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List: Spelling - 7th Grade - Lesson 36
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1. umbrellas - The word ' umbrellas' means?
a. adj. of or thrown from or caused by or characteristic of a volcano
b. n. a collapsible covering for protection against weather consisting of fabric stretched over a
hinged frame coming out from a center pole
c. n. the Christian religion based upon belief in Jesus as the Christ and upon his teachings
d. plural n. any of an order of mammals that have a pouch on the abdomen of the female
containing the teats and serving to carry the young
2. sacred - The word ' sacred' means?
a. adj. devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose
b. n. an Australian kingfisher that is about the size of a crow and has a call resembling loud
laughter
c. n. a collapsible covering for protection against weather consisting of fabric stretched over a
hinged frame coming out from a center pole
d. n. a usually simple object -as a tool or ornament- showing human work and representing a
culture or a stage in the development of a culture
3. kookaburra - The word ' kookaburra' means?
a. adj. pertaining to land especially agricultural land
b. n. an Australian kingfisher that is about the size of a crow and has a call resembling loud
laughter
c. n. a collapsible covering for protection against weather consisting of fabric stretched over a
hinged frame coming out from a center pole
d. n. a hard white translucent ceramic made by firing a pure clay and then glazing it with variously
colored fusible materials; an object made of this
4. Christianity - The word ' Christianity' means?
a. n. something or some place that provides refreshing relief; a fertile or green spot in a desert
b. n. an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; a yellowish brown color
c. n. the Christian religion based upon belief in Jesus as the Christ and upon his teachings
d. plural v. grow vigorously; to reach a desired level of accomplishment
5. volcanic - The word ' volcanic' means?
a. n. a warrior serving a Japanese feudal lord and practicing a code of conduct which valued
honor over life
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b. n. a small cart that has two handles and usually one wheel is used for carrying small loads and
is usually pushed
c. n. a thickly settled and highly populated area
d. adj. of or thrown from or caused by or characteristic of a volcano
6. marsupials - The word ' marsupials' means?
a. n. a prediction or advance estimate based on known data or observations
b. plural n. any of an order of mammals that have a pouch on the abdomen of the female
containing the teats and serving to carry the young
c. n. a collapsible covering for protection against weather consisting of fabric stretched over a
hinged frame coming out from a center pole
d. adj. devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose
7. oasis - The word ' oasis' means?
a. n. a buyer and seller of goods for profit
b. n. something or some place that provides refreshing relief; a fertile or green spot in a desert
c. adj. pertaining to land especially agricultural land
d. n. a stone coffin
8. samurai - The word ' samurai' means?
a. n. a stone coffin
b. n. a warrior serving a Japanese feudal lord and practicing a code of conduct which valued
honor over life
c. n. the hard creamy-white substance of which the tusks of a tusked mammal -as an elephant or
walrus- are formed; a pale whitish yellow
d. n. the Christian religion based upon belief in Jesus as the Christ and upon his teachings
9. agrarian - The word ' agrarian' means?
a. n. a warrior serving a Japanese feudal lord and practicing a code of conduct which valued
honor over life
b. adj. lacking sufficient water or rainfall
c. n. any of various leaping plant-eating marsupials native to Australia and neighboring islands
with short forelegs and strong large hind legs
d. adj. pertaining to land especially agricultural land
10. merchants - The word ' merchants' means?
a. n. a buyer and seller of goods for profit
b. n. beautiful handwriting
c. n. a pungent condiment obtained from the small dried fruits of an East Indian vine of the
pepper family
d. n. something or some place that provides refreshing relief; a fertile or green spot in a desert
11. flourishes
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- The word ' flourishes' means?
a. n. a usually simple object -as a tool or ornament- showing human work and representing a
culture or a stage in the development of a culture
b. plural v. grow vigorously; to reach a desired level of accomplishment
c. n. a buyer and seller of goods for profit
d. n. any of a genus of mostly Australian evergreen trees of the myrtle family
12. eucalyptus - The word ' eucalyptus' means?
a. n. an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; a yellowish brown color
b. n. a stone coffin
c. n. any of a genus of mostly Australian evergreen trees of the myrtle family
d. n. a prediction or advance estimate based on known data or observations
13. artifact - The word ' artifact' means?
a. n. a usually simple object -as a tool or ornament- showing human work and representing a
culture or a stage in the development of a culture
b. n. a collapsible covering for protection against weather consisting of fabric stretched over a
hinged frame coming out from a center pole
c. n. a loose robe fastening with a sash the principal outer garment in Japan
d. n. the hard creamy-white substance of which the tusks of a tusked mammal -as an elephant or
walrus- are formed; a pale whitish yellow
14. sarcophagus - The word ' sarcophagus' means?
a. n. a hard white translucent ceramic made by firing a pure clay and then glazing it with variously
colored fusible materials; an object made of this
b. plural n. any of an order of mammals that have a pouch on the abdomen of the female
containing the teats and serving to carry the young
c. n. an Australian kingfisher that is about the size of a crow and has a call resembling loud
laughter
d. n. a stone coffin
15. porcelain - The word ' porcelain' means?
a. n. a hard white translucent ceramic made by firing a pure clay and then glazing it with variously
colored fusible materials; an object made of this
b. adj. of or thrown from or caused by or characteristic of a volcano
c. plural n. any of an order of mammals that have a pouch on the abdomen of the female
containing the teats and serving to carry the young
d. adj. pertaining to land especially agricultural land
16. kimonos - The word ' kimonos' means?
a. adj. devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose
b. n. a loose robe fastening with a sash the principal outer garment in Japan
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c. plural n. any of an order of mammals that have a pouch on the abdomen of the female
containing the teats and serving to carry the young
d. n. an Australian kingfisher that is about the size of a crow and has a call resembling loud
laughter
17. pepper - The word ' pepper' means?
a. n. an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; a yellowish brown color
b. n. a pungent condiment obtained from the small dried fruits of an East Indian vine of the
pepper family
c. n. a thickly settled and highly populated area
d. n. the hard creamy-white substance of which the tusks of a tusked mammal -as an elephant or
walrus- are formed; a pale whitish yellow
18. arid - The word ' arid' means?
a. n. any of a genus of mostly Australian evergreen trees of the myrtle family
b. plural n. any of an order of mammals that have a pouch on the abdomen of the female
containing the teats and serving to carry the young
c. n. a stone coffin
d. adj. lacking sufficient water or rainfall
19. wheelbarrow - The word ' wheelbarrow' means?
a. n. a buyer and seller of goods for profit
b. n. a pungent condiment obtained from the small dried fruits of an East Indian vine of the
pepper family
c. n. any of various leaping plant-eating marsupials native to Australia and neighboring islands
with short forelegs and strong large hind legs
d. n. a small cart that has two handles and usually one wheel is used for carrying small loads and
is usually pushed
20. bronze - The word ' bronze' means?
a. n. a stone coffin
b. n. a warrior serving a Japanese feudal lord and practicing a code of conduct which valued
honor over life
c. n. an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; a yellowish brown color
d. plural v. grow vigorously; to reach a desired level of accomplishment
21. ivory - The word ' ivory' means?
a. adj. devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose
b. n. any of various leaping plant-eating marsupials native to Australia and neighboring islands
with short forelegs and strong large hind legs
c. n. a buyer and seller of goods for profit
d. n. the hard creamy-white substance of which the tusks of a tusked mammal -as an elephant or
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walrus- are formed; a pale whitish yellow
22. calligraphy - The word ' calligraphy' means?
a. n. a hard white translucent ceramic made by firing a pure clay and then glazing it with variously
colored fusible materials; an object made of this
b. adj. of or thrown from or caused by or characteristic of a volcano
c. n. any of various leaping plant-eating marsupials native to Australia and neighboring islands
with short forelegs and strong large hind legs
d. n. beautiful handwriting
23. kangaroos - The word ' kangaroos' means?
a. n. a warrior serving a Japanese feudal lord and practicing a code of conduct which valued
honor over life
b. n. a prediction or advance estimate based on known data or observations
c. n. any of various leaping plant-eating marsupials native to Australia and neighboring islands
with short forelegs and strong large hind legs
d. n. something or some place that provides refreshing relief; a fertile or green spot in a desert
24. metropolis - The word ' metropolis' means?
a. adj. devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose
b. n. a thickly settled and highly populated area
c. n. a hard white translucent ceramic made by firing a pure clay and then glazing it with variously
colored fusible materials; an object made of this
d. plural v. grow vigorously; to reach a desired level of accomplishment
25. projection - The word ' projection' means?
a. n. beautiful handwriting
b. n. a hard white translucent ceramic made by firing a pure clay and then glazing it with variously
colored fusible materials; an object made of this
c. n. a prediction or advance estimate based on known data or observations
d. n. a buyer and seller of goods for profit
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