7th Grade Words for Dehcho, NT, Canada
Words for 7th Grade students of Dehcho Divisional Education Council.
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| 7th Grade Words for Dehcho Divisional Education Council |
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abandon
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v. leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever | |
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abbreviation
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n. shortening something by omitting parts of it | |
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absence
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n. state of being absent; state of being away | |
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absolutely
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ad. completely or definitely; used as a strong way of saying 'yes' | |
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absorb
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v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention | |
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abundant
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a. plentiful; possessing riches or resources | |
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accessible
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a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with | |
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accomplishment
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n. achievement or fulfillment; something that is successful after a lot of work or effort | |
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accurate
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a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement | |
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achievement
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n. feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective | |
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adequate
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a. sufficient; enough to meet a purpose | |
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adjustable
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a. capable of being changed so as to match or fit | |
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admit
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v. permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to | |
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admittance
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n. the right to enter | |
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advice
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n. a proposal for an appropriate course of action | |
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advise
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v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something | |
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afghan
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a. of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people | |
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alternate
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a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute | |
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alternative
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a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice | |
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amusement
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n. a feeling of delight at being entertained | |
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analysis
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n. study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts | |
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analyze
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v. discover or reveal something through detailed examination; diagnose; examine | |
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ancestor
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n. a person related to you who lived a long time ago; forefather, forerunner, or predecessor | |
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anniversary
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a. annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place | |
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appreciate
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v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of | |
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artificial
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a. made by humans; produced rather than natural. | |
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assistance
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n. activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | |
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association
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n. connection, whether of persons of things; union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose | |
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athlete
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n. sports man; one who contended for prize in public games | |
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atmosphere
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n. air, the mixture of gases around the earth | |
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attendance
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n. act of being present | |
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authority
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n. jurisdiction; power to enforce laws | |
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bacteria
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n. very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases | |
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bagel
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n. a type of bread that is small, hard, and in the shape of a ring | |
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baggage
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n. trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage | |
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bicycle
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n. a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals | |
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biscuit
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n. a small, flat cake that is dry and usually sweet; cookie | |
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bizarre
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a. fantastic; very strange and unusuall in style or appearance | |
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boulevard
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n. a wide street in city, usually with trees on each side or along the centre | |
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boundary
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n. dividing line that marks the edge or limit of something; border | |
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bouquet
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n. small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present | |
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brilliant
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a. full of light; shining or bright; sharp and clear in tone | |
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brochure
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n. small book usually having paper cover; pamphlet | |
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bulletin
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n. brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement | |
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bureau
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n. an administrative unit of government | |
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campaign
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n. battle; a series of actions advancing a principle | |
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cancellation
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n. act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement | |
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candidate
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n. a person who is competing to get a job, prize, or honor | |
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capable
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a. having the ability required for a specific task | |
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capital
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n. the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state | |
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capitol
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n. the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet | |
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category
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n. group, class, or collection of things sharing a common attribute | |
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celery
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n. widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked | |
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cemetery
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n. place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard | |
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changeable
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a. capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature | |
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chaperone
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n. one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people | |
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character
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n. mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual | |
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cinnamon
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n. an aromatic spice made from the peeled, dried, and rolled bark of a Southeast Asian tree | |
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civilize
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v. educate a society so that its culture becomes more developed | |
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commercial
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a. money making, involved in work that is intended for the mass market | |
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committed
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a. feeling dedication and loyalty to a cause, activity, or job; devoted | |
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committee
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n. special group delegated to consider some matter | |
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commotion
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n. a sudden, short period of noise, confusion, or excited movement | |
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companion
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n. a person you spend a lot of time with, often because of friends or travelling together; partner | |
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competent
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a. capable; adept | |
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competition
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n. struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize | |
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complement
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v. make something else seem better or more attractive when combining with it | |
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complex
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a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures | |
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compliment
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n. a remark that expresses approval, admiration, or respect; praise | |
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compressor
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n. device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas; anything which serves to compress | |
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concentrate
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v. bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body | |
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concentration
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n. complete attention; intense mental effort | |
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conductor
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n. a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance | |
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confetti
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n. small pieces of colored paper generally thrown about at festive occasions | |
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congratulations
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n. an expression of approval and commendation | |
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consequently
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ad. therefore; as a result or consequence of something; subsequently | |
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controlling
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v. exercise authoritative control or power over | |
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cringe
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v. shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility | |
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culminate
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v. reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit | |
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culprit
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n. someone who perpetrates wrongdoing | |
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deceive
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v. cause to believe what is not true; mislead | |
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delayed
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v. cause to be slowed down or delayed | |
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democracy
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n. a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | |
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deodorant
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n. a substance that is used to prevent or hide unpleasant smells, like those of the body | |
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description
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n. sketch or account of anything in words | |
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diameter
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n. length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on its edge | |
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diamond
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n. a precious stone consisting of a clear and colorless crystalline form of pure carbon | |
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discourage
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v. depress; take away hope from | |
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disgraceful
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a. giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation | |
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dismissal
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n. termination of someone's employment | |
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distinguished
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a. prominent; celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements | |
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dreadful
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a. very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking | |
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economics
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n. branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management | |
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economy
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n. system of trade and industry by which the wealth is made and used | |
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elementary
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a. easily dealt with; straightforward and fundamental | |
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embarrass
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v. cause someone to feel nervous, worried, or uncomfortable | |
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emotion
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n. a strong feeling such as love or anger, or strong feelings in general | |
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emphasize
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v. stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice | |
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encircle
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v. form a circle about; enclose within a circle or ring; surround | |
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encounter
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v. confront or meet, especially unexpectedly | |
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endurance
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n. perseverance; state or fact of persevering; continuing existence | |
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engineer
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v. design as an engineer | |
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environment
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n. surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions | |
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episode
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n. one of the single parts into which a story is divided, especially when it is broadcast on the tv | |
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erosion
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n. corrosion; a gradual decline of something | |
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eruption
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n. outbreak; sudden, often violent outburst | |
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evident
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a. easily seen or understood; obvious; apparent; clear | |
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exchange
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n. substitute; trade in; give in return for something received | |
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executive
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n. someone in a high position, like in business or government, who makes sure that laws or rules are carried out; administrator | |
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Exhibit
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v. give an exhibition of to an interested audience | |
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expensive
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a. high in price or charging high prices; costing a lot of money | |
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extinct
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a. no longer existing or living; vanished; dead | |
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extinguish
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v. stop a fire or a light burning; stop or get rid of an idea or feeling | |
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extraordinary
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a. exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual | |
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extremely
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ad. to an extreme degree | |
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fabricate
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v. build; put together out of components or parts | |
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failure
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n. an unexpected omission | |
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fascinating
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a. capable of arousing and holding the attention | |
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fatigue
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n. physical or mental weariness; exhaustion | |
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flagrant
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a. obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice | |
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foreign
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a. belonging or connected to a country that is not your own | |
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forfeit
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v. lose or be deprived of property or a right or privilege as a penalty for wrongdoing | |
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frequently
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ad. many times at short intervals | |
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fundamental
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a. relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential | |
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genuine
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a. authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true | |
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ghetto
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n. a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group | |
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gradual
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a. proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive | |
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graffiti
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n. a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls | |
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grammar
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n. the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) | |
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grievance
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n. a complaint or a strong feeling caused by unfair treatment | |
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guarantee
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n. a promise that something will be done, will happen, or is true | |
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harass
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v. annoy or trouble someone repeatedly; torment persistently | |
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havoc
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n. wide and general destruction; devastation; waste | |
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heroic
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a. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation; of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope | |
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hesitate
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v. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness | |
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horrify
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v. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | |
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hospital
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n. a health facility where patients receive treatment | |
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humid
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a. containing a high amount of water or water vapor | |
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humility
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n. quality or condition of being humble; low estimate of one's self; self-abasement | |
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hygiene
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n. conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease; sanitation | |
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identical
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a. duplicate or alike; being the exact same one | |
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idle
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a. given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy or vain | |
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idol
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n. someone who is admired and respected very much | |
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illegal
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a. prohibited by law, by official, or by accepted rules | |
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illustration
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n. picture; drawing; showing by example | |
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imaginary
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a. having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary | |
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immediately
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ad. proximately; directly; without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once | |
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immobilize
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v. stabilize; cause to be unable to move | |
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impossibility
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n. incapability of existing or occurring | |
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inconvenient
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a. not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs | |
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incredible
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a. unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding | |
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individual
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n. single person or thing; human regarded as a unique personality | |
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infamous
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a. notoriously bad; having exceedingly bad reputation | |
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influence
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n. power affecting person or thing; effect of one thing on another; flowing in or upon; influx | |
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informant
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n. someone who sees an event and reports what happened | |
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inhabit
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v. live in; occupy; reside in | |
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inherit
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v. receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy | |
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innocence
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n. the quality of naivete; the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil | |
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innocent
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a. naive; lacking sense or awareness; free from evil or guilt | |
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instructor
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n. a person whose occupation is teaching | |
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intelligent
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a. ingenious or wise; mentally acute | |
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interruption
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n. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation | |
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introduction
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n. formally making a person known to another or to the public | |
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involvement
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n. the act of sharing in the activities of a group | |
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irate
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a. feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged | |
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irresistible
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a. overwhelming; impossible to refuse or oppose because it is too pleasant and charming | |
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jealousy
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n. a feeling of unhappiness and anger because someone has something that you want; envy | |
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judgment
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n. the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions | |
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juvenile
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n. youth or adolescent; not fully grown or developed | |
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kettle
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n. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it | |
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knitting
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n. creating knitted wear | |
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laboratory
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n. a workplace for the conduct of scientific research | |
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language
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n. a body of words | |
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liquidation
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n. the act of exterminating | |
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management
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n. the act of managing something | |
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maneuver
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n. a movement or set of movements needing skill and care; strategy | |
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media
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n. public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, radio, and tv | |
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mileage
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n. distance measured in miles | |
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miniature
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a. used to describe something that is a very small copy of an object | |
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morale
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n. confidence; mood or spirit of a group that makes the members wants the group to succeed | |
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mortgage
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n. transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan | |
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movement
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n. a particular act of changing position or place | |
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murmur
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v. make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water | |
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musician
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n. artist who composes or conducts music as a profession | |
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mysterious
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a. beyond ordinary understanding | |
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negotiate
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v. discuss the terms of an arrangement | |
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nervous
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a. worried and anxious | |
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nuisance
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n. something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious | |
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nurture
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v. nourish; help grow or develop; foster | |
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oasis
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n. fertile or green spot in a waste or desert | |
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obedient
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a. subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command | |
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obstacle
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n. one that opposes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress | |
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obviously
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ad. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | |
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occasion
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n. a particular time, especially when something happens or has happened | |
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ordinarily
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ad. under normal conditions | |
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ordinary
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a. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; lacking special distinction, rank, or status | |
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organization
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n. a group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose | |
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pamphlet
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n. brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover | |
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panic
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n. sudden mass fear and anxiety | |
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panicky
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a. thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation | |
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parallel
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a. side by side and having the same distance continuously between them | |
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paralysis
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n. loss of the ability to move a body part | |
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paralyze
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v. make powerless and unable to function; disable | |
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pedestrian
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n. a person who is walking, especially in an area where vehicles go | |
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penicillin
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n. a type of antibiotic, used in the treatment of various infections and diseases | |
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phantom
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n. something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite | |
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pheasant
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n. large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere | |
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phrase
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n. a group of words without a finite verb, especially used to form part of a sentence | |
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politely
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ad. in a polite manner | |
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popular
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a. of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended | |
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precipitation
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n. water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow | |
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principal
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a. highest in rank, authority, importance, or degree | |
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principle
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n. basic truth, law, or assumption; rule or law of nature; rule of personal conduct | |
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privilege
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n. special advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively | |
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procedure
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n. act or manner of moving forward; steps taken in an action | |
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pronunciation
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n. the way a word or a language is customarily spoken | |
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psychology
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n. science that deals with mental processes and behavior | |
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puny
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a. insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength | |
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qualified
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a. restricted; having the appropriate qualifications for an office, position, or task | |
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qualifying
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v. make fit or prepared | |
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quotation
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n. passage or expression that is quoted or cited; practice of quoting from books | |
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raspberry
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n. a small soft red fruit, or the bush on which it grows | |
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reasonable
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a. showing sound judgment; capable of reasoning; being within bounds of common sense | |
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receipt
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n. something proving that money, goods, or information have been received | |
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Receiving
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v. accept as true or valid | |
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recipe
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n. medical prescription; a set of directions for making or preparing something, especially food | |
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recognition
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n. acceptance ; appreciation; approval | |
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recommend
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v. suggest that something or someone is the best one to choose | |
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recruit
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v. register formally as a participant; engage for military service; enlist | |
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reprimand
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v. reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily | |
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resigned
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a. accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive; showing hopelessness | |
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restaurant
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n. a place where meals are prepared and served to customers | |
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rotten
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a. damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless | |
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sandwich
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n. two or more slices of bread with a filling between them | |
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scarcity
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n. a small and inadequate amount | |
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scenery
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n. landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country | |
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secretary
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n. a person who is the head of an administrative department of government | |
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significance
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n. the quality of being worthy of attention; importance | |
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simile
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n. comparison of one thing with another, in English generally using like or as | |
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sincerely
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ad. written formula for ending a letter | |
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sincerity
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n. a quality of naturalness and simplicity | |
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situation
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n. a condition or position in which you find yourself | |
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skeptical
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a. marked by or given to doubt; questioning | |
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slumber
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n. sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy | |
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smudge
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v. make a smudge on; soil by smudging | |
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solemn
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a. serious and without any humour | |
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souvenir
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n. token of remembrance; something you buy or keep to help remember a holiday or special event | |
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spacious
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a. wide, generous, or large in area or extent; sizable | |
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specific
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a. stated explicitly or in detail; definite | |
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stationary
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a. fixed or immobile; not capable of being moved | |
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stationery
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n. paper cut to right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies | |
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statistics
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n. a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data | |
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subscription
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n. a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time | |
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substitute
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v. exchange; use something or someone instead of another thing or person | |
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superintendent
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n. a person who is in charge of work done in a particular department or office | |
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supervisor
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n. director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system | |
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supposedly
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ad. seemingly; believed or reputed to be the case | |
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threatening
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a. darkened by clouds | |
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tolerate
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v. endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit | |
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tongue
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n. organ situated in floor of mouth | |
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tournament
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n. sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner; contest | |
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tragedy
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n. event resulting in great loss and misfortune; disaster | |
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traitor
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n. one who violates his allegiance and betrays his country | |
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traveled
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a. familiar with many parts of the world | |
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traveling
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v. travel upon or across | |
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unfortunately
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ad. unluckily; by bad luck | |
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uniform
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n. a particular set of clothes for a particular group, like police | |
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university
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n. the body of faculty and students at a university | |
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unnecessary
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a. not necessary; not needed or wanted, or more than is needed or wanted | |
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valuable
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a. worth a great deal of money, especially for use or exchange | |
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various
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a. different from one another; of different kinds or sorts | |
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vehicle
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n. automobile; a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, to transport people or goods on land | |
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version
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n. written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint | |
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vertical
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a. upright in position or posture | |
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victim
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n. a person who has suffered the effects of violence, illness, or bad luck | |
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vigorously
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ad. with vigor; in a vigorous manner | |
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violation
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n. an act that disregards an agreement or a right | |
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visualize
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v. make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of | |
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volcano
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n. a mountain with a large, circular hole at the top through which lava, gases, and dust are or have been forced out | |
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voyage
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n. long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea; aviation | |
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wealthy
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a. having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value | |
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weapon
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n. arms; any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife, etc. | |
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wheeze
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n. breathing with a husky or whistling sound | |
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wilderness
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n. a tract of land or region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; wild or desert | |
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