1. The document outlines the agenda for a 7th grade language arts class, including assignments on a short story response, vocabulary, and a spelling post-test. 2. It provides a list of vocabulary words for the students to learn, with their definitions. 3. It includes an example for students to fix a mistake in a sentence by replacing a word. 4. It poses a question for students to choose the correct vocabulary word to complete a sentence. 5. It lists additional related words for the spelling and vocabulary unit.

1. 8­27­12 7th grade Spelling and Vocab.notebook August 27, 2012
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7th Grade Language Arts Assign
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2. 8­27­12 7th grade Spelling and Vocab.notebook August 27, 2012
abate gloomy, harsh, and frightening incredulous
to speed up
abnormal to become aware of through any of the senses notify
not normal
abrupt to let someone know; to inform perceive
sudden or unexpected
accelerate not willing to believe something robust
to surprise or amaze people with a state of shock
affliction strong or healthy rupture
to break or burst
throb
flabbergast of very little importance or value
to pound or beat rapidly or violently; to pulsate or vibrate trivial
grim the cause of serious pain and suffering, or a
state of such suffering wince
to move back suddenly as though in pain
to make or become less in amount or intensity
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3. 8­27­12 7th grade Spelling and Vocab.notebook August 27, 2012
Fix the Mistake
I lurched in my seat as the truck came to a robust halt.
I lurched in my seat as the truck came to an abrupt halt.
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4. 8­27­12 7th grade Spelling and Vocab.notebook August 27, 2012
Pick the Winner
1. Rion knows a lot of (trivial or incredulous) facts about
reality television shows.
2. When watching the magic show, I was very incredulous and
had a hard time believing their tricks.
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5. 8­27­12 7th grade Spelling and Vocab.notebook August 27, 2012
Words Related to Speaking
Extra words for Spelling and Vocabulary Unit 1
• Circumlocution
• Loquacious
• Colloquial
• Prattle
• Diffuse
• Rant
• Digress
• Rhetorical
• Eloquence
• Garrulous • Verbose
• Grandiloquent • Voluble
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