7th Grade English Vocabulary 24
Clangor (N) A continuous loud banging or ringing sound
Enjoin (V) Instruct or urge someone to do something
Gloat (V) Think about one’s success or another’s misfortune with smugness or pleasure
Indict (V) Formally accuse someone of or charge someone with a serious crime
Legacy (N) An amount of money or property left to someone in a will
Livid (Adj) Furiously angry
Mortify (V) Cause someone to feel ashamed, embarrassed, or humiliated
Patent (N) The exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention
Patriarch (N) The male head of a family or tribe
Wheedle (V) Use flattery to persuade someone to do something or give up something