Grade 7 Spelling Bee Words

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Word: Chronic
Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
Sentence: For three months, I have had a chronic headache.

2. Word: Audacious
Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks
Sentence: It was audacious of him to take such action in this situation.

3. Word: Magnate
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: a wealthy and influential businessman or businesswoman.
Sentence: When she returned to Petersburg both the magnate and the
prince were there, and both claimed their rights.

4. Word: Scrutinize
Part of Speech: Verb
Definition: examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
Sentence: She leaned forward to scrutinize their faces

5. Word: Minuscule
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: extremely small; tiny
Sentence: All she gave him to eat was two minuscule pieces of toast.
6. Word: Obdurate
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of
action
Sentence: I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate.

7. Word: ubiquitous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: present, appearing, or found everywhere.
Sentence: his ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family.

8. Word: Longevity
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: long existence or service
Sentence: Her longevity in office now appeared as a handicap to the
party.

9. Word: Macerate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: soften or become softened by soaking in a liquid.
Sentence: The cooks macerate the mustard seeds in vinegar.

10.Word: Animosity
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: A strong feeling of dislike or hatred.
Sentence:The people have no animosity whatever to strangers.
11.Word: Contemporaneous
Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: Existing at or occurring in the same period of time.
Sentence:The dancers have practiced for months to get their movements
in sync and contemporaneous.

12.Word: Espionage
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: The practice of spying or of using spies.
Sentence:The man learned he was a victim of espionage when tiny
cameras and microphones were found throughout his home.

13.Word: Fluorescence
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: The emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or
other electromagnetic radiation.
Sentence:It is remarkable for its fluorescence, which in the opinion of
some authorities adds to its beauty.

14.Word:Soliloquy
Part of Speech:Noun
Definition:A monologue that is spoken out loud by an actor or actress.
Sentence:His hilarious five-minute soliloquy about his complex wedding
arrangements was fabulous.

15. Word:Fallacious
Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: Based on a mistaken belief.
Sentence:His argument is based on fallacious reasoning.
16.Word: Solicitude
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: The state of being concerned and anxious.
Sentence: His solicitude was shown by the fact that he brought flowers to
her every day.

17.Word: Vengeance
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: Punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or
wrong.
Sentence: He wanted vengeance after his bike was stolen.

18. Word: Auspicious


Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: favourable, prosperous
Sentence: The marriage did not get off to a very auspicious start

19. Word: Idiosyncratic


Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: peculiar or individual
Sentence: His teaching methods are idiosyncratic but successful

20.Word: Magnanimous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: courageously noble in mid and heart
Sentence: I must be magnanimous and truly great
21.Word: Cynosure
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: A person or thing that is the center of attention or admiration
Sentence: He is in demand and has become the cynosure of all eyes
within and outside the industry.

22.Word: Equanimity
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: the quality of being calm and even-tempered.
Sentence: She accepted the god and the bad with equanimity

23.Word: Perspicacious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: having or showing penetrating mental discernment
Sentence: It offers quite a few fats to the perspicacious reporter.

24.Word: Usufruct
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: the right to enjoy the use and advantages of another's property
short of the destruction or waste of its substance
Sentence: The mother was to have the usufruct until the child became of
age.

25. Word: Excogitate


Part of Speech: verb
Definition: think out, plan, or devise.
Sentence: The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate.

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