• the right to give orders or make decisions

• a quick look

• unclear; lacking form or details

vague

"To George, the idea of college seemed like something foreign and vague, like going to China or the moon."

• to mentally take in information; to comprehend

• success or wealth

• the right to give orders or make decisions

• a quick look

• unclear; lacking form or details

What type of word is authority?

"There was no doubt as to her power and authority in that classroom."

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

• pronoun

What type of word is absorb?

"Miss Johnson simply offered Shakespeare, and George, as the rest of the class, absorbed it."

• verb

• noun

• adverb

• adjective

• pronoun

What type of word is glimpse?

"For the first time, George could see a glimpse of light..."

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

• pronoun

What type of word is fortune?

"In order to seek his fortunre as an actor or a writer, Shakespeare ran away from home shortly after he got married..."

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

• pronoun

What type of word is vague?

"To George, the idea of college seemed like something foreign and vague, like going to China or the moon."

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

• pronoun