English Vocabulary · Grade 7 Live Review Preview
7th Grade Vocabulary Words
Seventh-grade readers are expected to move confidently among literary analysis, argument, research, science, mathematics, history, and civic discussion. This level develops precise Tier II and cross-curricular language while reinforcing context clues, word relationships, roots and affixes, multiple meanings, source evaluation, and evidence-based speaking and writing.
This independently authored 500-word beta curriculum is arranged in twenty pages of twenty-five words each. Words 1–300 include five cloze questions per page; words 301–500 remain fully visible and editable as list pages while the expanded practice layer is developed. Each row includes a subject-field label and an editable word-study note about a transparent affix, compound structure, capitalization, or dictionary base form. The supplied Grade 7 workbook calibrated difficulty and vocabulary-study skills only; all learner-facing definitions, examples, quizzes, and descriptions are original KSSR copy.
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
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| 351 | census | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Base-form focus: census is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | an official count and description of a population | The census records population changes every ten years. |
| 352 | ordinance | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | a law or rule adopted by a local government | The city ordinance limits noise after midnight. |
| 353 | war | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Base-form focus: war is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | organized armed conflict between states or groups | The war displaced millions of civilians. |
| 354 | peace | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Base-form focus: peace is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | a condition without war or violent conflict | The treaty created a fragile peace. |
| 355 | truce | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Base-form focus: truce is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | a temporary agreement to stop fighting | Both sides accepted a truce to evacuate the wounded. |
| 356 | armistice | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Base-form focus: armistice is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | a formal agreement to stop armed conflict | The armistice ended the fighting before a final treaty was signed. |
| 357 | migration | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | movement of people or animals from one region to another | Seasonal jobs encouraged migration toward the coast. |
| 358 | immigration | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | movement into a country to settle there | Immigration changed the city's languages, foods, and industries. |
| 359 | emigration | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | movement out of a country to settle elsewhere | Political persecution caused widespread emigration. |
| 360 | refugee | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Base-form focus: refugee is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | a person forced to leave home because of war, danger, or persecution | The refugee applied for protection after crossing the border. |
| 361 | diaspora | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Base-form focus: diaspora is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | a population dispersed from an ancestral homeland | Letters connected members of the diaspora across several continents. |
| 362 | urban | adjective StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Base-form focus: urban is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | related to a city or densely populated area | Urban planners proposed more parks near apartment buildings. |
| 363 | rural | adjective StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Base-form focus: rural is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | related to the countryside or areas with low population density | The rural clinic serves farms spread across a large county. |
| 364 | suburban | adjective StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Base-form focus: suburban is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | related to residential areas around a city | A new rail line connected the suburban community to downtown. |
| 365 | geography | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Base-form focus: geography is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | the study of places, environments, and relationships across Earth's surface | Geography explains how rivers shaped the settlement pattern. |
| 366 | equator | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Base-form focus: equator is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | the imaginary line around Earth's middle at zero degrees latitude | The equator passes through parts of South America, Africa, and Asia. |
| 367 | meridian | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Base-form focus: meridian is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | an imaginary north-south line used to measure longitude | The prime meridian is assigned zero degrees longitude. |
| 368 | projection | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | a method of representing Earth's curved surface on a flat map | Every map projection distorts some combination of area, shape, or distance. |
| 369 | elevation | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | height above a reference level, usually sea level | The mountain town has an elevation of two thousand meters. |
| 370 | assimilation | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | the process of adopting the dominant culture while losing some distinct traits | Forced assimilation policies suppressed Indigenous languages. |
| 371 | acculturation | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | cultural change resulting from sustained contact between groups | Acculturation can involve exchange without complete loss of identity. |
| 372 | diversity | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | the presence of many different identities, experiences, or forms | Linguistic diversity reflects the region's migration history. |
| 373 | ethnicity | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | identity connected to shared ancestry, culture, language, or history | The census asks about ethnicity separately from citizenship. |
| 374 | gender | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Base-form focus: gender is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | social and personal identity related to being male, female, both, neither, or another identity | Ideas about gender roles vary across societies and time. |
| 375 | identity | noun StudyField: Grade 7 history and civics word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | the qualities, affiliations, and experiences that shape who someone is | Language became an important part of the community's identity. |
Vocabulary reading and practice
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Vocabulary chart page
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Sources and curriculum references
These references guide selection and calibration. Definitions, sample sentences, readings, questions, and teaching notes are independently written and reviewed.
- WikDict downloadable bilingual dictionaries
- Kaikki.org / Wiktextract machine-readable Wiktionary data
- Language-Learning-decks public flashcard datasets
- SBBIC English-to-Khmer Dictionary
- English–Khmer Dictionary Dataset (machine-generated Khmer fallback; human review required)
- PanLex meanings snapshot (direct CC0 gap candidates; human review required)
- Cambridge bilingual dictionaries (individual editorial sense checks)
- Collins English–Hindi Dictionary (individual editorial checks)
- Hindwi and Rekhta dictionaries (individual Hindi/Urdu checks)
- National Institute of Korean Language: Basic Korean Dictionary
- JMdict/EDRDG Japanese dictionary project
- CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary project
- VDict Vietnamese Dictionary (individual editorial check)
- Google Translate (machine-assisted lesson-reading draft; fluent review required)
- Kuperman et al.: Age-of-acquisition ratings for 30,000 English words
- Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, Vocabulary Power: Grade 7, ISBN 0-07-826226-7 (bibliographic calibration only).

