Grade 7 Vocabulary

(n) a person who does something as a pastime, not a as a profession

(v) 1. to go or move upward; to rise; 2.  to climb or ride

(v) to say suddenly or accidentally

(n) a person who judges people or things according to certain standards

(n) 1.  an entrance hall in a house or an apartment 2.  a lobby

(v)1.  to pretend to be someone; 2.  to imitate someone

(v)1.  to urge on; 2.  to put in motion

(v) 1.  to yield to the whims of another; 2.  to pamper

(n)something said or done for the amusement or laughter (v) to act or play in an amusing way; to joke

(adj) 1.  silent; 2.  unable to speak; (v) to muffle the sound of

(v) to confuse or perplex

v).  1. to give an oral or a written acount of; 2.  to tell of events or experiences in speech or writing

(n) 1.  a command or an order;  2.  a public regulation

(v) to consider or rate too highly

(v) 1.  to follow or chase; 2.  to try to get

(adj) 1.  quickly or without delay; 2.  willingly;  3.  easily

(v) to make fun of

(adj) full of dislike and critical behavior

(n) the ability  to do or say somehting in a way that does not offen

(adj) not discouraged; 2.  brave

(n) 1.  a large display of people or things; 2.  proper order

(n) the study opf stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies

(v) to confuse or to puzzle

(n) a long, loose outer garment; (v) to cover up or conceal

(n) a person who belongs to the same time period as another: (adj) 1.  belonging to the same period of time;  2.  modern; current

(v) 1.  to standup to; 2.  to challenge

(n) a person who behaves in an unusual way; (adj) 2.  out of the ordinary

(v) to write, to print, or engrave letters or words on a surface

(v) to delay leaving

(v) to show or point out

(adj) 1.  reasonable; 2.  explainable

(adj) of or having to do with the moon

(v) to copy or imitate by speech. gesture, or expression;  (n) a person who imitates other people

(n) a long adventurous journey

(n) a simple story that teaches a moral lesson

(n) a moment of trembling; (v) to tremble

(v) 1.  to wander at random; 2.  to roam widely

(v) 1. to set apart as holy; 2.  to purify or free from sin

(adj) serious, earnest

(v) 1.  to sign one's name;  2.  to agree with something

(adj) nearly correct; (v) to come near to

(n) something said or done to mislead others with false confidence; (v) to fool or mislead by showing false confidence

(v) 1.  to turn bottom side up;  2. to upset; 3.  to overturn

(v) to take or seize private property, usually as a penalty

(n) 1.  a current of water or air moving in a motion different from the common flow, often in a circle; 2.  a whirlwind or whirlpool

(adj) done with little difficulty, or effort; easy

(n) 1. the steering gear of a ship; 2.  a position of leadership

(n) a motorboat that skims the top of the water at high speeds; (v) 1.  to drive a hydroplane; 2.  to lose control in a vehicle by skimming along the surface of a wet road

(adj) 1.  stormy; 2.  harsh

(v) 1.  to fill with air or gas;  2.  to expand or swell unnaturally or by force

(n) 1.  a shallow body of water, separated from the sea by sandbars or coral reefs;  2.  any small, shallow body of water

(n) a written or published  notice of someone's death

(v) 1.  to work effectively; 2.  to perform surgery

(n) an abnormal fear of a thing or situation

(n) a difficult or bad situation

(v) to direct attention to some source for help or information

(n) a brief, sudden windstorm

(n) 1.  anything that moves in a violent, swelling manner;  2.  a sudden, powerful rush or burst (v) 1.  to move in a swelling way; 2.  to rise and fall violently

(adj) 1.  not trustworthy; 2.  dangerous

(v) to spread out or unfold