7th Grade English Vocabulary
Accelerate
(v.) To speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly.
Bystander
(n.) One who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part
Canvass
(v.) To go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss
Casual
(adj.) Happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal.
Downtrodden
(Adj.) Treated unfairly and cruelly; oppressed
Entice
(v.) To attract, tempt
Erode
(v.) To wear away gradually, eat away
Flounder
(v.) To thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way
Graphic
(adj.) Lifelike, vivid, relating to the pictorial arts
Gruesome
(Adj.) Horrible, revolting, ghastly
Melancholy
(Adj.) Sad, gloomy, unhappy. (N.) sadness, gloominess
Ordeal
(n.) A difficult or painful experience; a trial
Parch
(v.) To make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat
Persist
(v). To continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain
Puny
(adj.) of less than normal strength or size; of no importance
Quibble
(v.) to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; (n.) A petty objection
Ratify
(v.) To approve, give formal approval to, confirm
Regal
(Adj.) Royal, kinglike; fit for a king
Stifle
(v.) To smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off
Vital
(Adj.) Having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial