7th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 24
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| authenticity | The quality of being true. | Once she proved the authenticity of the vase, she sold it for thousands of dollars. | veracity, credibility, legitimacy | false, untrue, wrong | Noun |
| patently | Without doubt. | It was patently clear that he was lying. | obviously, apparently, plainly | doubtfully, dubiously, improbably | Adverb |
| refined | Well educated and good mannered. | It was clear from the opulent furniture that the wealthy man had refined taste. | cultured, enlightened, classy | ignorant, uneducated, uncultured | Adjective |
| dispute | An argument. | The two sides were unable to resolve their dispute and went to court. | fight, disagreement, conflict | agreement, contract, compromise | Noun |
| sequestered | Quiet and far away from others. | The witness was sequestered in a hotel room until it was time to testify. | secluded, cloistered, sheltered | free, exposed | Verb |
| vex | To annoy or worry someone. | The constant airline delays began to vex her. | bother, distress, irritate | help, ease, comfort | Verb |
| recant | To publicly take back something that is said. | Faced with the new evidence, the suspect was forced to recant her statement. | backtrack, renounce, rescind | reinforce, substantiate, corroborate | Verb |
| confounding | Confusing. | The confounding riddle took a full hour to solve. | perplexing, baffling, complex | obvious, clear, simple | Verb |
| stagnant | Not growing, moving, or progressing. | The stagnant pond water smelled terrible. | motionless, dormant, static | refreshing, energetic, moving | Adjective |
| debacle | A great failure. | The burnt turkey debacle nearly ruined Thanksgiving dinner! | disaster, catastrophe, tragedy | fortune, boon, prosperity | Noun |
| divergent | Becoming less similar. | The political opponents had divergent viewpoints on nearly every topic. | differing, contrary, disparate | convergent, standard, conforming | Adjective |
| expropriate | For the government to take someone's property without permission. | The state wanted to expropriate three miles of land along the river to build a new highway. | annex, seize, confiscate | reject, spurn, renounce | Verb |
| idolized | To have admired someone and view someone without fault. | The young man idolized his father, who was his role model. | worshipped, adored, revered | spurned, rejected, despised | Verb |
| homogeneity | The quality of a group of things or people having the same characteristic(s). | The small town had a sense of homogeneity, with everyone knowing each other and sharing similar values. | uniformity, congruity, sameness | diversity, variation, multiplicity | Noun |
| certitude | A feeling of being certain. | I require a great deal of certitude before I invest my money. | certainty, confidence, conviction | doubt, distrust, uncertainty | Noun |
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