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7th grade vocabulary words

Build your vocabulary by learning and using these essential 7th grade words.

📄 Vocabulary list 1

These are words that you'll see in 7th grade texts in all subject areas. You'll know some of the words already, and some may be new. Take some time to familiarize yourself with them. Be sure to review the example sentences and related words.

Then, watch the vocabulary videos based on this word list to learn more about each word's history and word parts.

After you've reviewed all the grade 7 word lists and videos, use the practice exercise to test your knowledge of the words.

acknowledge (verb)
ac·know·ledge (ak-NAH-lidge): accept or recognize something

[[☃ explanation 1]]

authentic (adjective)
au·then·tic (aw-THEN-tik): genuine; real

[[☃ explanation 2]]

benefit (noun)
ben·e·fit (BEN-uh-fit): an advantage; something that’s helpful

[[☃ explanation 3]]

[[☃ explanation 4]]

durable (adjective)
dur·a·ble (DUR-uh-bull): strong and able to last for a long time

[[☃ explanation 5]]

[[☃ explanation 6]]

dynamic (adjective)
dy·nam·ic (dy-NAM-ik): active and energetic; having a strong, energetic personality; constantly changing

[[☃ explanation 7]]

evaluate (verb)
e·val·u·ate (ee-VAL-yoo-ate): analyze or examine something to form an opinion about it

[[☃ explanation 8]]

experience (noun)
ex·pe·ri·ence (ik-SPIH-ree-ence): something that has happened to you; knowledge or skills gained by doing something

[[☃ explanation 9]]

[[☃ explanation 10]]

however (adverb)
how·ev·er (how-EV-ur): despite that; yet; but

[[☃ explanation 11]]

ingenious (adjective)
in·gen·ious (in-JEEN-yus): clever; inventive

[[☃ explanation 12]]

obstacle (noun)
ob·sta·cle (OB-stuh-kuhl): something that gets in the way and keeps you from making progress

[[☃ explanation 13]]

philosophy (noun)
phi·lo·so·phy (fi-LAW-suh-fee): a belief system or way of thinking about the world

[[☃ explanation 14]]

[[☃ explanation 15]]

stereotype (noun)
ster·e·o·type (STEH-ree-uh-type): a fixed idea about a type of person or thing

[[☃ explanation 16]]

[[☃ explanation 17]]

📄 Vocabulary list 1 | Videos

These videos will teach you more about the history and word parts of words on Vocabulary list 1.

authentic (adjective): genuine; real

[[☃ video 1]]

durable (adjective): strong and able to last for a long time

dynamic (adjective): active and energetic; having a strong, energetic personality; constantly changing

[[☃ video 2]]

evaluate (verb): analyze or examine something to form an opinion about it

experience (noun): something that has happened to you; knowledge or skills gained by doing something

ingenious (adjective): clever; inventive

[[☃ video 3]]

obstacle (noun): something that gets in the way and keeps you from making progress

stereotype (noun): a fixed idea about a type of person or thing

[[☃ video 4]]

benefit (noun): an advantage; something that’s helpful

philosophy (noun): a belief system or way of thinking about the world

[[☃ video 5]]

📄 Vocabulary list 2

Then, watch the vocabulary videos based on this word list to learn more about each word's history and word parts.

After you've reviewed all the grade 7 word lists and videos, use the practice exercise to test your knowledge of the words.

conceal (verb)
con·ceal (kuhn-SEEL): to hide something

[[☃ explanation 1]]

convey (verb)
con·vey (kuhn-VAY): to communicate or express something; to bring something from one place to another

[[☃ explanation 2]]

correspond (verb)
cor·re·spond (kor-uh-SPOND): to match up or be similar; (with the preposition "with") to exchange messages with someone

[[☃ explanation 3]]

deception (noun)
de·cep·tion (dih-SEP-shun): the act of misleading or tricking someone

[[☃ explanation 4]]

[[☃ explanation 5]]

elaborate (adjective)
e·lab·o·rate (ih-LAB-uh-rut): detailed or complex

[[☃ explanation 6]]

[[☃ explanation 7]]

furthermore (adverb)
fur·ther·more (FUR-thur-more): in addition

[[☃ explanation 8]]

interpret (verb)
in·ter·pret (in-TER-priht): to make sense of; to decode or translate

[[☃ explanation 9]]

necessity (noun)
ne·ces·si·ty (nuh-SES-uh-tee): something that is required or needed

[[☃ explanation 10]]

persuasive (adjective)
per·sua·sive (per-SWAY-siv): able to convince someone

[[☃ explanation 11]]

[[☃ explanation 12]]

signify (verb)
sig·ni·fy (SIG-nuh-fy): to mean or be a sign of something

[[☃ explanation 13]]

symbol (noun)
sym·bol (SIM-buhl): a representation of an idea

[[☃ explanation 14]]

vague (adjective)
vague (vayg): unclear; not specific

[[☃ explanation 15]]

📄 Vocabulary list 2 | Videos

These videos will teach you more about the history and word parts of words on Vocabulary list 2.

conceal (verb): to hide something

convey (verb): to communicate or express something; to bring something from one place to another

correspond (verb): to match up or be similar; (with the preposition "with") to exchange messages with someone

[[☃ video 2]]

deception (noun): the act of misleading or tricking someone

[[☃ video 1]]

elaborate (adjective): detailed or complex

necessity (noun): something that is required or needed

[[☃ video 3]]

persuasive (adjective): able to convince someone

signify (verb): to mean or be a sign of something

symbol (noun): a representation of an idea

[[☃ video 4]]

interpret (verb): to make sense of; to decode or translate

vague (adjective): unclear; not specific

[[☃ video 5]]

📄 Vocabulary list 3

Then, watch the vocabulary videos based on this word list to learn more about each word's history and word parts.

After you've reviewed all the grade 7 word lists, use the practice exercise to test your knowledge of the words.

ambiguous (adjective)
am·big·u·ous (am-BIG-yoo-us): open to more than one interpretation

[[☃ explanation 1]]

conscious (adjective)
con·scious (KAHN-shus): aware; awake

[[☃ explanation 2]]

contemporary (adjective)
con·tem·po·rary (kuhn-TEM-puh-reh-ree): dealing with the present day; (of a thing or person) existing at the same time

[[☃ explanation 3]]

evade (verb)
e·vade (ih-VADE): to avoid; to dodge

[[☃ explanation 4]]

inexplicable (adjective)
in·ex·pli·ca·ble (in-eks-PLIH-kuh-bull): not able to be explained

[[☃ explanation 5]]

inhabitants (noun)
in·hab·i·tants (in-HAB-i-tants): people or animals that live in a particular place

[[☃ explanation 6]]

interrogate (verb)
in·ter·ro·gate (in-TEHR-uh-gate): to ask questions aggressively or formally

[[☃ explanation 7]]

contrast (verb)
con·trast (kun-TRAST): to be different from; to show differences

[[☃ explanation 8]]

[[☃ explanation 9]]

prominent (adjective)
prom·i·nent (PROM-uh-nent): important; famous

[[☃ explanation 10]]

relevant (adjective)
rel·e·vant (REL-uh-vint): connected to whatever is being discussed

[[☃ explanation 11]]

skeptical (adjective)
skep·ti·cal (SKEP-ti-kul): doubtful; not trusting that something is true

[[☃ explanation 12]]

suspense (noun)
su·spense (SUH-spence): a feeling of excitement or uncertainty about what will happen next

[[☃ explanation 13]]

[[☃ explanation 14]]

📄 Vocabulary list 3 | Videos

These videos will teach you more about the history and word parts of words on Vocabulary list 3.

contemporary (adjective): dealing with the present day; (of a thing or person) existing at the same time

[[☃ video 1]]

conscious (adjective): aware; awake

evade (verb): to avoid; to dodge

[[☃ video 2]]

inexplicable (adjective): not able to be explained

interrogate (verb): to ask questions aggressively or formally

[[☃ video 3]]

prominent (adjective): important; famous

contrast (verb): to be different from; to show differences

[[☃ video 4]]

relevant (adjective): connected to whatever is being discussed

skeptical (adjective): doubtful; not trusting that something is true

suspense (noun): a feeling of excitement or uncertainty about what will happen next

[[☃ video 5]]

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