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SPELLING AND VOCABULARY LISTS 7th Grade English

These lists will be used throughout the year. Assignments and quizzes for spelling and grammar
will typically be due on Thursdays. Bold indicates vocabulary words
LIST 1 SPELLING AND VOCABULARY 7th Grade English
Latin/Greek word Meaning Vocabulary Words
ab [L] away from abnormal
ab [L] away from absent
ad [L] to, forward advocate
ad [L] to, forward advance
Spelling List
1. ABNORMAL
2. ABSENT
3. ADVOCATE
4. ADVANCE
5. ACHIEVEMENT
6. ADDRESS
7. ANALYSIS
8. ANONYMOUS
9. ARGUMENT
10. BEGINNING
11. BUSINESS
12. COLLEGE
13. CONSCIENCE
14. CONTROL

LIST 2 SPELLING AND VOCABULARY 7th Grade English

Latin/Greek word Meaning Vocabulary Words
amo [L] love amiable
amo [L] love amity
audio [L] hear audience
audio [L] hear inaudible
Spelling List
1. AMIABLE
2. AMITY
3. AUDIENCE
4. CRITICISM
5. DEFINITE
6. DESCRIPTION
7. DESPISE
8. DOESN’T
9. ENVIRONMENT
10. EXCELLENT
11. EXISTENCE
12. INAUDIBLE
LIST 3 SPELLING AND VOCABULARY 7th Grade English
Latin/Greek word Meaning Vocabulary Words
auto [L] self automobile
auto [L] self autocrat
bene [L] good/well beneficial
bene [L] good/well benefit
Spelling List
1. AUTOMOBILE
2. AUTOCRAT
3. BENEFICIAL
4. BENEFIT
5. GRAMMAR
6. HYPOCRISY
7. IMMEDIATELY
8. INTERPRET
9. KNOWLEDGE
10. LIEUTENANT
11. MEDIEVAL
12. MUSCLE

LIST 4 SPELLING AND VOCABULARY 7th Grade English

Latin/Greek word Meaning Vocabulary Words
circum [L] around circulate
circum [L] around circumference
celer [L] swift accelerate
celer [L] swift celerity
Spelling List
1. ACCELERATE
2. CELERITY
3. CIRCULATE
4. CIRCUMFERENCE
5. MUSCULAR
6. OCCASIONALLY
7. OFFENSE
8. PARTICULARLY
9. PERSUADE
10. POLITICIAN
11. PREJUDICE
12. PROBABLY
LIST 5 SPELLING AND VOCABULARY 7th Grade English
Latin/Greek word Meaning Vocabulary Words
chronos [L] time chronological
chronos [L] time chronicle
cresco [L] grow increase
cresco [L] grow decrease
Spelling List
1. CHRONOLOGICAL
2. CHRONICLE
3. DECREASE
4. INCREASE
5. RECOGNIZE
6. REMEMBRANCE
7. RESPONSIBILITY
8. RHYME
9. SACRIFICE
10. SCHOLAR
11. SHEPHERD
12. SINCERELY

LIST 6 SPELLING AND VOCABULARY 7th Grade English

Latin/Greek word Meaning Vocabulary Words
cum [L] with compose
cum [L] with accommodate
curro [L] run current
curro [L] run cursive
Spelling List
1. ACCOMMODATE
2. ACHIEVEMENT
3. ADDRESS
4. COMPOSE
5. CURRENT
6. CURSIVE
7. SPONSOR
8. SUCCEED
9. TENDENCY
10. THOROUGH
11. TRULY
12. WRITTEN
LIST 7 SPELLING AND VOCABULARY 7th Grade English
Latin/Greek word Meaning Vocabulary Words
demos [G] people democracy
demos [G] people epidemic
erro [L] wander, stray error
erro [L] wander, stray erratic
Spelling List
1. ANALYSIS
2. ANONYMOUS
3. ARGUMENT
4. BEGINNING
5. BUSINESS
6. COLLEGE
7. DEMOCRACY
8. DEMOCRAT
9. DEMOGRAPHICS
10. EPIDEMIC
11. ERROR
12. ERRATIC

LIST 8 SPELLING AND VOCABULARY 7th Grade English

Latin/Greek word Meaning Vocabulary Words
ex [L] from, out of exclaim
ex [L] from, out of exhaust
extra [L] outside extravagant
extra [L] outside extraordinary
Spelling List
1. CONSCIENCE
2. CONTROL
3. CRITICISM
4. EXCLAIM
5. EXIT
6. EXPLOSION
7. EXHAUST
8. EXHALE
9. EXTRACURRICULAR
10. EXTRAVAGANT
11. EXTRAORDINARY
12. DEFINITE
LIST 9 SPELLING AND VOCABULARY 7th Grade English
Latin/Greek word Meaning Vocabulary Words
fragilis [L] breakable fragile
fragilis [L] breakable fragment
finis [L] end finality
finis [L] end finale
Spelling List
1. DESCRIPTION
2. DESPISE
3. DOESN’T
4. ENVIRONMENT
5. EXCELLENT
6. EXISTENCE
7. FRAGILE
8. FRAGMENT
9. FRAIL
10. FINALITY
11. FINALE
12. FINISH

LIST 10 SPELLING AND VOCABULARY 7th Grade English

Latin/Greek word Meaning Vocabulary Words

homos [G] same homogeneous
homos [G] same homonym
hyper [G] over, beyond hyperactive
hyper [G] over, beyond hypertension

Spelling List
1. GRAMMAR
2. HYPOCRISY
3. IMMEDIATELY
4. HOMOGENEOUS
5. HOMONYM
6. HOMOPHONE
7. HYPERACTIVE
8. HYPERTENSION
9. HYPERVENTILATE
10. INTERPRET
11. KNOWLEDGE
12. LIEUTENANT
LIST 11 SPELLING AND VOCABULARY 7th Grade English
Latin/Greek word Meaning Vocabulary Words
jacio [L] throw dejected
jacio [L] throw interject
judex [L] a judge prejudice
judex [L] a judge judge
Spelling List
1. DEJECTED
2. EJECT
3. INJECT
4. INTERJECT
5. JUDGE
6. MIDIEVAL
7. MUSCLE
8. MUSCULAR
9. OCCASIONALLY
10. PREJUDICE
11. PROJECT
12. TRAJECTORY

LIST 12 SPELLING AND VOCABULARY 7th Grade English

Latin/Greek word Meaning Vocabulary Words
juro [L] swear (as in promise) jury
juro [L] swear (as in promise) perjury
malus [L] bad malady
malus [L] bad malice
Spelling List
1. DISMAL
2. JURY
3. MALADY
4. MALICE
5. MALADJUSTED
6. OFFENSE
7. PERSUADE
8. POLITICIAN
9. PROBABLY
10. PERJURY
11. RECOGNIZE
12. REMEMBRANCE
LIST 13 SPELLING AND VOCABULARY 7th Grade English
Latin/Greek word Meaning Vocabulary Words
manus [L] hand manufacture
manus [L] hand manuscript
neos [L] new neophyte
neos [L] new neonatal
Spelling List
1. MANUAL
2. MANUFACTURE
3. MANICURE
4. MANUSCRIPT
5. NEONATAL
6. NEOPHYTE
7. RESPONSIBILITY
8. RHYME
9. SACRIFICE
10. SCHOLAR
11. SHEPHERD
12. SINCERELY

LIST 14 SPELLING AND VOCABULARY 7th Grade English

Latin/Greek word Meaning Vocabulary Words
pan [G] all panorama
pan [G] all panacea
pedis [L] foot pedal
pedis [L] foot biped
Spelling List
1. BIPED
2. ORTHOPEDICS
3. PANORAMA
4. PANACEA
5. PANDEMIC
6. PANTHEIST
7. PEDAL
8. SPONSOR
9. SUCCEED
10. SURPRISE
11. TENDENCY
12. THOROUGH
LIST 15 SPELLING AND VOCABULARY 7th Grade English
Latin/Greek word Meaning Vocabulary Words
polis [G] city metropolis
polis [G] city policy
pro [L] before, for proceed
pro [L] before, for propose
Spelling List
1. METROPOLIS
2. POLICY
3. POLICE
4. POLITICS
5. PROCEED
6. PROPOSE
7. PRODIGY
8. TRULY
9. WOMEN
10. WRITTEN
11. ABNORMAL
12. ADVOCATE