Pre-7th Grade List

Ethan W.
Words students should know before 7th grade.
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  1. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
  2. abundant
    present in great quantity
  3. access
    the right to enter
  4. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  5. accumulate
    get or gather together
  6. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  7. adhere
    stick to firmly
  8. agony
    intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
  9. allegiance
    the act of binding yourself to a course of action
  10. ambition
    a strong drive for success
  11. ample
    more than enough in size or scope or capacity
  12. anguish
    extreme distress of body or mind
  13. anticipate
    regard something as probable or likely
  14. anxious
    causing or fraught with or showing nervousness
  15. apparel
    clothing in general
  16. appeal
    earnest or urgent request
  17. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  18. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  19. arrogant
    having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance
  20. awe
    an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
  21. barren
    completely wanting or lacking
  22. beneficial
    promoting or enhancing well-being
  23. blunder
    an embarrassing mistake
  24. boisterous
    marked by exuberance and high spirits
  25. boycott
    refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization
  26. burden
    weight to be carried or borne
  27. campaign
    related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
  28. capacity
    capability to perform or produce
  29. capital
    a large alphabetic character used in writing or printing
  30. civic
    of or relating or belonging to a city
  31. clarity
    the quality of being coherent and easily understood
  32. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  33. collide
    crash together with violent impact
  34. commend
    present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence
  35. commentary
    a written explanation or criticism or illustration
  36. compact
    closely and firmly united or packed together
  37. composure
    steadiness of mind under stress
  38. concise
    expressing much in few words
  39. consent
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
  40. consequence
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  41. conserve
    keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  42. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  43. constant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  44. contaminate
    make impure
  45. context
    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
  46. continuous
    moving in time or space without interruption
  47. controversy
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  48. convenient
    suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
  49. cope
    come to terms with
  50. cordial
    politely warm and friendly
  51. cultivate
    adapt something wild to the environment
  52. cumulative
    increasing by successive addition
  53. declare
    state emphatically and authoritatively
  54. deluge
    a heavy rain
  55. dense
    having high compaction or concentration
  56. deplete
    use up, as resources or materials
  57. deposit
    the act of putting something somewhere
  58. designate
    design or destine
  59. desperate
    a person who is frightened and in need of help
  60. deteriorate
    become worse or disintegrate
  61. dialogue
    a conversation between two persons
  62. diligent
    quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
  63. diminish
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  64. discretion
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
  65. dissent
    a difference of opinion
  66. dissolve
    pass into a solution
  67. distinct
    constituting a separate entity or part
  68. diversity
    noticeable variety
  69. domestic
    of or relating to the home
  70. dominate
    be in control
  71. drastic
    forceful and extreme and rigorous
  72. duration
    the period of time during which something continues
  73. dwell
    inhabit or live in
  74. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  75. eerie
    suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
  76. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  77. efficient
    being effective without wasting time, effort, or expense
  78. elaborate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  79. eligible
    qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
  80. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
  81. encounter
    come together
  82. equivalent
    being essentially comparable to something
  83. erupt
    start suddenly
  84. esteem
    the condition of being honored
  85. evolve
    undergo development
  86. exaggerate
    enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  87. excel
    distinguish oneself
  88. exclude
    prevent from entering; shut out
  89. expanse
    a wide and open space or area, as of land, sea, or sky
  90. exploit
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
  91. extinct
    no longer in existence
  92. extract
    remove, usually with some force or effort
  93. factor
    anything that contributes causally to a result
  94. former
    the first of two or the first mentioned of two
  95. formulate
    prepare according to instructions
  96. fuse
    any igniter used to initiate the burning of a propellant
  97. futile
    producing no result or effect
  98. generate
    bring into existence
  99. genre
    a kind of literary or artistic work
  100. habitat
    the type of environment in which an organism normally lives
  101. hazardous
    involving risk or danger
  102. hoax
    something intended to deceive
  103. hostile
    characterized by enmity or ill will
  104. idiom
    expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words
  105. ignite
    cause to start burning
  106. immense
    unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
  107. improvise
    manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
  108. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  109. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  110. influence
    a power to affect persons or events
  111. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  112. innovation
    the act of starting something for the first time
  113. intimidate
    compel or deter by or as if by threats
  114. jovial
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  115. knack
    a special way of doing something
  116. leeway
    a permissible difference
  117. legislation
    the act of making or enacting laws
  118. leisure
    time available for ease and relaxation
  119. liberate
    grant freedom to; free from confinement
  120. likeness
    similarity in appearance or nature between persons or things
  121. linger
    remain present although waning or gradually dying
  122. literal
    limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
  123. loathe
    dislike intensely; feel disgust toward
  124. lure
    provoke someone to do something through persuasion
  125. majority
    the main part
  126. makeshift
    done or made using whatever is available
  127. manipulate
    influence or control shrewdly or deviously
  128. marvel
    be amazed at
  129. massive
    containing a great quantity of matter
  130. maximum
    the greatest or most complete or best possible
  131. meager
    deficient in amount or quality or extent
  132. migration
    the movement of persons from one locality to another
  133. mimic
    imitate, especially for satirical effect
  134. minute
    a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
  135. monotonous
    sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
  136. negotiate
    discuss the terms of an arrangement
  137. obstacle
    something that stands in the way and must be surmounted
  138. omniscient
    knowing, seeing, or understanding everything
  139. onset
    the beginning or early stages
  140. optimist
    a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
  141. originate
    come into existence; take on form or shape
  142. painstaking
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  143. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  144. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  145. persecute
    cause to suffer
  146. plummet
    drop sharply
  147. possess
    have ownership of
  148. poverty
    the state of having little or no money and possessions
  149. precise
    sharply exact or accurate or delimited
  150. predicament
    an unpleasant or difficult situation
  151. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
  152. prejudice
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  153. preliminary
    preceding or in preparation for something more important
  154. primitive
    characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
  155. priority
    status established in order of importance or urgency
  156. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
  157. propel
    cause to move forward with force
  158. prosecute
    conduct legal proceedings against a defendant
  159. prosper
    make steady progress
  160. provoke
    provide the needed stimulus for
  161. pursue
    follow in an effort to capture
  162. quest
    the act of searching for something
  163. recount
    narrate or give a detailed account of
  164. refuge
    something or someone turned to for assistance or security
  165. reinforce
    strengthen and support
  166. reluctant
    not eager
  167. remorse
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  168. remote
    located far away spatially
  169. resolute
    firm in purpose or belief
  170. restrain
    hold back
  171. retaliate
    make a counterattack and return like for like
  172. retrieve
    get or find back; recover the use of
  173. rigorous
    strict; allowing no deviation from a standard
  174. rural
    living in or characteristic of farming or country life
  175. salvage
    rescuing a ship or its crew from a shipwreck or a fire
  176. sanctuary
    a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
  177. siege
    an action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place
  178. significant
    rich in implication
  179. solar
    relating to the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
  180. soothe
    cause to feel better
  181. stationary
    not capable of being moved
  182. stifle
    impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
  183. strive
    attempt by employing effort
  184. subordinate
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  185. subsequent
    following in time or order
  186. superior
    of high quality or performance
  187. supplement
    an additional component that improves capability
  188. swarm
    a group of many things in the air or on the ground
  189. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
  190. terminate
    bring to an end or halt
  191. terrain
    a piece of ground having specific characteristics
  192. transform
    change or alter in appearance or nature
  193. transport
    move something or somebody around
  194. treacherous
    dangerously unstable and unpredictable
  195. unanimous
    in complete agreement
  196. unique
    the single one of its kind
  197. unruly
    unable to be governed or controlled
  198. urban
    relating to a city or densely populated area
  199. vacate
    leave behind empty; move out of
  200. verdict
    findings of a jury on issues submitted to it for decision
  201. verge
    the limit beyond which something happens or changes
  202. vibrant
    vigorous and animated
  203. vital
    performing an essential function in the living body
  204. vow
    a solemn pledge to do something
  205. void
    an empty area or space
  206. yearn
    desire strongly or persistently
Created on Sat Aug 18 12:20:33 EDT 2012 (updated Tue Aug 21 11:14:51 EDT 2012)

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