There’s no doubt that 7th grade students need strong vocabulary skills. With more word knowledge at their disposal, students can effectively express themselves when writing and speaking, better understand what they read, and ultimately achieve greater academic success in middle school and beyond. Read on to find 100 common vocabulary words that all 7th grade students should add to their lexicons!
| abbreviate |
duress |
impermanent |
obsolete |
reprehensible |
| adjacent |
elapse |
improvise |
opponent |
repress |
| arbitrary |
eminent |
incoherent |
oration |
respite |
| assail |
engross |
inhibit |
paltry |
retract |
| attentive |
ethics |
irate |
permeate |
reverberate |
| badger |
exhilarating |
jostle |
persistent |
ruse |
| bizarre |
fabricate |
jubilant |
placate |
sanctuary |
| brevity |
fabulous |
linguistic |
potential |
saturate |
| circumference |
fitful |
mammoth |
precipitation |
scamper |
| companionship |
flamboyant |
manufacture |
preclude |
singular |
| composure |
flourish |
mar |
prelude |
slake |
| condense |
foster |
mentor |
premise |
sortie |
| conspicuous |
fray |
militant |
profound |
stagnate |
| contract |
frugal |
miscellaneous |
proposition |
subordinate |
| convection |
fruitful |
morose |
prudent |
succession |
| detest |
hilarity |
mundane |
rampart |
succumb |
| dexterity |
horizontal |
mythology |
realm |
tertiary |
| diameter |
host |
nominal |
rejuvenate |
transgress |
| distract |
hostile |
nullify |
remnant |
viable |
| dreg |
hypothetical |
obscure |
remote |
wince |
Teach your students these words and more with Prestwick House’s collection of vocabulary resources for 7th grade!