MAP 7th Grade Reading › Consult Print and Digital Reference Materials to Define and Pronounce Words: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.4.C
If someone did not do something that they should have done, you could say that that person has been ________.
derogatory
negligent
exonerated
deceitful
tentative
Answer: Negligent.
Someone who has been shown to not be at fault has been ____________.
admonished
exonerated
antagonized
denounced
excommunicated
Exonerated means “absolved from blame or wrongdoing, particularly after careful consideration of the case.”
Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the word “forecast”?
Affiliation
Connotation
Liaison
Reconciliation
Prediction
A prediction is a claim or belief made about the future, much like a forecast is an indication that something is likely to happen.
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
To suffer for an extended period of time with patience.
Endure
Ponder
Radiant
Authentic
To endure means to suffer for an extended period of time with patience.
To use endure in a sentence, "The wounded solider will have to endure a lot of rehab to walk again."
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
To think about something.
Ponder
Endure
Authentic
Radiant
To think about something means to ponder.
To use ponder in a sentence, "High school seniors usually ponder about which college to attend."
Which of the following words is closest in meaning to “accuse”?
Assess
Admonish
Allege
Attribute
Agitate
Allege. The word “allege” means “claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong.” In general, an allegation does not involve evidence or proof, whereas an accusation involves some form of evidence.
Which of the following words most nearly means “to leave out”?
Omit
Concur
Dawdle
Abdicate
Signify
Answer: Omit
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
Something that shines or is bright.
Radiant
Endure
Authentic
Ponder
Something that shines or is bright is radiant.
To use radiant in a sentence, "Her teeth were so white, her smile was radiant."
Someone who is extremely hungry might be said to be ___________.
exuberant
bewildered
sovereign
famished
copious
Answer: Famished
Which of the following most closely means “basic” or “fundamental”?
Rudimentary
Derogatory
Inevitable
Impartial
Prospective
Rudimentary means basic, fundamental, or primitive.