7th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 8
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| peculiarly | To do something in an odd manner. | The bird played the piano peculiarly with its beak. | strangely, curiously, bizarrely | normally, usually, commonly | Adverb |
| quench | To extinguish. | The athlete drank a bottle of water to quench his thirst. | douse, suppress, eliminate | start, begin, instigate | Verb |
| humdrum | Referring to something that is boring. | The sequel was humdrum compared to the original film. | dull, mundane, tedious | exciting, extraordinary, eventful | Adjective |
| scant | A meager amount. | She could taste even a scant amount of cinnamon, which she disliked intensely. | sparse, paltry, skimpy | ample, plentiful, adequate | Adjective |
| lethargic | A sluggish manner. | The flu made her lethargic, so she slept more. | lazy, sleepy, drowsy | energetic, animated, active | Adjective |
| callous | Having no sympathy. | The callous landlord evicted the family before they could find another home. | heartless, uncaring, indifferent | merciful, responsive, tender | Adjective |
| defer | To postpone. | The football team had to defer their final game time until spring. | delay, prolong, stall | expedite, shorten, quicken | Verb |
| distasteful | To be unpleasant. | The art was praised by many but considered distasteful by others. | objectionable, detestable, repugnant | delightful, attractive, pleasing | Adjective |
| enjoined | To impose an order with urgency. | The college enjoined professors to utilize technology to teach. | To impose an order with urgency. | appoint, decree, require | Verb |
| hype | To liven up. | The marketing team wanted to hype their new product on social media. | advertise, promote, plug | suppress, hinder, silence | Verb |
| metamorphosis | The process of change from immature to mature. | We watched the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies. | change, mutation, rebirth | Noun | |
| fixate | To intensely focus. | The baby was so obsessed with glasses that her eyes would fixate on anyone wearing them. | obsess, stare, preoccupy | ignore, disregard, overlook | Verb |
| breathtaking | Something thrilling. | The breathtaking view of the Grand Canyon makes it a popular tourist destination. | astonishing, stunning, astonishing | boring, ordinary, typical | Adjective |
| disconcerting | To be confused or thrown off. | It was disconcerting to know that someone had been in my locker. | flustered, disturbed, rattled | content, soothed, calm | Adjective |
| conveyance | The process of moving something or someone from one place to another. | The conveyance of coal from Pennsylvania to other states was getting more expensive. | movement, transportation, shipment | standstill, gridlock, logjam | Noun |
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