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Grade 7 Word of the Day
A new vocabulary word for grade 7 every school day — what it means, how it is used, and words that mean the same and the opposite. Below is the full free grade 7 word list.
Wednesday, September 2
Encounter
verb
Unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile).
Similar: experience, face, meet, confront · Opposite: avoid, shun, evade, miss
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The full grade 7 word list (300 words)
Garrulous adjective — Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
Lethargic adjective — Affected by lethargy: sluggish and apathetic. (Lethargy: a state of comatose torpor.)
Neologism noun — A newly coined word or expression.
Quotidian adjective — Of or occurring every day: daily.
Sartorial adjective — Relating to attire, especially tailored fashions.
Utilize verb — Make practical and effective use of.
Vitriolic adjective — Filled with bitter criticism or malice.
Calculus noun — Branch of mathematics that deals with rates of change and accumulation of quantities.
Corporal adjective — Of or relating to the human body, especially as distinct from the mind.
Domestic adjective — Of or relating to the running of a home or to family relations.
Eclectic adjective — Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
Interact verb — Act in such a way as to have an effect on each other.
Ambiguous adjective — Open to more than one interpretation: unclear.
Analyze verb — Examine in detail the structure of something.
Conundrum noun — A confusing and difficult problem or question.
Crescendo noun — A gradual increase in loudness or intensity.
Erudite adjective — Having or showing great knowledge or learning.
Facetious noun — Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
Crockery noun — Plates, dishes, cups, and other similar items, especially ones made of earthenware or china.
Response noun — A verbal or written answer or a reaction to a question, letter, or situation.
Ascetic adjective — Characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
Federal adjective — Having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.
Migrate verb — Move from one area or country to settle or live in another, especially in search of work or better living conditions.
Minatory adjective — Menacing.
Salubrious adjective — Healthful. (Healthful: conducive to good health of body or mind.)
Aesthetic adjective — Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
Audacious adjective — Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.
Character noun — A person in a novel, play, or movie.
Component noun — A part or element of a larger whole.
Dissemble verb — To conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs.
Heuristic adjective — Learning through trial and error or problem solving.
Implement verb — Put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect.
Mendicant noun — Given to begging: begging or relating to begging.
Rejoinder noun — A reply, especially a sharp or witty one.
Argument noun — A reason or set of reasons given in support of an idea, action, or theory.
Artifact noun — An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
Eventual adjective — Occurring at the end of or as a result of a series of events: ultimate.
Palliate verb — To make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause.
Pastiche noun — An artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period.
Sedition noun — Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.
Seraphic adjective — Characteristic of or resembling a seraph or seraphim, especially in being pure, bright, or fiery.
Histrionic adjective — Affected, theatrical.
Osmosis noun — Movement of solvent molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration.
Pernicious adjective — Injurious, deadly.
Assertion noun — A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.
Impetuous adjective — Acting or done quickly and without thought or care.
Parquetry noun — A mosaic like patterned wood surface used for flooring.
Propriety noun — Conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.
Structure noun — The arrangement or organization of parts within a whole.
Tradition noun — A custom or belief that has been passed down.
Truculent adjective — Eager or quick to argue or fight: aggressively defiant.
Volition noun — The power or ability to make conscious choices or decisions: the act of willing or choosing.
Xenolith noun — A rock fragment or mineral inclusion within another rock, typically of a different origin or composition.
Contingent adjective — Subject to chance.
Fastidious adjective — Meticulous, overly delicate.
Indicate verb — Point out: show.
Licence noun — A permit from an authority to own or use something, do a particular thing, or carry on a trade (especially in alcoholic beverages).
Perfidious adjective — Deceitful and untrustworthy.
Yuletide noun — The Christmas season.
Academy noun — A place of study or training in a special field.
Ambitious adjective — Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed.
Anomaly noun — Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
Coagulant noun — A substance that causes blood or other liquids to coagulate.
Credulous adjective — Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
Diffident adjective — Modest or shy because of a lack of self confidence.
Encounter verb — Unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile).
Framework noun — An essential supporting structure of a building, vehicle, or object.
Imagery noun — Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Mercurial adjective — Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.
Spasmodic adjective — Having to do with or resembling a spasm, excitable, intermittent.
Catalyst noun — A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.
Embezzle verb — Steal or misappropriate (money placed in one's trust or belonging to the organization for which one works).
Encumber verb — Restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
Momentum noun — The quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity.
Alacrity noun — Brisk and cheerful readiness.
Contradict verb — Be in conflict with.
Gregarious adjective — Fond of company: sociable.
Opprobrium noun — Harsh criticism or censure.
Veracity noun — Conformity to facts: accuracy.
Analyse verb — Examine methodically and in detail (a typically complex structure, especially information).
Anodyne noun — Not likely to provoke dissent or offense: inoffensive, often deliberately so.
Aspersion noun — An attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something.
Emulate verb — To match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
Epicure noun — A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
Gradation noun — A scale or a series of successive changes, stages, or degrees.
Raconteur noun — A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.
Scintilla noun — A tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling.
Synthesis noun — Combination of ideas, concepts, or information to form a new whole.
Whimsical adjective — Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.
Exponent noun — A person who advocates or speaks in favor of something, especially a theory, proposal, or course of action.
Narrator noun — A person who narrates something, especially a character who recounts the events of a novel or narrative poem.
Parallel adjective — (Of lines, planes, surfaces, or objects) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them: equidistant.
Abrasive adjective — Causing irritation, roughness, or harshness.
Accomplish verb — To achieve or complete successfully.
Accurate adjective — Correct in all details: exact.
Aleatory adjective — Depending on luck or chance.
Analysis noun — Detailed examination of the elements.
Balderdash noun — Senseless talk or writing: nonsense.
Burgeoning adjective — Growing or expanding rapidly: flourishing.
Cogitate verb — To think deeply or carefully.
Cupidity noun — Greed for money or possessions.
Fortuitous adjective — Happening by accident or chance.
Inimical adjective — Tending to obstruct or harm.
Iniquity noun — Immoral or grossly unfair behavior.
Likewise adjective — In the same way: also.
Molecule noun — Group of atoms bonded together.
Venerate verb — Regard with great respect: revere.
Cessation noun — The fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.
Colleague noun — A person with whom one works, especially in a profession or business.
Dissident noun — A person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.
Variables noun — An element, feature, or factor that is liable to vary or change.
Yggdrasil noun — In Norse mythology, an immense mythical tree that connects the nine worlds.
Pastoral adjective — (Especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle.
Yataghan noun — A type of Turkish sword with a double curved blade, typically used in the Middle East and Central Asia.
Arrogate verb — To claim or take without justification.
Circuitous adjective — Longer than the most direct way.
Condescend verb — Show feelings of superiority: be patronizing.
Consequent adjective — Following as a result or effect.
Curmudgeon noun — A bad tempered or surly person.
Economic adjective — Relating to economics or the economy.
Impervious adjective — Not allowing fluid to pass through.
Lugubrious adjective — Looking or sounding sad and dismal.
Synergy noun — The interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.
Analogy noun — A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
Dimension noun — A measurable extent of some kind, such as length, breadth, depth, or height.
Embellish verb — To make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.
Mechanism noun — A system of parts working together in a machine: a piece of machinery.
Sycophant noun — A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.
Rhetoric noun — The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
Adequate adjective — Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.
Capacity noun — The maximum amount that something can contain.
Chauvinist noun — A person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism.
Comprehend verb — Understand the meaning or significance of something.
Diaphanous adjective — (Especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent.
Epiphany noun — A moment of sudden revelation or insight.
Evaluate verb — Assess the quality or significance of something.
Initiate verb — Cause (a process or action) to begin.
Maximise verb — Make as large or great as possible.
Mitigate verb — To make less severe, serious, or painful.
Phlegmatic adjective — Having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.
Stentorian adjective — (Of a person's voice) loud and powerful.
Sufficient adjective — Adequate or enough for a particular purpose.
Validate verb — Confirm the accuracy or truthfulness of something.
Collusion noun — Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others.
Fluctuate verb — To rise and fall irregularly in number or amount: to vary or change unpredictably.
Gestation noun — The process of carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth.
Isolate verb — Cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.
Perennial adjective — Lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time: enduring or continually recurring.
Potential noun — Having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.
Pervasive adjective — Widespread.
Abdicate verb — To renounce or relinquish power, authority, or responsibility.
Allocate verb — Distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose.
Complement noun — A thing that completes or brings to perfection. (Completes: having every necessary or normal part or component or step.)
Concurrent adjective — Existing, happening, or done at the same time.
Definite adjective — Clearly stated or decided: not vague or doubtful.
Dominate verb — Have a commanding influence on: exercise control over.
Latitude noun — Angular distance north or south from the equator.
Militate verb — Be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing.
Simulate verb — To imitate the appearance or characteristics of something.
Yesteryear noun — Last year or the time in the past.
Bystander noun — A person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.
Challenge noun — A call to prove or justify something: a task or situation that tests someone's abilities.
Epitome noun — A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.
Establish verb — Set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis.
Forestall verb — To prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time.
Stratagem noun — A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.
Execrable adjective — Wretched, detestable.
Amenable adjective — Open and responsive to suggestion: easily persuaded or controlled.
Cognitious adjective — Having a high level of cognitive ability or awareness.
Correspond verb — Have a close similarity: match or agree almost exactly.
Efficacy noun — The ability to produce a desired or intended result.
Military noun — Relating to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces.
Monotony noun — Lack of variety and interest: tedious repetition and routine.
Obsequious adjective — Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
Sybarite noun — A person who is fond of luxury and pleasure.
Tangential adjective — Relating to or along a tangent: diverging or digressing. (Diverging: tending to move apart in different directions.)
Ultimate adjective — Being or happening at the end of a process.
Accretion noun — The process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.
Officious adjective — Assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters.
Symbiosis noun — Interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.
Declivity noun — A downward slope.
Amortize verb — To gradually write off the initial cost of an asset.
Complacent adjective — Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.
Disabuse verb — To persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken.
Disruption noun — Disturbance or problems that interrupt an event, activity, or process.
Enervate verb — To cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality.
Identify verb — Establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is.
Obdurate adjective — Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.
Propitious adjective — Giving or indicating a good chance of success: favorable: auspicious.
Sacrosanct adjective — Regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with.
Volatile adjective — Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.
Principle noun — A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior.
Castigate verb — To reprimand (someone) severely.
Estimable adjective — Worthy of great respect.
Legislate verb — Make or enact laws.
Abrogate verb — Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).
Apostate noun — A person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle.
Attitude noun — A settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something.
Commission noun — An instruction, command, or role given to a person or group.
Inundate verb — To overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with.
Pedestrian noun — A person walking along a road or in a developed area.
Malleable adjective — (Of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking.
Pragmatic adjective — Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
Strategic adjective — Relating to the identification of long term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them.
Adumbrate verb — To foreshadow vaguely or partially. (Foreshadow: indicate, as with a sign or an omen.)
Analgesia noun — The inability to feel pain.
Avocation noun — A hobby or minor occupation.
Delineate verb — To describe or portray precisely.
Ignorance noun — Lack of knowledge or information.
Itinerant adjective — Traveling from place to place.
Obfuscate verb — Render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
Wabi-sabi noun — A Japanese aesthetic embracing imperfection.
Advocate verb — A person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.
Automate verb — Convert (a process or facility) to be operated by largely automatic equipment.
Foundation noun — The lowest load bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.
Generate verb — Cause (something, especially an emotion or situation) to arise or come about.
Hegemony noun — Leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.
Oxymoron noun — A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
Attribute noun — Regard something as being caused by.
Available adjective — Able to be used or obtained.
Bellicose adjective — Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
Cacophony noun — A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
Circumspect adjective — Wary and unwilling to take risks.
Desultory adjective — Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.
Identical adjective — Similar in every detail: exactly alike.
Impudence noun — The quality of being impudent: impertinence.
Invective noun — Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
Reputable adjective — Having a good reputation: honorable, respectable.
Solecism noun — A grammatical mistake in speech or writing, regarded as a characteristic of a speaker or writer who has not yet attained a high level of proficiency.
Soporific adjective — Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep. (Drowsiness: a very sleepy state.)
Veritable adjective — Being truly or very much so.
Concession noun — A thing that is granted, especially in response to demands: a thing conceded.
Innovate verb — Make changes in something established, especially by introducing new methods, ideas, or products.
Yokemate noun — A companion or partner: someone who shares a yoke or burden with another.
Hierarchy noun — A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
Yarboroum noun — "A variant spelling of ""Yarborough, "" referring to a hand in bridge or whist containing no card above a nine".
Antipathy noun — A deep seated feeling of dislike: aversion.
Arbitrate verb — To reach an authoritative judgment or settlement.
Connoisseur noun — An expert judge in matters of taste.
Cooperate verb — Act jointly: work toward the same end.
Disparate adjective — Essentially different in kind: not allowing comparison.
Erudition noun — Knowledge acquired by study, research, or learning.
Fanatical adjective — Filled with excessive and single minded zeal.
Gustatory adjective — Having to do with taste or eating.
Repudiate verb — Refuse to accept or be associated with.
Symbolize verb — To represent or stand for something else.
Terrestrial adjective — Of, on, or relating to the earth.
Assessment noun — The evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something.
Assumption noun — A thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.
Estimate verb — An approximate calculation or judgment of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.
Minimise verb — Reduce (something, especially something unwanted or unpleasant) to the smallest possible amount or degree.
Voluptuous adjective — Sensuously pleasing or gratifying to the senses: characterized by luxury, indulgence, or sensual pleasure.
Xylology noun — The scientific study or examination of wood and its properties, structure, uses, and distribution.
Calamitous adjective — Disastrous.
Economy noun — The wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.
Acidulous adjective — Having a sour or sharp taste or character.
Attenuate verb — To reduce the force, effect, or value of.
Conspicuous adjective — Standing out so as to be clearly visible.
Contentious adjective — Causing or likely to cause an argument: controversial.
Formulate verb — Create or devise a plan, system, or theory.
Guideline noun — A general rule, principle, or piece of advice.
Immigrate verb — Come to live permanently in a foreign country.
Implicate verb — Show (someone) to be involved in a crime.
Overwrought adjective — In a state of nervous excitement or anxiety.
Potentate noun — A monarch or ruler, especially an autocratic one.
Procedure noun — An established or official way of doing something.
Untenable adjective — Not able to be maintained or defended: indefensible. (Indefensible: incapable of being defended or justified.)
Vacillate verb — Waver between different opinions or actions: be indecisive.
Vehemence noun — Intensity or forcefulness of expression: fervor or passion.
Vigilance noun — Watchfulness or alertness, especially to danger or trouble.
Accolade noun — An award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit.
Desolate adjective — (Of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.
Sinecure noun — A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.
Velocity noun — Rate of change of position of an object with respect to a frame of reference.
Equanimous adjective — Even, balanced.
Individual noun — Single: separate.
Munificent adjective — Lavish, generous.
Transitory adjective — Not permanent.
Accompany verb — Go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort.
Aggregate noun — A whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements.
Alleviate verb — To make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe.
Conducive adjective — Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible.
Emolument noun — A salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.
Irascible adjective — Having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.
Sybaritic adjective — Fond of luxury or pleasure seeking: indulgent in luxury.
Undertake verb — Commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility).
Voluntary adjective — Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
Category noun — A class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics or attributes.
Lapidary adjective — Relating to the engraving, cutting, or polishing of precious stones or the person who does it.
Xenogamy noun — The fertilization of a flower by pollen from a different plant, often of a different species.
Paragraph noun — A distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering.
Empirical adjective — Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience.
Frugality noun — The quality of being economical with money or food: thriftiness. (Thriftiness: frugality in the expenditure of money or resources.)
Incentive noun — A thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something. (Motivates: give an incentive for action.)
Inculcate verb — To instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction.
Integrity noun — The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
Lassitude noun — A state of physical or mental weariness: lack of energy.
Consistent adjective — Acting or done in the same way over time, especially so as to be fair or accurate.
Evidence noun — The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
Positive adjective — Consisting in or characterized by the presence or possession of features or qualities rather than their absence.