Unit Five – Words 11-20Grade Seven

Definition Context Clues

Synonyms Antonyms

Part of Speech

More Context Clues

iota maul potential radiant ruralsubstantial tactful tamper ultimate uncertainty

100 points

last, final; most important or extreme; eventual; basic, fundamental

ultimate

200 points

shining, bright; giving forth light or energy

radiant

300 points

maul

to beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle; a heavy

hammer

400 points skilled in handling difficult situations or

people; polite

tactful

500 points

uncertainty

doubt, the state of being unsure

100 points

The hungry bear would not have ______ the man if the man had not

come at him with a club.

mauled

200 points

Marge loves her _______ existence where she looks outside at the rolling hills and

breathes in the fresh air.

rural

300 points

The man was not _______. He blatantly said what he felt despite

knowing how much it would upset the crowd.

tactful

400 points

The criminal tried to cover up his crime by ______ with evidence. He tried to

make it look as if someone else’s footprints were left behind for the

detectives to find.

tampering

500 pointsThe sun’s ______ light warmed the

people who had spent all night waiting in line to enter the store on Black Friday.

radiant

100 pointsresplendent, brilliant

radiant

200 points

diplomatic, discreet

tactful

300 pointssmidgen, dab

iota

400 points

terminal

ultimate

500 pointstangible, considerable

substantial

100 points

gauche, boorish

tactful

200 points

real, impossible

potential

300 points

lackluster, tarnished

radiant

400 points

metropolitan, urban

rural

500 points

deluge, glut

iota

100 points

rural

adjective

200 points

ultimate

adjective

300 points

potential

adjective and noun

400 points

uncertainty

noun

500 points

tamper

verb

100 pointsFrom the very first time I heard her sing, I knew that she had much vocal ________. Great success is surely to come her way!

potential

200 pointsThere was not one _____ of truth to the

statement. Every bit of it was a lie.

iota

300 pointsHer ________ dream was to be an

astronaut some day.

ultimate

400 points

Since he had never thrown a javelin before, he felt ________ about his

ability to do so.

uncertainty

500 points

The company had sold more cars than it had predicted. The profits were _______.

substantial