7th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 2
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| daunting | Something that makes someone afraid or worried. | The daunting task of containing the forest fire made the firefighters exhausted. | intimidating, frightening, discouraging | easy, encouraging, relaxing | Adjective |
| advocate | To support something or someone. | She was a strong advocate for renewable energy. | endorse, back, promote | oppose, diminish, protest | Noun |
| incumbent | One who currently holds an office or public position. | The incumbent would likely win the election because people already knew her. | officeholder, official, occupant | challenger | Noun |
| appraise | Consider multiple factors in order to form an opinion of worth. | The jeweler will appraise each ring based on it's value. | assess, audit, valuate | disrespect, undervalue, discount | Verb |
| recollect | To remember. | I can't recollect the last time I saw all of you together. | recall, reminisce | forget, dissociate, ignore | Verb |
| heave | To exert a lot of effort to move something heavy. | He gave a mighty heave and finally managed to lift the boulder. | push, lift, raise | drop, pull, stop | Verb |
| absolve | To determine that someone is not to blame. | The court will absolve the defendant of all charges. | acquit, pardon, exonerate | blame, punish, impeach | Verb |
| sophisticated | Someone who understands complex situations. | She became more sophisticated as a result of traveling the world. | cultured, refined, worldly | unrefined, simple, basic | Adjective |
| barren | An environment so poor that nothing can thrive in it. | The barren landscape did not have any trees or animals. | infertile, desolate, useless | fruitful, productive, fertile | Adjective |
| fortuitous | A successful result due to good fortune. | It was a fortuitous coincidence that they ran into each other at the airport. | lucky, serendipitous, fortunate | unfortunate, unlucky, intentional | Adjective |
| cadence | The phrasing accents of speech or music. | The drumline practiced the same cadence every week. | inflection, tone, rhythm | Noun | |
| formerly | In the past. | He was formerly a professional athlete. | previously, earlier, before | currently, presently, now | Adverb |
| astounding | Something amazing that exists or occurs. | The boy's astounding results impressed everyone in the competition. | surprising, shocking, startling | boring, insignificant, dull | Adjective |
| valedictorian | The student with the highest rank in his/her graduating class. | She was the valedictorian of her high school class. | top-of-class | Noun | |
| meringue | A beaten, fluffy mixture of egg whites and sugar, often placed on top of pies and baked. | She made a delicious lemon meringue pie. | frosting, whip | Noun |
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