Spelling List 2013-2014

For elementary, middle and junior high school students in grades 3-8

broccoli diligence odyssey

University Interscholastic League

allergy heartily nonentity

Foreword

The spelling contest is designed to give students exposure to a wide variety of vocabulary words. Preparation for this contest should include instruction in the rules of the English language, definitions and root words. In addition to learning to spell proficiently, contestants will learn to write clearly and to properly capitalize words.

Word Lists This bulletin contains three lists, each of which is a source of words for the UIL spelling contests. Divisions are by grade, as follows: (1) Grades 3 and 4; (2) Grades 5 and 6; (3) Grades 7 and 8. The words have been selected to supplement state-adopted texts. The authority for all words is Merriam Webster’s Intermediate Dictionary. Approximately 20 percent of the test words come from sources other than the UIL spelling lists.

Dictionary

The Merriam Webster’s Intermediate Dictionary is the official source for the UIL spelling and dictionary skills competitions at the elementary and junior high levels. The dictionary can be purchased from Texas Educational Paperbacks, 3824 Cedar Springs Rd., #202, Dallas, TX 75219-4168; 800/443-2078 or Fax: 800/437-7070.

Alternate spellings When an alternate spelling exists, students are required to spell only one variant. Acceptable alternatives in the bulletin are listed together and separated by commas. Alternate endings are shown in parentheses as follows: blond (e). Page 2 • UIL A+ Spelling Word List 2013-2014

Capitalization Where it is correct to start a word with a capital or lowercase letter, it will be shown as follows: alligator (A). If a word is listed in the dictionary with a capital and lowercase letter but the word only appears on the list with a lowercase letter, the capitalized version is not correct. If a word is listed in the dictionary with a capital and lowercase letter but the word only appears on the list with a capital letter, the lowercase version is not correct.

Explanatory Words Explanatory words, such as parts of speech or brief definitions, are listed in parentheses after the word. These definitions serve only to identify words which are homonyms or nearhomonyms. Space does not allow full definitions of words, and the short definition given may need to be explained to the student.

Corrections Any misprints or other errors found in the list should be reported to the League office at once. Errors and corrections are posted on the UIL web site.

Printing and cursive acceptable First and foremost, this is a test to determine spelling excellence. Therefore, plain writing rules do not apply. However, the student is expected to write each word legibly. If there is a question on legibility, to determine whether a given letter is legible, place a blank piece of paper on either side of it, separating it from its context. Even though it may not be perfectly written, any letter is considered correct which can still be identified when separated from the remainder of the word. Students may use either a printing or a cursive style of handwriting. Spelling, not handwriting, is the main goal of this event. A set of rules is provided in this publication for your convenience. Should there be an inconsistency between these rules and those in the Constitution and Contest Rules, the C&CR (Section 1470) prevails.

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Section 1470: SPELLING (a) REPRESENTATION. (1) Contestants. Students in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades who are eligible under Section 1400 or 1405 may enter this contest. (2) Divisions. This contest will consist of three divisions, one for grades 3 and 4, one for grades 5 and 6, and one for grades 7 and 8 — unless the district executive committee approves separate divisions for each grade. (3) Individual Competition. For each division, each participant school may enter as many as three contestants in the district meet. (4) Team Competition. If the district has elected to include team competition, the combined scores of the three contestants in each division from a school shall constitute the school’s team score. A team must have three contestants compete to participate in the team competition. (b) NATURE OF THE CONTEST. (1) Summary. This contest is designed to give students exposure to a wide variety of vocabulary words. It is not a contest of memorization. For the most educational value, preparation for this contest should include instruction in the rules of the English language, meanings and definitions, and root words. In addition to learning to spell proficiently, contestants will learn to write clearly and to capitalize words properly. (2) Contest Format. Students will write down words given by the pronouncer on their paper at a rate of approximately five words per minute. (A) Grades 3 and 4: 50 words; tie breaker, 15 words. (B) Grades 5 and 6: 80 words; tie breaker, 20 words. (C) Grades 7 and 8: 110 words; tie breaker, 30 words. The tie breaker is given to all contestants immediately following the initial test. (3) Tests. One test will be provided for grades 3 and 4; another for grades 5 and 6, and another for grades 7 and 8. For elementary and junior high contests, words will come from the appropriate UIL spelling list, state adopted textbooks and words of common usage. The authority for all words is Merriam Webster’s Intermediate Dictionary. Approximately 20 percent of the test words will come from sources other than the UIL spelling lists. (c) Contest Administration. (1) Personnel. (A) Contest Director. The contest director will be in charge of running the contest and resolving any problems that arise. The director may also serve as the pronouncer as long as he/she is not the coach of any student in the contest. The director may appoint an assistant director. (B) Pronouncer. The pronouncer shall not be a coach of any contestant entered in the contest. The pronouncer should receive the test and tie breaker well in advance of the contest and should become familiar with the words and verify pronunciations and spellings of all the words on the test. The pronouncer should be prepared not only to give two pronunciations of each word (if the word has more than one pronunciation) but also to provide an illustrative sentence for words which offer unusual difficulties. (C) Verifier. One or two verifiers check the pronunciations and definitions given by the pronouncer. (D) Monitor (optional). The monitor shall not be a coach of a contestant in the contest. The monitor’s duty is to make certain that contestants work quietly and independently.

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(E)

Graders. At least three graders should be familiar with the instructions for grading and the contest rules, and they may be coaches. The contest director may recruit more than three graders. (2) Time Allotted for Contest. Time should be allotted for introductory information, roll call, for pronouncing each word at a rate of approximately five words per minute, and for pronouncing words a second time, as needed. (A) Grades 3 and 4: approximately 30 minutes (B) Grades 5 and 6: approximately 45 minutes (C) Grades 7 and 8: approximately 60 minutes (3) Materials. (A) Provided by UIL. The following materials will be provided to schools submitting the appropriate requisitions. See Section 1408 (c) for the dates when invitational materials will be available. See Section 1408 (e) for the dates when district materials will be available. (i) List of test and tie breaker words. (ii) Contest rosters. (iii) Instructions for the pronouncer, grader, verifier and monitor. (B) Provided by the Host School. Dictionary for the pronouncer, verifiers and graders to use if needed. (C) Provided by the School or Student. Pens or pencils and blank, lined paper, which may be numbered. (D) Other. No other materials or notes may be used in the contest. (4) Delivery of Tests. All tests should be delivered to the contest director and/or pronouncer well in advance of the contest. (d) CONDUCTING THE CONTEST. (1) Number Contestants. As roll is called, instruct contestants to place their assigned numbers in the upper right-hand corner of their documents. (2) Clear Room. Contestants and coaches should be informed of the time and place of the verification period. Spectators and coaches not assigned a specific duty in administering the contest should be dismissed from the contest room before the contest begins. (3) Pronounce Words. The following are points of clarification for the pronouncer and verifier: (A) Homonyms. The pronouncer should be careful to distinguish between words that sound alike but have different meanings. When pronouncing the word “bass,” be careful to give an example phrase “bass drum,” or “bass voice,” to distinguish it from “base." (B) Clarification. The pronouncer may provide a sentence and/or definition for clarification, if needed. (C) Verifiers. Verifiers should be given a copy of the test list and should mark any words for which they question the pronunciation or definition as the test is being dictated. (D) Verifying Pronunciation. After each test, when all words have been pronounced, the pronouncer, with the assistance of the verifier, shall verify and clarify any words in question. These words should be repronounced by the pronouncer. (4) Tie Breaker Mandatory. Contestants who do not take the tie breaker test shall be disqualified. (e) JUDGING. (1) Briefing Graders. Brief graders on the procedure to be used for grading and explain the scoring process. (2) Criteria. The test is graded objectively. (3) Scoring. Each test should be independently scored twice, and papers contending to place should be scored a third time. From the total number of word entries, deduct one point for each incorrectly spelled word.

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(A)

Word Order. Any word omitted by the contestant is a miss. If all contestants omit the same word, the pronouncer is presumed to have failed to have given the word, so the omission by contestants is not considered a miss. (B) Punctuation and Capitalization. The misuse of an apostrophe or hyphen, or a mistake in capitalization is considered a miss. Contractions and possessive forms may be written with all letters connected or written separately. (C) Misspelled Words on List. Any word misspelled on the spelling list is not to be considered in grading the tests unless a correction has been published in the “Official Notices” section of the Leaguer and posted on the UIL web site. (4) Determining Legibility. Contestants may print or write words. If there is a question about legibility of a letter, place a blank piece of paper on either side of the letter, separating it from its context, and then determine whether the letter can be identified. If two of three graders rule that a letter is legible, it should be considered correct. (5) Ties. Ties in individual competition are to be broken by scoring the tie breaker test of only those involved in the tie. When calculating team scores, do not include scores from the tie breaker portion of the test unless a tie exists. If a tie exists in team competition, calculate the tie breaker scores for only those teams involved in the tie. If the tie remains after scoring the tie breaker, the tie shall stand. If there is a tie for first place, there is no second place. If there is a tie for second place, there is no third place, etc. (6) Points. Individual points are awarded through sixth place. Team points are awarded through third place. See Section 1408 (i). Tied individuals or teams split the total points equally for the two or more places in which a tie exists. (7) Certificates. Students who score 100% in district competition are eligible to receive a Certificate of Achievement. Words misspelled on the tiebreaker do not disqualify a student from a certificate. (f) Verification Period. Contestants and coaches shall be given a period not to exceed 15 minutes to examine their test papers with official keys. Unofficial results should be posted. Questions should be directed to the contest director, whose decision will be final. (g) OFFICIAL RESULTS. After the verification period has ended and all test papers have been collected, the contest director shall announce the official results. Official results, once announced, are final. (h) RETURNING Materials. No materials from the fall/winter district contest may be returned to contestants before January 31. No materials from the spring district contest may be returned to contestants before the Saturday prior to Memorial Day.

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Grades 3-4 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

boring borrow bottom bouquet breakfast bridesmaid brilliant bristle brother burglary

101. dessert 102. develop 103. diamond 104. digest 105. dignity 106. disappoint 107. discover 108. disease 109. dishcloth 110. dispute

agreement airplane alley alligator allspice almond altar amuse anticipate antonym

61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70.

business California calm capsule career category caterpillar caught cautious ceiling

111. dizzy 112. document 113. donate 114. donor 115. downwind 116. dragonfly 117. drearier 118. dressy 119. drinkable 120. druggist

21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

apparel applaud appoint arrive artist ashore assemble astonish attach attempt

71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80.

century certificate channel chapter charming circuit citizenship client cling commit

121. dry-clean 122. eagle 123. earache 124. earthly 125. eastern, Eastern 126. easygoing 127. eclipse 128. economical 129. edition 130. editor

31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

average babble balcony ballpoint baritone basement bashful beast beggar beginner

81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90.

commotion composure concern continue convenient correction country coupon cranberry creepy

131. educate 132. eggbeater 133. elbow 134. electrify 135. elevator 136. emperor 137. empower 138. enchantment 139. ending 140. English

41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

believe beneath beverage beyond billion bizarre (odd) blade blender blossom blush

91. crescent 92. crimson 93. dainty 94. damage 95. deaden 96. debtor 97. defeat 98. dentistry 99. deputy 100. describe

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

abandon abnormal absent ache adapt additive admire adult against agitate

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

141. engrave 142. entitle 143. entry 144. error 145. esteem 146. European 147. evaluate 148. exam 149. expert 150. expression

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Grades 3-4 (cont’d) 151. extreme 152. eyedropper 153. factory 154. falsehood 155. famous 156. farmstead 157. farsighted 158. fatal 159. feast 160. feather

201. gracious 202. granite 203. grease 204. grieve 205. grindstone 206. growl 207. grudge 208. guardian 209. guilt 210. hairpin

251. infect 252. inhale 253. inherit (from parents) 254. inkling 255. inquest 256. inscribe 257. instant 258. insulate 259. intent 260. interpret

161. fetch 162. fiction 163. field 164. fierce 165. fingerprint 166. flattened 167. flavor 168. foliage 169. foolish 170. foresight

211. halt 212. halve 213. hammer 214. handful 215. handicap 216. harmless 217. harpoon 218. harvest 219. haystack 220. headache

261. inventive 262. invest 263. inward 264. iron 265. irregular 266. irritate 267. isolate 268. ivory 269. jabbed 270. jagged

171. forever 172. fortune 173. forward 174. fragrant 175. frankly 176. freaky 177. frequent (adj) 178. friend 179. frostbite 180. furniture

221. healthy 222. heavenly 223. height 224. heptagon 225. herd 226. heritage 227. hidden 228. Hispanic 229. history 230. hoarse

271. jasper 272. jay (bird) 273. jelly 274. journal 275. joyful 276. jumpsuit 277. junior 278. keypad 279. kindergarten 280. kindness

181. further 182. gala 183. gallant 184. gallery 185. garage 186. garment 187. garnish 188. gatekeeper 189. gathering 190. gelatin, gelatine

231. homey 232. honorable 233. hotel 234. hound 235. housemaid 236. humble 237. hunting 238. hurricane 239. husband 240. iceberg

281. kindred 282. kingdom 283. knapsack 284. knitwear 285. known 286. knuckle 287. laborer 288. landscape 289. language 290. lately

191. gentlefolk 192. geography 193. geology 194. germinate 195. gibberish 196. ginger 197. glider 198. glossy 199. goose 200. gossip

241. illness 242. image 243. impair 244. import 245. improve 246. incoming 247. increase 248. indent 249. indigo 250. infancy

291. laundry 292. lavender 293. lawyer 294. leaflet 295. leash 296. leather 297. legend 298. lemonade 299. lens 300. leotard

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Grades 3-4 (cont’d) 301. liberty 302. lifesaver 303. ligament 304. lightning 305. likewise 306. limber 307. liquid 308. listen 309. livelihood 310. lobster

351. necktie 352. needless 353. neighborly 354. nervous 355. newlywed 356. nightmare 357. nobility 358. nomad 359. nondairy 360. nonsense

401. oyster 402. ozone 403. pageant 404. palace 405. parade 406. parallel 407. parchment 408. parish 409. partial 410. passageway

311. locomotive 312. logical 313. loudness 314. loyal 315. luggage 316. luncheon 317. magnet 318. magnify 319. majesty 320. mammal

361. nonviolent 362. normal 363. northward 364. nostril 365. notepad 366. notify 367. nourish 368. novel 369. November 370. novice

411. pastel 412. pasture 413. patrolman 414. payment 415. peasant 416. penalty 417. percent 418. performance 419. persuade 420. petticoat

321. mammoth 322. mascot 323. massive 324. meadow 325. measles 326. measure 327. medicine 328. medley 329. mental 330. merriment

371. number 372. nutrition 373. nylon 374. oarsman 375. obey 376. oboe 377. obstinate 378. obtain 379. occasion 380. ocean

421. pheasant 422. photocopy 423. pioneer 424. plastic 425. pleasure 426. pliable 427. pointless 428. popular 429. portray 430. position

331. microwave 332. mightily 333. mildew 334. minus 335. misjudge 336. mistletoe 337. mixture 338. modest 339. modify 340. moisture

381. oddity 382. offense, offence 383. officer 384. ointment 385. omitted 386. onion 387. opera 388. opposite 389. optional 390. orange

431. prairie 432. pretend 433. primary 434. prowl 435. pumpkin 436. quail 437. qualified 438. quart 439. quarterly 440. queasy, queazy

341. muffler 342. multiple 343. municipal 344. museum 345. musician 346. napkin 347. narrate 348. native 349. nearly 350. necessary

391. ordain 392. organist 393. origin 394. ornate 395. otherwise 396. ounce 397. outerwear 398. overhead 399. overture 400. overweight

441. question 442. quibbling 443. quicken 444. quilt 445. quite 446. quitter 447. quote 448. raccoon, racoon 449. radar 450. radiant

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Grades 3-4 (cont’d) 451. ragged 452. rainbow 453. ranger 454. rattlesnake 455. readable 456. rebuild 457. recollect 458. recycle 459. register 460. rehearse

501. steeple 502. stomach 503. success 504. suddenly 505. superstar 506. surprising (adj.) 507. syllable 508. symbol 509. tabulate 510. tailored

551. unsinkable 552. unsure 553. unwise 554. upstairs 555. urban 556. urgent 557. useless 558. usher 559. utterly 560. vacation

461. relic 462. religion 463. remarkable 464. remember 465. repeated 466. resident 467. retired 468. reunion 469. ribbon 470. risky

511. tantrum 512. teacher 513. telethon 514. tendency 515. tennis 516. thankfully 517. thermostat 518. thistle 519. thoughtful 520. thrifty

561. valentine 562. valley 563. vanilla 564. various 565. vase 566. vegetable 567. venison 568. vent 569. verdict 570. veteran

471. ropewalker 472. rosy 473. rotten 474. route 475. ruddy 476. rudeness 477. rustle 478. salvage 479. sane (mentally sound) 480. sanitary

521. throat 522. thunderbolt 523. ticklish 524. timid 525. toaster 526. tongue 527. tornado 528. tradition 529. treaty 530. triplet

571. victim 572. vinegar 573. violin 574. visible 575. visiting 576. vocal 577. void 578. voyage 579. wafer 580. waiter

481. sarcastic 482. sardine 483. sawdust 484. scholar 485. scientist 486. scorpion 487. seasonal 488. sensible 489. service 490. seventh

531. triumph 532. tropical 533. trouble 534. tundra 535. turmoil 536. tweezers 537. typical 538. umbrella 539. unable 540. unabridged

581. warmth 582. watermelon 583. wayward 584. weary 585. whimper 586. whooping cough 587. wilderness 588. witness 589. worried 590. writing

491. shortage 492. sincerely 493. sluggish 494. smuggle 495. soccer 496. soothe 497. special 498. spelling 499. spinach 500. squirrel

541. unchain 542. underhand 543. understand 544. uneasy 545. unit 546. unite 547. unknown 548. unlisted 549. unpack 550. unsafe

591. xebec 592. x-ray, X-ray 593. yank 594. yearly 595. yellowish 596. yogurt, yoghurt 597. youthful 598. zany 599. zigzag 600. zodiac

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Grades 5-6 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

abbreviate abrasion abridged absolutely abyss accident accomplish acne acquaint acreage

51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

bareback bareheaded barter beacon beautify becoming begrime beige benefit bequeath

101. certainly 102. chairperson 103. chaos 104. chaplain 105. character 106. charitable 107. chocolate 108. chorus 109. cinnamon 110. cleanse

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

addition adjourn admission adversary aerobics agenda aggression airport alfalfa alimony

61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70.

bereaved biceps bicycle bimonthly binocular bionics birthmark blabbermouth blamable blameless

111. clincher 112. coincidence 113. collaborate 114. collection 115. columnist 116. combustion 117. commentary 118. committee 119. communicate 120. community

21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

allocate almanac altitude aluminum ambassador ambitious amethyst amplify amusing analysis

71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80.

blanch blatant blinker bluebonnet boomerang botany bought boulevard boundary bountiful

121. commute 122. competent 123. component 124. conclude 125. confetti 126. confusion 127. consonant 128. convention 129. countries 130. courteous

31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

angelfish annex antagonist antiseptic apparently applause apprentice approach aptitude armored

81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90.

brassy bravado breathe brochure brooch bulging bullheaded bureaucrat burglarize burnish

131. cultivate 132. curiosity 133. curtail 134. cylinder 135. damask (fabric) 136. dangerous 137. davenport 138. debonair 139. decade 140. decaf

41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

artichoke attorney audible audit authentic author avocado ballet banish bankrupt

91. cadence 92. campaign 93. cancerous 94. cardiac 95. caricature 96. carnation 97. cartilage 98. celebration 99. centerpiece 100. centimeter

141. deceit 142. December 143. decipher 144. defensive 145. definition 146. deflate 147. delegate 148. delightful 149. denominator 150. descend

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Grades 5-6 (cont’d) 151. destiny 152. detergent 153. determined 154. detestable 155. devour 156. diagram 157. dietary 158. difficulty 159. diligence 160. diplomat

201. epidemic 202. equate 203. erase 204. erode 205. essayist 206. essence 207. establish 208. evacuate 209. everglade 210. evolution

251. freedom 252. frontier 253. frustrated 254. fulfill, fulfil 255. furlough 256. gait (movement) 257. galosh 258. galvanize 259. gangrene 260. gasoline

161. disabled 162. discipline 163. disgruntled 164. disinfect 165. dispensable 166. dispenser 167. division 168. domesticate 169. dominate 170. dosage

211. exceed 212. excursion 213. exercising 214. expensive 215. exploration 216. exquisite 217. external 218. facedown 219. facility 220. factor

261. gaudy 262. gauze 263. gearshift 264. gemstone 265. generate 266. genteel 267. geranium 268. gesturing 269. gewgaw 270. giddy

171. downtrodden 172. drainage 173. dreary 174. dungaree 175. duration 176. dutiful 177. eaglet 178. earlobe 179. eastward 180. ecology

221. fainthearted 222. familiar 223. fanciful 224. fanfare 225. fashionable 226. fatigue 227. fattened 228. felon 229. ferret 230. fertilizer

271. gingersnap 272. glossary 273. good-humored 274. gooseberry 275. goulash 276. govern 277. graduate 278. graffiti 279. grandeur 280. grandnephew

181. ecstatic 182. efficiency 183. effortless 184. elaborate 185. elapse 186. election 187. electromagnet 188. elementary 189. elongate 190. eloquent

231. fester 232. fiasco 233. fiddlestick 234. fidgety 235. fiesta 236. filibuster 237. filtrate 238. finch 239. finicky 240. flammable

281. granular 282. graphic 283. gratuitous 284. gravitation 285. gray, grey 286. greatness 287. greengrocer 288. greenhouse effect 289. grimace 290. grouchy

191. embassy 192. embellish 193. emissary 194. enamel 195. encampment 196. endearment 197. endorse, indorse 198. enjoyably 199. enlighten 200. entirety

241. flatterer 242. forceful 243. forgetful 244. fortify 245. foundation 246. foyer 247. fracture 248. frailty 249. framed 250. fraternity

291. guava 292. guilty 293. gulp 294. gumption 295. gusto 296. gymnast 297. halfhearted 298. hallucination 299. hammered 300. handiwork

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Grades 5-6 (cont’d) 301. handlebar 302. hapless 303. happiness 304. harmonize 305. hazing 306. heartily 307. heatedly 308. heckle 309. heirloom 310. hepatitis

351. improvise 352. inaugurate 353. incentive 354. incision 355. increasingly 356. individual 357. industrial 358. inedible 359. infectious 360. inferior

401. knitting 402. laborious 403. lacquer 404. laminate 405. languid 406. larceny 407. laser 408. lattice 409. laudable 410. launchpad

311. herbicide 312. heredity 313. hesitate 314. heyday 315. hibachi 316. hippo 317. historical 318. hoax 319. hockey 320. hominid

361. inflict 362. inject 363. innovative 364. inorganic 365. insincere 366. inspector 367. insulation 368. intelligence 369. interesting 370. interrupt

411. lava 412. lazyish 413. leaden 414. leakage 415. leathery 416. lectern 417. leech (worm) 418. leek (herb) 419. legality 420. legislature

321. hominy 322. hoodwink 323. hopefully 324. horoscope 325. hospital 326. hottest 327. however 328. humane 329. humility 330. husbandry

371. interval 372. intimidate 373. intolerant 374. intruding 375. inventor 376. investment 377. iodine 378. irksome 379. Italian 380. jackhammer

421. lemon 422. lenient 423. liable 424. licorice 425. limerick 426. limiting 427. lineage 428. linebacker 429. liniment 430. liquidate

331. hydrant 332. hygiene 333. hymnal 334. hyphen 335. hypocrite 336. hypodermic 337. icebreaker 338. ideally 339. identity 340. ignition

381. jamboree 382. jargon 383. jawbreaker 384. jaywalk 385. jeopardy 386. jetty 387. jobholder 388. jubilation 389. judged 390. Jurassic

431. literally 432. livable, liveable 433. locality 434. longevity 435. loose 436. lottery 437. low-grade 438. lullaby 439. lurch 440. luxurious

341. ignorant 342. illegible 343. illogical 344. imaginable 345. imbalance 346. immature 347. immodest 348. immoral 349. impeach 350. impossible

391. jurist 392. kelp 393. kernel (part of a seed) 394. keystroke 395. kilowatt 396. kindle 397. kinship 398. kittenish 399. knead (press into a mass) 400. knickknack

441. lynx (cat) 442. lyrical 443. magnetize 444. malaria 445. malefactor 446. marathon (footrace) 447. marginal 448. masculine 449. material 450. matrimony

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Grades 5-6 (cont’d) 451. mawkish 452. maximize 453. meaningless 454. meditate 455. membership 456. memorable 457. memorial 458. merciless 459. mermaid 460. methodical

501. nominee 502. nonfattening 503. nonobjective 504. nonresident 505. nonverbal 506. northeasterly 507. nosepiece 508. notable 509. notarize 510. nougat

551. outdistance 552. outrank 553. outstanding 554. outweigh 555. overcritical 556. overthrow 557. owlet 558. oxygen 559. pallid 560. palpitate

461. metropolis 462. microphone 463. migrate 464. millionaire 465. miniature 466. minimal 467. minuet 468. mirage 469. misery 470. misguidance

511. nova 512. nowadays 513. nugget 514. nuisance 515. numerous 516. nunnery 517. nurseryman 518. nurturant 519. nutcracker 520. nutritious

561. pancreas 562. parachute 563. parsonage 564. passenger 565. passion (strong feeling) 566. pathogen 567. patriotic 568. paunchy 569. pedestrian 570. pending

471. mockery 472. modular 473. monopoly 474. monstrous 475. monument 476. mulberry 477. multitude 478. musketeer (soldier) 479. mysterious 480. nailbrush

521. obituary 522. obligatory 523. obnoxious 524. observable 525. obtrude 526. obviously 527. occupation 528. occurrence 529. odorous 530. offertory, Offertory

571. penicillin 572. penmanship 573. pension 574. percentage 575. perishable 576. perpetual 577. persistent 578. pertain 579. pesticide 580. philosophy

481. narcotic 482. narration 483. nasal 484. nationalism 485. naturalize 486. navigable 487. needful 488. neglectful 489. negotiate 490. neighbor

531. offspring 532. oldfangled 533. olive 534. omitting 535. onionskin 536. onslaught 537. opaque 538. openhanded 539. openness 540. operation

581. phrase 582. pinkie, pinky 583. planetarium 584. poisonous 585. population 586. possession 587. possibly 588. potatoes 589. powerless 590. prearrange

491. nestle 492. nethermost 493. neutralize 494. newcomer 495. nicety 496. nigh 497. ninepin 498. ninja 499. ninny 500. nocturnal

541. oppress 542. optimistic 543. opus 544. oratory 545. orchard 546. orderliness 547. ordinance 548. organism 549. original 550. ossify

591. preceptor 592. precipitation 593. presentable 594. previous 595. proceed 596. prominent 597. property 598. protrusion 599. publish 600. quadrant

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Grades 5-6 (cont’d) 601. quaker, Quaker 602. quaking 603. qualm 604. quarrelsome 605. quarterback 606. quarto 607. queen 608. quick-freeze 609. quorum 610. racialism

651. salutation 652. sanctify 653. satellite 654. saturate 655. scenic 656. scorekeeper 657. scoundrel 658. scrimmage 659. seasonable 660. seclusion

701. technician 702. technique 703. telegram 704. telescopic 705. tenement 706. tentative 707. terrier 708. terrorize 709. testify 710. theatrical

611. racket, racquet 612. radical 613. raging 614. rallying 615. rancid 616. ravine 617. realism 618. reasoning 619. reassure 620. rebellion

661. sectional 662. segregate 663. seizure 664. seminary 665. senator 666. shredded 667. similarity 668. simplify 669. singular 670. skeletal

711. theory 712. thickset 713. threadbare 714. thunderous 715. tightfisted 716. tiller 717. tinderbox 718. tinker 719. toffee, toffy 720. tone-deaf

621. receptacle 622. recession 623. reconcile 624. redeem 625. refraction 626. refrigerate 627. releasing 628. reliable 629. reluctant 630. remnant

671. smorgasbord 672. snippet 673. socialite 674. solitude 675. somersault 676. sonar 677. southwesterly 678. specialist 679. specific 680. spigot

721. toolshed 722. topaz 723. tousle 724. toxic 725. tragedy 726. translate 727. tremble 728. tremendous 729. triangular 730. trickster

631. repetitious 632. replica 633. reportedly 634. reptilian 635. reservoir 636. residue 637. responsible 638. restaurant 639. retriever 640. retrospect

681. squirm 682. stamina 683. statistical 684. status 685. stereotype 686. stubborn 687. subsequent 688. suffix 689. suggestion 690. suppress

731. troublesome 732. truism 733. tubular 734. tuition 735. twentieth 736. typhoon 737. ultra 738. unarmed 739. unbeatable 740. unbeknownst

641. review 642. revolution 643. rhapsody 644. ridiculous 645. rodent 646. roommate 647. rotation 648. roustabout 649. rummage 650. sacrifice

691. supreme 692. surround 693. swimming 694. syllabicate 695. symptom 696. tablespoonful 697. taffeta 698. tandem 699. tasteful 700. teammate

741. uncanny 742. underpass 743. unfulfilled 744. uniformity 745. unitary 746. unity 747. unlined 748. unreasonable 749. unseal 750. unsportsmanlike

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Grades 5-6 (cont’d) 751. unyielding 752. uprising (noun) 753. uproot 754. uttermost 755. vagrant 756. validity 757. vanity 758. vaporize 759. variance 760. vegetate 761. veil 762. velocity 763. veneer 764. venture 765. verdant 766. version 767. vertical 768. veterinarian 769. vicinity 770. vineyard 771. vitality 772. vocation 773. volcanic 774. voluntary 775. voucher 776. walkway 777. warbling 778. warehouse 779. warrior 780. warthog 781. wasteful 782. waterlogged 783. wealthier 784. weather 785. weevil 786. weird 787. whence 788. whimsical 789. whither 790. wholesale 791. winning 792. wistful 793. woolen, woollen 794. xerophyte 795. yardage 796. yardstick 797. yearling 798. yesterday 799. zealous 800. zombie, zombi

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

abbreviation abdicate abnegate abundance abysmal accentuate acclimate accomplice accuracy acknowledge

1. 1 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Grades 7-8 1. 5 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

balustrade bandolier, bandoleer barnacle barometer baseline bashfulness bazaar (rows of shops) beautician bedraggled begrudge

01. 1 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110.

charade chinchilla chloroform Christianity chronological circulation circumstance clavichord coagulate cogitate

acronym addendum adjournment adjudicate administration adolescent adrenaline advanced aerodynamics affable

1. 6 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70.

beguiling behavior beleaguer belie belligerent beneficent Bermuda grass bestride biannual bicuspid

11. 1 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120.

collateral colonization commencement commendation commodious commodity compliance concealment conceited conclusion

1. 2 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

affirmative agglutinate agitated albacore alcoholism allergen alliteration altostratus ambiguous ameliorate

1. 7 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80.

bilateral biodegradable biopsy bisque blithe blizzard boisterous bounteous boutique boysenberry

21. 1 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130.

confectioner confiscate consensus conspiratorial consumption contaminant contentious controversy convenience convey

1. 3 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

amphitheater andante annihilate annoying anorexia anthology antihistamine apprehensive approximate arboretum

1. 8 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90.

braille, Braille breaststroke briefly brilliance briquette, briquet bronchitis brother-in-law Buddhism bungalow bureaucracy

31. 1 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140.

coordination corduroy courageous credentials crinoline crustacean cubbyhole cylindrical dandelion dangerously

1. 4 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

arithmetician assessment atrocious attendance auctioneer authorize autocratic automatically background bacteriologist

1. 9 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100.

butterfingered calamity calculus camouflage capacious cardigan carotene Celsius census ceremonial

41. 1 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150.

Darwinism deaconess debatable decadent deception deciduous declarative defeatism deferential deficiency

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Grades 7-8 (cont’d) 51. 1 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160.

delectable deleterious deliverance dementia demographic demoralize denim dependency depreciate derivative

01. 2 202. 203. 204. 205. 206. 207. 208. 209. 210.

emporium emulsify encipher encumbrance endowment engagement enormously enthusiastic enviable epitomize

51. 2 252. 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260.

fluorescent fluoridate folksinger forbearance foreclosure forensic foreseeable forgery formidable fortuitous

61. 1 162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170.

dermatology derogatory despise destination destructible deterrence devastate diadem digress diplomacy

11. 2 212. 213. 214. 215. 216. 217. 218. 219. 220.

equilateral equivocal eradicate especially etymology euphoria eventually evolutionist exaggeration excavation

61. 2 262. 263. 264. 265. 266. 267. 268. 269. 270.

forum franchise frankincense fraternize fraudulent friar frivolous frontispiece frowsy, frowzy frustration

71. 1 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177. 178. 179. 180.

disadvantage disavow disposable dissipate distinguish divergence docile docudrama doleful dubious

21. 2 222. 223. 224. 225. 226. 227. 228. 229. 230.

exceedingly excruciating exemplify exhaustion exhilarate experience explicable extraterrestrial extremity fabricate

71. 2 272. 273. 274. 275. 276. 277. 278. 279. 280.

fugitive functional fundamental fuselage gabardine gamma gardenia gargoyle garrison gavotte

81. 1 182. 183. 184. 185. 186. 187. 188. 189. 190.

duchess dulcet dutiable easel ecclesiastical economics effervesce egoist electrification elephantine

31. 2 232. 233. 234. 235. 236. 237. 238. 239. 240.

fabulous facetious facial factitious factorial fallible falsetto fantasia faultfinder federation

81. 2 282. 283. 284. 285. 286. 287. 288. 289. 290.

gazpacho generosity geneticist gentility geocentric geode germane gerrymander geyser gherkin

91. 1 192. 193. 194. 195. 196. 197. 198. 199. 200.

elevated elongated emancipation emblazon emblem embodiment emergency empathy emphasis emphysema

41. 2 242. 243. 244. 245. 246. 247. 248. 249. 250.

felicity fermentation fervent fibula figurative finality finesse flamboyant flautist flippancy

91. 2 292. 293. 294. 295. 296. 297. 298. 299. 300.

gimmick gingham gladsome glandular glucose gluttonous gondolier gosling gossamer gouge

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Grades 7-8 (cont’d) 01. 3 302. 303. 304. 305. 306. 307. 308. 309. 310.

governess gracelessly gradation graduation grammatical gratis gravelly gremlin grievance gristmill

51. 3 352. 353. 354. 355. 356. 357. 358. 359. 360.

honeycomb hors d’oeuvre hospice hostelry hostility hotchpotch humanoid humdrum humidity hybrid

01. 4 402. 403. 404. 405. 406. 407. 408. 409. 410.

intermediate interrogatory intricacy invertebrate investigation irredeemable irrelevant irremovable irresistible irreverent

11. 3 312. 313. 314. 315. 316. 317. 318. 319. 320.

grotesque grueling, gruelling guarantee guidance guillotine gullible gustatory gymnasium gyrfalcon gyroscope

61. 3 362. 363. 364. 365. 366. 367. 368. 369. 370.

hydraulic hypnotic hypochondriac hysteria ice hockey idiosyncrasy igneous illustration immediacy immensity

11. 4 412. 413. 414. 415. 416. 417. 418. 419. 420.

jackal jaundice jennet jeopardize jeweler, jeweller jimsonweed, Jimsonweed jobber jocose johnnycake jostle

21. 3 322. 323. 324. 325. 326. 327. 328. 329. 330.

habitual hairbreadth hallucinate handkerchief harassment harbinger hardihood hassock hazardous heartrending

71. 3 372. 373. 374. 375. 376. 377. 378. 379. 380.

imminent impalpable impeccable imperative impertinent implement inaccessible inauguration incalculable incapacitate

21. 4 422. 423. 424. 425. 426. 427. 428. 429. 430.

journalism jubilant judiciary jugular (throat) junction junk mail junta jurisdiction juxtapose Kabuki

31. 3 332. 333. 334. 335. 336. 337. 338. 339. 340.

heinous helmsman hemorrhage henpeck herbivore hereditary heritable hertz hesitating hiatus

81. 3 382. 383. 384. 385. 386. 387. 388. 389. 390.

inclination incommunicado incorruptible incredulous independence indescribable indigestion indolent inducement inertia

31. 4 432. 433. 434. 435. 436. 437. 438. 439. 440.

kaiser kaolin kapok karat, carat karate kayak kibosh kilogram kingpin kitchenette

41. 3 342. 343. 344. 345. 346. 347. 348. 349. 350.

hierarchy hindrance Hinduism hobbyhorse hobnob holocaust, Holocaust hologram homeostasis homogenate homologous

91. 3 392. 393. 394. 395. 396. 397. 398. 399. 400.

inexcusable infelicitous infirmary inflexible influential inquisitor insignia instigate instructor insufficient

41. 4 442. 443. 444. 445. 446. 447. 448. 449. 450.

kiwifruit kleptomaniac knockwurst kola nut kowtow lackluster laggard lament landholder languish

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Grades 7-8 (cont’d) 51. 4 452. 453. 454. 455. 456. 457. 458. 459. 460.

laryngitis laughable lavatory lean-to leatherneck leaven legalization legation legendary legionnaire

01. 5 502. 503. 504. 505. 506. 507. 508. 509. 510.

manicure manifestation manufacturer marionette marshmallow massacre mastiff matriarchy meager, meagre meddlesome

51. 5 552. 553. 554. 555. 556. 557. 558. 559. 560.

newsreel niacin nicotine nimbostratus nocturne noisome nomadic nomenclature nomogram noncombatant

61. 4 462. 463. 464. 465. 466. 467. 468. 469. 470.

legume leisurely lengthen leniency leprechaun lethargic leukemia liaison liberalism lieutenant

11. 5 512. 513. 514. 515. 516. 517. 518. 519. 520.

megahertz memento memorandum mendacious mercantile mercifully Mesozoic metaphor meticulous microorganism

561. 62. 5 563. 564. 565. 566. 567. 568. 569. 570.

nonconformist, Nonconformist

71. 4 472. 473. 474. 475. 476. 477. 478. 479. 480.

ligature limousine linguistic linseed lintel literary lithograph loathing locust logarithm

21. 5 522. 523. 524. 525. 526. 527. 528. 529. 530.

microscopic minestrone miscellaneous misfortune misinterpret modification molecule momentarily monotone monumental

71. 5 572. 573. 574. 575. 576. 577. 578. 579. 580.

noticeable notification notorious noxious nucleus numeration obdurate obeyed obliging oblique

81. 4 482. 483. 484. 485. 486. 487. 488. 489. 490.

logician longitudinal longshoreman loudspeaker louse lubricant lugubrious luminary luxuriant mackerel

31. 5 532. 533. 534. 535. 536. 537. 538. 539. 540.

mosquito multimillionaire municipality musicality narcissus nationality nauseating nautical navigating nebulous

81. 5 582. 583. 584. 585. 586. 587. 588. 589. 590.

obscene observatory obsolete obstreperous obstruction obtuse occupant ocher, ochre odious odometer

91. 4 492. 493. 494. 495. 496. 497. 498. 499. 500.

maestro magenta magistrate magnetism malachite maladroit malevolent malicious malinger malnourished

41. 5 542. 543. 544. 545. 546. 547. 548. 549. 550.

neckerchief negate negligible negotiable neoclassic neologism nerveless neurology neutralization newfangled

91. 5 592. 593. 594. 595. 596. 597. 598. 599. 600.

odyssey officeholder ogre olfactory olympiad, Olympiad omega omniscient omnivorous onomatopoeia operetta

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nonessential nonetheless no-nonsense nonprescription nonviolence normalcy Norwegian nostalgia notary public

Grades 7-8 (cont’d) 01. 6 602. 603. 604. 605. 606. 607. 608. 609. 610.

opportunity oppression optimist optometrist oratorical orifice origami orphanage orthodontics orthopedic

51. 6 652. 653. 654. 655. 656. 657. 658. 659. 660.

potassium pragmatism praiseworthy precarious preceding precipitate precocious predecessor predestine preempt

01. 7 702. 703. 704. 705. 706. 707. 708. 709. 710.

redemption refinement regimen regression regurgitate reimburse rejuvenate reluctance reminisce remittance

11. 6 612. 613. 614. 615. 616. 617. 618. 619. 620.

oscillation ostensible ouster outcast ovation overactive overrated oversubscribe overwrought oxidation

61. 6 662. 663. 664. 665. 666. 667. 668. 669. 670.

premonition privilege proclamation progressive propaganda protocol provincial provocative psychology publisher

11. 7 712. 713. 714. 715. 716. 717. 718. 719. 720.

repercussion reprimand reprisal reputation requirement resemblance resignation resourceful restrictive resuscitate

21. 6 622. 623. 624. 625. 626. 627. 628. 629. 630.

Paleocene palpable paradoxical parallelogram paralyzed paraphernalia parenthesis parochial particular pathological

71. 6 672. 673. 674. 675. 676. 677. 678. 679. 680.

purposeful quadrangle quadrilateral quadrille quadruple qualifier quarterdeck quartzite quatrain quenchable

21. 7 722. 723. 724. 725. 726. 727. 728. 729. 730.

retribution retrospective revelry reversible rhetoric rhinoceros righteous robust romanticize roughhewn

31. 6 632. 633. 634. 635. 636. 637. 638. 639. 640.

penniless percolator percussionist permeable permissible perpendicular perpetrate personification pertinent pessimism

81. 6 682. 683. 684. 685. 686. 687. 688. 689. 690.

quick-tempered quintuple quisling quotable quotient radiance radicalism radioactivity rambunctious rampart

31. 7 732. 733. 734. 735. 736. 737. 738. 739. 740.

rudimentary Russian salutatorian schizophrenia scrappiness secede seismology semiconscious sensitivity serendipity

41. 6 642. 643. 644. 645. 646. 647. 648. 649. 650.

pharmaceutical phenomenal philosophical pigmentation plagiarist pneumonia pollution portentous possibility posthumous

91. 6 692. 693. 694. 695. 696. 697. 698. 699. 700.

rapacious rationalize reassurance recapitulate reciprocate reckoning reclamation recommend recreation rectory

41. 7 742. 743. 744. 745. 746. 747. 748. 749. 750.

serenity sesquicentennial significance simultaneous singularity smorgasbord solitaire sophistication souvenir spectacular

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Grades 7-8 (cont’d) 51. 7 752. 753. 754. 755. 756. 757. 758. 759. 760.

spontaneous stalemate stenographer stimulus stipulate strenuous subdivision subdue subliminal substantial

01. 8 802. 803. 804. 805. 806. 807. 808. 809. 810.

tortoiseshell tragedian trajectory trampoline transcend transfusion transition translucency travesty treatise

51. 8 852. 853. 854. 855. 856. 857. 858. 859. 860.

vehemence vengeance venturesome verbalize verbiage verbose verifiable versatility vexation viability

61. 7 762. 763. 764. 765. 766. 767. 768. 769. 770.

successive sufficient suffocate suffrage superabundant superimpose supernova superstitious supervision surreptitious

11. 8 812. 813. 814. 815. 816. 817. 818. 819. 820.

trepidation tribunal trivet trousers trowel truancy trusteeship tubercular turbojet turnstile

61. 8 862. 863. 864. 865. 866. 867. 868. 869. 870.

vicarious Victorian vigilante vignette vinyl virologist visibility visualization vitamin vivacious

71. 7 772. 773. 774. 775. 776. 777. 778. 779. 780.

susceptible suspension sustenance symmetrical symposium synthesizer tableau taciturn tactical tangible

21. 8 822. 823. 824. 825. 826. 827. 828. 829. 830.

turret tycoon tyrannical ukulele ultimate unappealing unavoidable uncertainty uncharitable uncivilized

71. 8 872. 873. 874. 875. 876. 877. 878. 879. 880.

volatile waft waistline warden wearisome welfare wherewithal whippersnapper wickerwork williwaw

81. 7 782. 783. 784. 785. 786. 787. 788. 789. 790.

taskmaster tastefully technicality tectonics temerity temperate temptation tenacious tenderloin theocracy

31. 8 832. 833. 834. 835. 836. 837. 838. 839. 840.

unconscionable underhandedly unemployment unessential unforgettable unintelligible unintentional unrelenting unsheathe unsweetened

81. 8 882. 883. 884. 885. 886. 887. 888. 889. 890.

windowsill wiseacre witticism wolverine worrisome worthwhile wreathe wristband xenophobia xeric

91. 7 792. 793. 794. 795. 796. 797. 798. 799. 800.

therapeutic thermometer thesaurus thesis thwack timidness timorous tolerance tonsillitis torpedoes

41. 8 842. 843. 844. 845. 846. 847. 848. 849. 850.

untutored upheaval upperclassman upsurge usage valedictorian validate valorous vandalism variability

91. 8 892. 893. 894. 895. 896. 897. 898. 899. 900.

xylophone yachtsman yesteryear yodel Yorkshire terrier yuletide, Yuletide zephyr zirconium zoning zoology

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