Essential Vocabulary for 7th Graders

What does agile mean?

• moving quickly and lightly

• long-lasting or characterized by long suffering

• become smaller or lose substance

• conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

What does chronic mean?

• moving quickly and lightly

• long-lasting or characterized by long suffering

• become smaller or lose substance

• conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

What does dwindle mean?

• moving quickly and lightly

• long-lasting or characterized by long suffering

• become smaller or lose substance

• conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

What does eccentric mean?

• moving quickly and lightly

• long-lasting or characterized by long suffering

• become smaller or lose substance

• conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

What does impose mean?

• have difficulties; behave awkwardly

• inflict something unpleasant

• without rigor or strictness

• a pause during which things are calm

What does lax mean?

• have difficulties; behave awkwardly

• inflict something unpleasant

• without rigor or strictness

• a pause during which things are calm

What does meticulous mean?

• marked by extreme care in treatment of details

• force somebody to do something

• take without referencing from someone's writing or speech

• a small part remaining after the main part no longer exists

What does oblige mean?

• marked by extreme care in treatment of details

• force somebody to do something

• take without referencing from someone's writing or speech

• a small part remaining after the main part no longer exists

What does plagiarize mean?

• marked by extreme care in treatment of details

• force somebody to do something

• take without referencing from someone's writing or speech

• a small part remaining after the main part no longer exists

What does remnant mean?

• marked by extreme care in treatment of details

• force somebody to do something

• take without referencing from someone's writing or speech

• a small part remaining after the main part no longer exists