1. 2nd Semester Vocabulary
7th Grade

2. Copious
Abundant

3. Scathing
Bitterly harsh; overly severe

4. Ribald
Vulgar or indecent language or behavior

5. Bland
Mild (as in taste or color)

6. Altruism
An unselfish devotion to others

7. Reticent
Quiet

8. Insipid
Dull and boring

9. Sapient
Wise

10. Palatable
Tasty; pleasant tasting

11. Careen
To swerve

12. Agrarian
Pertaining to farming or agriculture

13. Zealot
Fanatic

14. Prognosticate
To forecast or predict

15. Cower
To cringe or back down in fear

16. Ascendant
Someone who’s power is rising

17. Overt
Not concealed; obvious

18. Supersede
To replace or come after

19. Perspective
Point of View

20. Tribulation
Time of great trouble

21. Pragmatic
Practical

22. Surveillance
Supervision

23. Turbid
Muddy

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

25. Abstruse
Hard to understand

26. Adamant
Immovable; unyielding; refusing to be persuaded

27. Captivate
To fascinate

28. Disseminate
To spread widely