7th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 25
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| censure | Severe criticism. | The teacher's censure of the student's behavior was stern and uncompromising. | condemnation, admonishment, disapproval | praise, applaud, compliment | Noun |
| indicator | A sign that shows how a situation is changing. | Living standards are an indicator of a country's wealth. | signal, gauge, benchmark | Noun | |
| awakened | To arise from sleep. | The loud alarm clock awakened the family. | arousal, renewal, revival | suppression, repression, obliteration | Verb |
| vacuous | Showing no sign of intelligence. | Her vacuous comments showed a lack of understanding and thought. | vapid, empty, blank | brilliant, astute, smart | Adjective |
| perplexed | To confuse. | The complicated instructions left him perplexed and unsure of what to do. | puzzle, baffle, confound | explain, clarify, enlighten | Verb |
| confines | Boundaries or something that encloses. | The young boys were not allowed to go past the confines of the playground fence. | limits, borders, edges | interior, middle, center | Noun |
| ephemeral | Lasting for only a short period of time. | The sunset was beautiful yet ephemeral. | momentarily, passing, fleeting | permanent, everlasting, enduring | Adjective |
| curtail | To make something last for a shorter amount of time. | We decided to curtail spending on unnecessary things. | shorten, trim, cut | lengthen, elongate, stretch | Verb |
| prolonged | To make something last for a longer amount of time. | He prolonged the conversation by asking numerous questions. | lengthen, elongate, stretch | shorten, trim, curtail | Verb |
| ruminating | To ponder or go over in your mind. | She spent hours ruminating over the events of the past week. | consider, muse, think | assume, disregard, dismiss | Verb |
| deprivation | The removal/taking away of something needed. | Sleep deprivation caused her to nod off during math class. | hardship, denial, privation | provision, endowment, indulgence | Noun |
| scuttled | To run quickly. | The mouse quickly scuttled into its hole. | scurry, dash, scamper | crawl, drag, linger | Verb |
| demise | The end or failure of something. | The demise of the restaurant was due to poor hygiene. | collapse, downfall, death | growth, progress, rise | Noun |
| repulsed | To cause extreme dislike or distaste. | She was repulsed by the idea of eating insects. | disgusted, horrified, revolted | endeared, pleased, delighted | Verb |
| verbatim | Said in exact form. | He repeated the instructions verbatim, not wanting to leave out any important details. | exactly, accurately, precisely | incorrectly, mistakenly, falsely | Adjective |
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