Spelling/Vocabulary Words
7th Grade
List #1
1. ferocity
2. linger
3. portly
4. quiver
5. sheepishly
6. unison
List #2
1. prophecy
2. novelty
3. moderate
4. indefinitely
5. ghastly
6. feverishly
7. adjoining
8. accommodations
List #31. copious
2. disembodied
3. evasive
4. foray
5. foresighted
6. languish
7. posterity
8. reproof
List #4
1. barren
2. frail
3. mistrust
4. presentable
5. philosophy
6. automatically
7. accountable
8. familiarize
9. forlorn
10. recede
List #5
1. improvise
2. perfunctorily
3. redundant
4. revert
5. righteous
6. simultaneously
7. spherical
8. translucent
List #6
1. assent
2. antagonism
3. contorted
4. converging
5. defiant
6. incriminate
7. optimistic
8. revelation
List #7
1. grimace
2. intricate
3. disciplinarian
4. gaunt
5. jauntily
6. winced
7. chafe
8. contour
9. somber
10. exuberantly
List #8
1. saunter
2. balk
3. genially
4. virtuous
5. compulsory
6. elusive
7. rehabilitate
8. eminent
9. unperceived
10. retribution
List #9
1. cynically
2. incredulously
3. insolently
4. raucous
5. renounce
6. venerable
List #10
1. uncomfortable
2. society
3. abbreviation
4. fierce
5. sympathetic
6. towards
7. opponents
8. expectations
List #11
1. couldn’t
2. excitement
3. troublesome
4. quivering
5. fountain
6. staggering
7. satisfaction
8. territory
Spelling/Vocabulary List #12
ordinary: according to habit or custom; usual; regular; normal
usually: commonly; ordinarily;customarily
hysterical: excited or emotional; unable to stop laughing, crying, etc.
weight: how heavy an object is
blackmail: an attempt to use threats (especially threats to reveal damaging secrets) to receive money or other advantage.
Spelling/Vocabulary List #13
subjective: influenced by personal feelings; not objective
conversion: a change
captivated: fascinated; charmed
trajectory: the curved path of a projectile
credible: believable; reliable
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #14
disarmament: the act of taking away military force
intrusion: the act of forcing in
disintegration: the process of being reduced to fragments
protrude: jut forward
defunct: having ceased to exist
aeration: the act of supplying with air
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #15
discounting: to leave out; disregard
widow: woman whose husband is dead and has not married again
treacherous: not reliable; deceiving
falteringly: hesitating; unsteady
dusk: time just before dark
menacing: dangerous
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #16
seaworthy: safe for a voyage at sea
credentials: anything that provides the basis for confidence, belief, credit, etc.
generosity: readiness in giving
incident: an individual occurrence or event
harrowing: extremely disturbing or distressing
amusement: entertainment
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #17
cumbersome: burdensome; troublesome
daunting: overcome with fear; intimidating
integrity: honesty; moral character
perturbed: disturbed; agitated
perilously: risky; dangerous
smugly: confident of one’s correctness
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #18
forage: to search around for food or other supplies
gigantic: extremely large
oblige: to force; require
varmint: a troublesome person or wild animal
cleverness: having sharp or quick intelligence
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #19
unanimously: in complete agreement
genres: types or kinds
precluded: ruled out
curtail: cut short
nominal: small
tedious: boring
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #20
compassionate: wanting to help those who suffer
dominate: to have control over
grave: solemn and dignified
impoverished: very poor
migrant: moving from place to place
prominent: well-known; widely recognized
wavering: hesitating between two choices
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #21
experience: practice with; observation of facts or events
shudder: to tremble convulsively
acknowledgment: acceptance of the truth
permitted: allowed
merciful: compassionate; forgiving
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #22
emerging: move out of or away from something and come into view
companion: a person or animal that one spends a lot of time with
excrement: waste matter discharged from the bowels; feces
nauseated: a feeling of sickness in the stomach characterized by an urge to vomit
stealthily: acting with quiet, caution, and secrecy intended to avoid notice
satisfaction: fulfillment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #25
chaotic: A condition or place of great disorder or confusion.
ironic: Contrary to what was expected or intended
specify: To state explicitly or in detail
convoluted: Intricate; complicated
merge: To combine or unite
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #25
culminating: reaching its highest point
perception: insight; ability to understand people and situations
prestigious: having a high reputation based on abilities or achievements
recessed: set-in or set back
stance: posture; position
terse: speaking little; communicating in few words
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #27
shrewdly: wisely; with sharp intelligence
camouflaged: disguise
retaliate: to get even
disillusionment: loss of hope
taunt: to tease or make fun of
integrated: to join; unite
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #28
eloquence: the ability to speak or write well in an effective way
speculating: to form ideas or theories about something usually when there are many things not known about it
insinuation: an insulting remark that is said in an indirect way
capitalize: to get an advantage from something
aghast: shocked and upset
agitator: a person who tries to get people angry or upset so that they will support an effort to change a government, company, etc.
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #29
patriarch: the male head of a family or tribe
squander: waste in a foolish manner
subservient: prepared to obey others unquestioningly; submissive
bemused: puzzled, confused, bewildered
piously: having or showing religious devotion; devoutly
mistreat: to treat someone or something badly; abuse
1. ferocity
2. linger
3. portly
4. quiver
5. sheepishly
6. unison
List #2
1. prophecy
2. novelty
3. moderate
4. indefinitely
5. ghastly
6. feverishly
7. adjoining
8. accommodations
List #31. copious
2. disembodied
3. evasive
4. foray
5. foresighted
6. languish
7. posterity
8. reproof
List #4
1. barren
2. frail
3. mistrust
4. presentable
5. philosophy
6. automatically
7. accountable
8. familiarize
9. forlorn
10. recede
List #5
1. improvise
2. perfunctorily
3. redundant
4. revert
5. righteous
6. simultaneously
7. spherical
8. translucent
List #6
1. assent
2. antagonism
3. contorted
4. converging
5. defiant
6. incriminate
7. optimistic
8. revelation
List #7
1. grimace
2. intricate
3. disciplinarian
4. gaunt
5. jauntily
6. winced
7. chafe
8. contour
9. somber
10. exuberantly
List #8
1. saunter
2. balk
3. genially
4. virtuous
5. compulsory
6. elusive
7. rehabilitate
8. eminent
9. unperceived
10. retribution
List #9
1. cynically
2. incredulously
3. insolently
4. raucous
5. renounce
6. venerable
List #10
1. uncomfortable
2. society
3. abbreviation
4. fierce
5. sympathetic
6. towards
7. opponents
8. expectations
List #11
1. couldn’t
2. excitement
3. troublesome
4. quivering
5. fountain
6. staggering
7. satisfaction
8. territory
Spelling/Vocabulary List #12
ordinary: according to habit or custom; usual; regular; normal
usually: commonly; ordinarily;customarily
hysterical: excited or emotional; unable to stop laughing, crying, etc.
weight: how heavy an object is
blackmail: an attempt to use threats (especially threats to reveal damaging secrets) to receive money or other advantage.
Spelling/Vocabulary List #13
subjective: influenced by personal feelings; not objective
conversion: a change
captivated: fascinated; charmed
trajectory: the curved path of a projectile
credible: believable; reliable
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #14
disarmament: the act of taking away military force
intrusion: the act of forcing in
disintegration: the process of being reduced to fragments
protrude: jut forward
defunct: having ceased to exist
aeration: the act of supplying with air
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #15
discounting: to leave out; disregard
widow: woman whose husband is dead and has not married again
treacherous: not reliable; deceiving
falteringly: hesitating; unsteady
dusk: time just before dark
menacing: dangerous
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #16
seaworthy: safe for a voyage at sea
credentials: anything that provides the basis for confidence, belief, credit, etc.
generosity: readiness in giving
incident: an individual occurrence or event
harrowing: extremely disturbing or distressing
amusement: entertainment
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #17
cumbersome: burdensome; troublesome
daunting: overcome with fear; intimidating
integrity: honesty; moral character
perturbed: disturbed; agitated
perilously: risky; dangerous
smugly: confident of one’s correctness
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #18
forage: to search around for food or other supplies
gigantic: extremely large
oblige: to force; require
varmint: a troublesome person or wild animal
cleverness: having sharp or quick intelligence
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #19
unanimously: in complete agreement
genres: types or kinds
precluded: ruled out
curtail: cut short
nominal: small
tedious: boring
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #20
compassionate: wanting to help those who suffer
dominate: to have control over
grave: solemn and dignified
impoverished: very poor
migrant: moving from place to place
prominent: well-known; widely recognized
wavering: hesitating between two choices
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #21
experience: practice with; observation of facts or events
shudder: to tremble convulsively
acknowledgment: acceptance of the truth
permitted: allowed
merciful: compassionate; forgiving
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #22
emerging: move out of or away from something and come into view
companion: a person or animal that one spends a lot of time with
excrement: waste matter discharged from the bowels; feces
nauseated: a feeling of sickness in the stomach characterized by an urge to vomit
stealthily: acting with quiet, caution, and secrecy intended to avoid notice
satisfaction: fulfillment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #25
chaotic: A condition or place of great disorder or confusion.
ironic: Contrary to what was expected or intended
specify: To state explicitly or in detail
convoluted: Intricate; complicated
merge: To combine or unite
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #25
culminating: reaching its highest point
perception: insight; ability to understand people and situations
prestigious: having a high reputation based on abilities or achievements
recessed: set-in or set back
stance: posture; position
terse: speaking little; communicating in few words
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #27
shrewdly: wisely; with sharp intelligence
camouflaged: disguise
retaliate: to get even
disillusionment: loss of hope
taunt: to tease or make fun of
integrated: to join; unite
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #28
eloquence: the ability to speak or write well in an effective way
speculating: to form ideas or theories about something usually when there are many things not known about it
insinuation: an insulting remark that is said in an indirect way
capitalize: to get an advantage from something
aghast: shocked and upset
agitator: a person who tries to get people angry or upset so that they will support an effort to change a government, company, etc.
7th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary List #29
patriarch: the male head of a family or tribe
squander: waste in a foolish manner
subservient: prepared to obey others unquestioningly; submissive
bemused: puzzled, confused, bewildered
piously: having or showing religious devotion; devoutly
mistreat: to treat someone or something badly; abuse