7th Grade Vocabulary List

These 7th-grade word lists are handy resources for students to meet academic requirements and pass evaluation tests. The core is 400 spelling words. Also, the lists include printable worksheets and interactive practices to speed up studying.

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 Quick Access 7th Grade LAK12 Spelling Words
LAK12 recommends the following 400 words as a must-have spelling skill for the 7th-grade students. The vocabulary lists are displayed in eight groups on the webpage, making it easy to view and skim. Each word is clickable to check its definition on demand.

In each group webpage, you can run interactive spelling quizzes, word definition single choice tests, and other online exercises. Because some people used to study new words in old-school ways, the list's PDFs are also available to download from the page.
7th Grade Spelling Words List 1  
Word List Spelling Quiz Worksheet Speaking 1 Speaking 2
absolutely
accept
access
accessory
accomplish
achieve
activate
address
adequate
admire
affectionate
afford
alienate
alligator
American
announce
antidote
anxious
apiece
apparent
appearance
appetizer
appreciative
apprenticeship
aptitude
aquarium
archaeology
arraignment
artificial
aspirin
assume
athletic
atmosphere
attitude
attorney
attractive
autumn
average
ballet
banana
banquet
barricade
bazaar
belief
besides
bizarre
bombard
brief
brilliant
buffet
7th Grade Spelling Words List 2  
Word List Spelling Quiz Worksheet Speaking 1 Speaking 2
cannon
cantaloupe
canyon
carnival
catsup
cautious
ceiling
celebration
challenge
championship
Chicago
chili
chilly
chronograph
chutney
cleanse
coarse
cobra
coincidence
collapse
collect
collector
college
comedy
command
committee
communicate
comparative
compassionate
conceivable
condemn
confidence
connect
conquer
considerate
consistent
constructive
continue
controversy
convenient
cooperate
costume
council
counsel
counterfeit
coyote
creative
crocodile
deceitful
deceive
7th Grade Spelling Words List 3  
Word List Spelling Quiz Worksheet Speaking 1 Speaking 2
decorate
defective
definite
denominator
descend
desperate
develop
diesel
digestion
dilemma
discipline
discreet
discrete
disease
disentangle
disguise
dishonor
disinfectant
distract
disturb
double
doubt
doughnut
dungeon
easel
elegant
elementary
embarrassment
emigrate
encounter
enemy
enlighten
entrance
envelop
envelope
environmental
exaggerate
excellence
exclude
exhale
exhaustion
expensive
expert
explore
exquisite
familiar
fascinate
fatigue
fictitious
financial
7th Grade Spelling Words List 4  
Word List Spelling Quiz Worksheet Speaking 1 Speaking 2
finely
forbidden
forgotten
fortunate
forty
friendship
fugitive
furthermore
garage
gasoline
glacier
glimpse
gracious
grief
grievance
guarantee
guardian
guidance
guilty
hardship
harmonious
harmony
haste
hasten
heavily
heir
helicopter
hesitant
honesty
humane
humid
hundredth
husband
hydroelectric
ignorant
ignore
illegal
illegible
illiterate
illogical
illustrate
imbalance
immature
immeasurable
immediate
immigrate
impatient
imperfect
impolite
improper
7th Grade Spelling Words List 5  
Word List Spelling Quiz Worksheet Speaking 1 Speaking 2
incapable
incompetence
inconsiderate
independence
indirect
individual
inequality
inexpensive
informal
informative
inhale
inherit
injury
instance
insulation
insurance
intercept
interrupt
intrigue
intuitive
inventive
irrational
irregular
irrelevant
irreplaceable
irresistible
irresponsible
jealousy
koala
later
latter
laughter
leadership
league
leisure
lemonade
license
macaroni
magazine
magic
magnify
majority
malicious
marshal
martial
Maryland
medal
mediocre
membership
mention
7th Grade Spelling Words List 6  
Word List Spelling Quiz Worksheet Speaking 1 Speaking 2
mirror
mischievous
monologue
moose
motion
multiply
muscle
muscular
naive
national
nature
negative
neighborhood
neither
neutrality
niece
nuisance
obligate
origin
originate
orphan
overcook
overemphasize
overflow
overlook
overrule
ownership
parliament
partner
pastime
patience
penalty
perception
perform
performance
permanent
persistent
personnel
pessimism
pigeon
poetic
pollutant
population
porpoise
possess
possessive
postdate
postgraduate
posthumous
postponement
7th Grade Spelling Words List 7  
Word List Spelling Quiz Worksheet Speaking 1 Speaking 2
postwar
prearrange
precaution
precious
precocious
prefer
preferable
prehistoric
preliminary
premonition
preposterous
preview
productive
prominent
promise
propeller
protein
psychiatrist
pummel
purchase
receipt
recent
reconcile
reconstruct
reduce
register
relationship
relief
reluctant
remedial
remedy
reminiscent
remorseful
renew
rescue
research
resent
resign
resignation
restaurant
retrieval
review
rhinestone
roughly
scenic
scent
schedule
seize
sensational
sensitive
7th Grade Spelling Words List 8  
Word List Spelling Quiz Worksheet Speaking 1 Speaking 2
serial
service
sewer
shield
significance
skiing
slogan
social
solemn
sophomore
strict
subtle
suggestion
susceptible
suspicious
teenage
temperamental
Tennessee
therefore
thirteen
thorough
thoroughly
thunderstorm
tissue
toboggan
tomato
tractor
tranquil
tremendous
trustworthy
tunnel
twelfth
underachiever
undercover
underweight
uniform
unite
unity
unwieldy
unwritten
urban
vaccination
vague
vanilla
variety
viewpoint
waltz
worth
wring
yield
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