7/8th 1st Semester Vocabulary Review

Definition: the substance or essence of a speech or text

• gist

• inference

• kindled

• committed

Definition: beliefs based on evidence, logical conclusions

• gist

• inference

• kindled

• committed

Definition: light or set on fire

• gist

• inference

• kindled

• committed

Definition: feeling dedication and loyalty to a cause, activity, or job

• gist

• inference

• kindled

• committed

Definition: to show off

• flaunt

• accelerate

• congested

• endure

Definition: begin to move more quickly

• flaunt

• accelerate

• congested

• endure

Definition: so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder freedom of movement.

• flaunt

• accelerate

• congested

• endure

Definition: undergo, go through situations

• flaunt

• accelerate

• congested

• endure

Definition: the feeling or attitude a text brings out in a reader

• tone

• evacuees

• ration

• devastation

Definition: a person evacuated from a place of danger to somewhere safe, emptying out

• tone

• evacuees

• ration

• devastation