7th Grade Unit 1 Vocab

Define Circumspect

• a ghost or phantom

• that which is expected

• careful; mindful of rules and consequences

• happening by good fortune

Define Phototropic

• tending to grow or move toward light

• giving off light without heat

•  attractive in pictures or photographs

• easy to understand; clear

Define Elucidate

•  that which is expected

• to make clear by explaining

• careful; mindful of rules and consequences

• happening by good fortune

Define Improvise

•  to create without any forethought or preparation

• to make clear by explaining

• tending to grow or move toward light

• giving off light without heat

The _______ of a trip to the dentist with my bratty kid brother was hardly thrilling.

Through a __________ series of events, Nigel found himself manager of the company.

The attorney asked the witness to further _________ the information he had.

If the synonym in comprehensible and the antonym is confusing; what is the vocab word?

• lucid

• elucidate

• circumspect

• translucent

Correctly spell the adjective that is defined by "giving off light without heat"

Match the following Root Words and their Origin

• Greek- "light"

• SPEC, SPECT

• Latin- "to look at"

• PHOT, PHOS

• "Light and Truth"

• "Lux et Veritas"

• Latin- "to see, to look"

• LUC

• Latin- "light"

• VID, VIS