2nd Semester Vocabulary 7th Grade

Copious Abundant

Scathing Bitterly harsh; overly severe

Ribald Vulgar or indecent language or behavior

Bland Mild (as in taste or color)

Altruism An unselfish devotion to others

Reticent Quiet

Insipid Dull and boring

Sapient Wise

Palatable Tasty; pleasant tasting

Careen To swerve

Agrarian Pertaining to farming or agriculture

Zealot Fanatic

Prognosticate To forecast or predict

Cower To cringe or back down in fear

Ascendant Someone who’s power is rising

Overt Not concealed; obvious

Supersede To replace or come after

Perspective Point of View

Tribulation Time of great trouble

Pragmatic Practical

Surveillance Supervision

Turbid Muddy

Soliloquy *Talking while alone; a speech to nobody performed in a play or drama

Abstruse Hard to understand

Adamant Immovable; unyielding; refusing to be persuaded

Captivate To fascinate

Disseminate To spread widely