Spelling List 2014-2015
For elementary, middle and junior high school students in grades 3-8
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University Interscholastic League
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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; fax: 800.437.7070; web: www.tepbooks.com.
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 2014-2015
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) Summar y. 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.
blazing bleach blemish blockage blunder bonus bouncy bowling bravery broaden
101. decline 102. decorate 103. definite 104. delay 105. dense (thick) 106. dentist 107. depend 108. deposit 109. depth 110. destroy
alphabet already alter (to change) amber amusement ancestor angel annoy answer anxious
61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
budget building bursting buttercup camel candle canine careful carrier catwalk
111. detach 112. devise 113. difficult 114. direction 115. discuss 116. dismiss 117. dissolve 118. disturb 119. domino 120. downward
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
apology appear argue aroma article assign astronomer athlete auction autumn
71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
celery chapel cheddar (cheese) cheerful childish choice choosy, choosey chrome circulate citrus
121. drama 122. drover 123. drowsy 124. earmuff 125. earthen 126. easily 127. economy 128. elbowroom 129. elegant 130. element
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
avoid awaken baffle baggage balance ballad banana banquet barrel barrette
81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90.
clutch coconut colonial (C) (adj.) colorless comical company compel complete comrade conceal
131. elfin 132. elsewhere 133. elude 134. embark 135. embrace 136. emotion 137. empty 138. enable 139. endless 140. energy
41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
basic beaver behave beholder between beware bewilder bitter blame blanket
91. concept 92. condone 93. connect 94. courage 95. create 96. daily 97. deacon 98. decay 99. decent 100. decide
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
abduct ability aboveground adjust adopt adorable adverb afford album allowance
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
141. engineer 142. enough 143. entirely 144. equality 145. errand 146. estate 147. eventful 148. evoke 149. exercise 150. explain
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Grades 3-4 (cont’d) 151. export 152. eyelash 153. fabric 154. factual 155. falcon 156. fanciness 157. farther 158. fearless 159. February 160. feeble
201. grime 202. grocery 203. guardrail 204. guesswork 205. guide 206. gullible 207. habitat 208. hairdo 209. hallway 210. hamburger
251. innate 252. innermost 253. insect 254. insecure 255. instead 256. instruct 257. intense 258. interior 259. interview 260. introduce
161. festival 162. finalist 163. flannel 164. flatten 165. floral 166. footprint 167. forestry 168. forgotten 169. formula 170. forthright
211. hamper 212. hamster 213. handsaw 214. hapless 215. hare (rabbit) 216. harmony 217. harsh 218. haunt 219. hearty 220. hefty
261. intrude 262. invite 263. janitor 264. jawbone 265. jell (take shape) 266. jersey (fabric) 267. jumbo 268. jungle 269. justice 270. keeping
171. fountain 172. frank (giving an opinion) 173. freckle 174. frighten 175. frigid 176. frosting 177. frown 178. fruitcake 179. fussy 180. gadget
221. helpless 222. hickory 223. highway 224. hinder 225. hipbone 226. hobby 227. holiday 228. honest 229. horizon 230. hostage
271. kennel 272. kindly 273. kitty 274. knowing 275. krill (ocean animal) 276. lace 277. landing 278. lantern 279. latitude 280. lavatory
181. galaxy 182. garden 183. garlic 184. gather 185. generous 186. gentleman 187. German 188. germfree 189. girlfriend 190. glimmer
231. humanly 232. humid 233. hurried 234. icing 235. ideal 236. ignite 237. illusion 238. imagery 239. imitate 240. immune
281. lawsuit 282. laziness 283. leader 284. ledge 285. legally 286. lettuce 287. library 288. likely 289. lilac 290. limited
191. glisten 192. glorify 193. governor 194. grader 195. granddaughter 196. graph 197. grasp 198. gratefully 199. gravity 200. greedy
241. impolite 242. important 243. impress 244. include 245. incorrect 246. indeed 247. industry 248. inform 249. initial 250. injury
291. linen 292. litterbug 293. lobby 294. locate 295. lonely 296. loosen 297. lopsided 298. loving 299. luckily 300. lunge
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Grades 3-4 (cont’d) 301. lurk 302. luxury 303. lyric 304. macaroon 305. machine 306. magazine 307. magical 308. maintain 309. majestic 310. mango
351. noel (Christmas carol) 352. noisy 353. nonfat 354. normally 355. notation 356. nothing 357. notice 358. nourishing 359. novelist 360. numb
401. patient 402. pattern 403. peach 404. peculiar 405. pedigree 406. perhaps 407. period 408. perish 409. perplex 410. phonics
311. manicure 312. marine 313. mattress 314. mature 315. mayor (official) 316. mechanic 317. medical 318. medium 319. melodic 320. mercy
361. numeric 362. nursery 363. nurture 364. oath 365. oatmeal 366. obedient 367. observe 368. obstruct 369. obvious 370. occupy
411. phony, phoney 412. physical 413. piggyback 414. pledge 415. plentiful 416. poison 417. portrait 418. positive 419. possible 420. postage
321. merge 322. message 323. metric 324. midget 325. migrant 326. mineral 327. minimal 328. miracle 329. mission 330. misspell
371. October 372. offend 373. offering 374. official 375. oilcloth 376. omit 377. onlooker 378. opener 379. operable 380. opinion
421. poverty 422. preacher 423. precious 424. predict 425. prefix 426. primitive 427. promotion 428. prosper 429. quaint 430. quality
331. modern 332. molasses 333. multiply 334. mustard 335. mystery 336. nameless 337. narrow 338. national 339. nature 340. navigate
381. oppose 382. option 383. orangeade 384. orbit 385. orchid 386. ordeal 387. orderly 388. organic 389. ornament 390. outcome
431. quantity 432. quarrel 433. quarter 434. queen 435. quest 436. quick 437. quiet 438. quilting 439. quiver 440. quota
341. nearby 342. necklace 343. nectarine 344. needy 345. neither 346. nephew 347. nickel, nickle (coin) 348. nickname 349. ninety 350. noble
391. outermost 392. outward 393. overtime 394. package 395. painful 396. panda 397. panic 398. pantry 399. parka 400. passport
441. radio 442. ragweed 443. rascal 444. readily 445. reason 446. recipe 447. recover 448. rectangle 449. reflex 450. refund
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Grades 3-4 (cont’d) 451. regional 452. regularly 453. reindeer 454. relation 455. relative 456. relief 457. remedy 458. reminder 459. reporter 460. request
501. subtract 502. succeed 503. suggest 504. superb 505. surface 506. system 507. table 508. tactful 509. tadpole 510. talent
551. unscramble 552. untidy 553. unusual 554. uproar 555. usable 556. utmost 557. vacate 558. vaccine 559. valor 560. value
461. rescue 462. respond 463. restrict 464. retire 465. retrieve 466. revolve 467. reward 468. rhythm 469. romance (a story) 470. rotate
511. tattered 512. technical 513. tedium 514. telephone 515. temporary 516. texture 517. therapy 518. thief 519. thousand 520. timeless
561. vanish 562. vapor, vapour 563. variety 564. varsity 565. vehicle 566. velvet 567. venom 568. verb 569. verge 570. victor
471. rough 472. rush 473. rust 474. safari 475. salute 476. sample 477. science 478. scissors 479. scornful 480. scribble
521. tiresome 522. toughen 523. trait 524. transmit 525. treasure 526. tremor (shaking) 527. tribute 528. trivial 529. trombone 530. truffle
571. villain 572. virus 573. vision 574. vivid 575. voice 576. volcano 577. vowel 578. waffle 579. waist (part of body) 580. wallet
481. secretary 482. sentence 483. several 484. shepherd 485. sibling 486. silent 487. simple 488. sincere 489. skeleton 490. skillful
531. tulip 532. tuneful 533. twig 534. twilight 535. twirl 536. ulcer 537. ultraviolet 538. umpire 539. unbuckle 540. uncover
581. waltz 582. wasp (insect) 583. wealthy 584. westerly 585. whitener 586. windshield 587. wisdom (knowledge) 588. worrisome 589. wrinkle 590. xylem (plant veins)
491. solution 492. spirited 493. splinter 494. sponsor 495. squabble 496. stadium 497. straight 498. strength 499. struggle 500. subscribe
541. underneath 542. unfair 543. unfasten 544. uniform 545. unison 546. universe 547. unlawful 548. unload 549. unreal 550. unreported
591. yardstick 592. yearbook 593. yoga, Yoga 594. yonder 595. youngish 596. yourself 597. zeal 598. zebra 599. zest 600. zookeeper
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Grades 5-6 1. abnormality 2. abode 3. abundant 4. academy 5. accordingly 6. accordion 7. accountant 8. achieve 9. acquire 10. activity
51. bargain 52. barometer 53. barricade 54. bearable 55. beautician 56. bedazzle 57. beforehand 58. begrudge 59. behavior 60. believable
101. characteristic 102. cheerleader 103. chemistry 104. cherish 105. civilize 106. classical 107. cleanser 108. clergy 109. closure 110. cloudiness
11. adequate 12. adjective 13. adjustment 14. admittance 15. adoption 16. advance 17. advertise 18. affected 19. affliction 20. aggravate
61. beneficial 62. benign 63. biceps 64. bicultural 65. bifocal 66. bilingual 67. biography 68. bittersweet 69. blameworthy 70. blessing
111. colleague 112. comedian 113. commercial 114. common 115. commune 116. companion 117. compassion 118. compete 119. complaint 120. composer
21. alarmist 22. allegation 23. allegiance 24. allergic 25. alternate 26. altogether 27. ambulance 28. amnesia 29. ancient 30. anecdote
71. blockbuster 72. blustering 73. bolster 74. bonanza 75. bonfire 76. boredom 77. bothersome 78. boulder (rock) 79. bowlegged 80. brainteaser
121. concerto 122. condense 123. confession 124. confirmed 125. consistent 126. continental drift 127. copyright 128. cosmetic 129. courteous 130. cramming
31. anniversary 32. announce 33. antenna 34. antique 35. anxiety 36. apostrophe 37. appetizer 38. appliance 39. argue 40. artificial
81. brigade 82. brilliance 83. brotherhood 84. brunet, brunette 85. buffalo (animal) 86. buffoonery 87. bulletin 88. burdensome 89. bureau 90. butterfingered
131. creative 132. criticism 133. curious 134. custodian 135. daffodil 136. deactivate 137. debrief 138. debt 139. deceive 140. declaration
41. assess 42. astound 43. astrology 44. athletic 45. avenue 46. awesome 47. awkward 48. bacteria 49. ballyhoo 50. baptism
91. calculate 92. calligraphy 93. canopy 94. carnival 95. casualty 96. ceaseless 97. celebrity 98. centigrade 99. ceremony 100. challenge
141. declining 142. dedicate 143. defective 144. dehydrate 145. delete 146. democracy 147. deodorant 148. description 149. desert (abandon) 150. detention
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Grades 5-6 (cont’d) 151. deterrent 152. devotion 153. diagonal 154. dictionary 155. digestion 156. diligent 157. diminish 158. diplomatic 159. disaster 160. disembark
201. entertain 202. entrench 203. entrust 204. environment 205. episode 206. equator 207. essential 208. ethical 209. evaporate 210. exaggerate
251. freight 252. freshened 253. function 254. furthermost 255. fussier 256. gadabout 257. gallantry 258. gardenia 259. gauge, gage 260. gavel
161. disguise 162. dislodge 163. dismissal 164. disrupt 165. distortion 166. district 167. disturbance 168. domain 169. dormant 170. dreadful
211. example 212. exception 213. exhibit 214. expansive 215. experiment 216. extinguish 217. exuberance 218. fabulous 219. fallacy 220. famish
261. generally 262. generation 263. genetic 264. geographical 265. geometry 266. Germany 267. gesture 268. giddily 269. gingerly 270. glacier
171. drillmaster 172. drudgery 173. duplicate 174. durable 175. dwindle 176. dynasty 177. eagerness 178. earliest 179. eccentric 180. editorial
221. fascinate 222. fatality 223. favoritism 224. feasible 225. federate 226. feminine 227. ferocious 228. fictionalize 229. fiercely 230. finance
271. gladiator 272. gleefulness 273. gloomy 274. gluttony 275. go-between 276. golden rule 277. goldsmith 278. goodwill 279. gooseneck 280. gopher
181. educational 182. eighteenth 183. electronics 184. elusive 185. embargo 186. emergency 187. emission 188. emotional 189. employee 190. emptying
231. flagrant 232. flattery 233. flexible 234. flippant 235. flourish 236. fluent 237. folklore 238. footbridge 239. forcible 240. forecast
281. gorgeous 282. gossipy 283. governess 284. gracious 285. gradually 286. grammar 287. granola 288. grapefruit 289. gratitude 290. gravitate
191. encore 192. encumber 193. endeavor 194. endurance 195. energetic 196. engagement 197. engraving 198. enliven 199. enormous 200. ensue
241. foreign 242. foremost 243. forgetting 244. formality 245. fortitude 246. fraction 247. fragile 248. fragrance 249. fraternal 250. freebie, freebee
291. greasy 292. greediness 293. grinning 294. groundless 295. gruesome 296. gumbo 297. hairstylist 298. hallmark 299. handicapped 300. handling
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Grades 5-6 (cont’d) 301. handwritten 302. haphazard 303. happening 304. happy-go-lucky 305. hardware 306. harmonious 307. harvester 308. hastily 309. hauntingly 310. Hawaiian
351. impurity 352. inattention 353. incapable 354. incomplete 355. inconsiderate 356. indefinite 357. indicator 358. inexact 359. inflation 360. information
401. knightly 402. laboratory 403. laceration 404. ladylike 405. lamentation 406. laminated 407. lamppost 408. landfill 409. lanolin 410. larynx
311. headstrong 312. heartening 313. hectic 314. heighten 315. heiress 316. helicopter 317. henceforth 318. heroics 319. hibernate 320. highlight
361. inhumane 362. initiate (verb) 363. injunction 364. injustice 365. inoculate 366. intellect 367. intensity 368. interlude 369. intermittent 370. introvert
411. lateral 412. laughable 413. laurel 414. lawlessly 415. league 416. lecture 417. left-handed 418. legacy 419. legendary 420. legislator
321. hindrance 322. historian 323. hoist 324. homeland 325. homonym 326. honestly 327. hostess 328. hostility 329. humanity 330. hummingbird
371. intuition 372. inventory 373. investigate 374. invincible 375. invitation 376. irrigation 377. irritant 378. isolation 379. itinerary 380. jacket
421. leisure 422. lengthen 423. levelheaded 424. liberate 425. lifestyle 426. lighthearted 427. limelight 428. limitation 429. linguist 430. listener
331. humorist 332. hungrily 333. hydroplane 334. hyperactive 335. hyphenate 336. hypnotize 337. idealism 338. identical 339. ignoring 340. illegal
381. Japanese 382. jealous 383. jellyfish 384. jewelry 385. jitters 386. joist 387. jollity 388. journalist 389. judgment, judgement 390. justify
431. literacy 432. lodging 433. loftiness 434. loneliness 435. longitude 436. loudspeaker 437. lovable, loveable 438. lowercase 439. loyally 440. lucrative
341. illuminate 342. imaginary 343. immaterial 344. immense 345. immerse 346. immovable 347. impersonate 348. impostor, imposter 349. improper 350. improvement
391. juvenile 392. kangaroo 393. keepsake 394. kettledrum 395. keypunch 396. kidney 397. kilt 398. kindhearted 399. kindling 400. kitchenware
441. lumberyard 442. luscious 443. machinery 444. magnetizable 445. magnolia 446. maintenance 447. malnutrition 448. manage 449. manuscript 450. masterful
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Grades 5-6 (cont’d) 451. materialize 452. mathematics 453. maturity 454. maximum 455. meadowlark 456. meander 457. meaningful 458. meantime 459. medication 460. mediocre
501. nineteen 502. nitrogen 503. noiseless 504. nominate 505. nonchalant 506. nonprofit 507. nonthreatening 508. normalize 509. Northerner 510. nosebleed
551. outburst 552. outrageous 553. outwardly 554. overcome 555. oversight 556. overstuffed 557. overview 558. oxidize 559. palatable 560. paperback
461. melodious 462. memorize 463. merchant 464. messenger 465. metallic 466. meteorologist 467. migratory 468. minimize 469. minister 470. minority
511. nostalgic 512. notebook 513. noticeable 514. novelty 515. nowhere 516. nullify 517. numeral 518. nursery rhyme 519. nurturing 520. nutriment
561. paradise 562. paradox 563. paragraph 564. parakeet 565. parentage 566. parole 567. participate 568. pathology 569. patience 570. patriotism
471. missile 472. mistrust 473. moisturize 474. momentum 475. morale 476. mosquito 477. mournful 478. mutual 479. myth 480. namesake
521. obelisk 522. obeying 523. objectivity 524. oblivious 525. obscure 526. observant 527. obstacle 528. occupancy 529. octagon 530. offensive
571. pawnbroker 572. pedestal 573. peninsula 574. perceive 575. perfection 576. perilous 577. permanent 578. personable 579. petroleum 580. pharmacy
481. narrative 482. nationality 483. natural resource 484. nausea 485. nautical 486. navy (fleet of ships) 487. nearsighted 488. necessity 489. needlepoint 490. negativity
531. officiate 532. oldster 533. Olympics 534. omelet, omelette 535. oneself 536. onslaught 537. on-target 538. openhearted 539. operating 540. opponent
581. pineapple 582. plaintiff 583. plaque 584. pledged 585. plentifully 586. pollutant 587. polyester 588. portable 589. postpone 590. practical
491. neglectful 492. nerve 493. network 494. neutral 495. nevermore 496. newsworthy 497. niece 498. nifty 499. nightfall 500. nimbleness
541. opposable 542. optical 543. optometry 544. oration 545. orchestrate 546. ordinary 547. organization 548. oriental, Oriental 549. ornateness 550. oust
591. precaution 592. predator 593. predicament 594. preliminary 595. printable 596. profession 597. protein 598. punctual 599. pyramid 600. qualify
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Grades 5-6 (cont’d) 601. quarantine 602. quarterdeck 603. questionable 604. quicksand 605. quintillion 606. quipped 607. quittance 608. quizzes 609. quoting 610. racecourse
651. sarcasm 652. satisfaction 653. scarcely 654. schedule 655. scheming 656. scholastic 657. scientific 658. sculptor 659. secondary 660. sedative
701. teachable 702. tedious 703. temperature 704. tendon 705. terminal 706. terrific 707. testimonial 708. theft 709. thenceforth 710. thereafter
611. radiantly 612. radiator 613. railroad 614. raincoat 615. random 616. rarity 617. raspy 618. rational 619. rayon 620. reactor
661. selection 662. semester 663. seminar 664. sensibility 665. separate 666. serenade 667. seriously 668. session 669. settlement 670. signature
711. thermal 712. thesis 713. threaten 714. thumbprint 715. thwart 716. thyroid 717. time-honored 718. titanic 719. toilsome 720. tolerable
621. realistic 622. rearrange 623. reasonable 624. rebel 625. rebroadcast 626. rebuttal 627. recede 628. receive 629. receptionist 630. recital
671. similar 672. simplicity 673. sincerity 674. situate 675. slanderous 676. sociable 677. solace 678. soldier 679. solemn 680. solidify
721. tomorrow 722. topical 723. torrential 724. tournament 725. toxin 726. trademark 727. traditional 728. transcript 729. transplant 730. treasurer
631. rectify 632. reference 633. reflective 634. regiment 635. relative humidity 636. reluctantly 637. rephrase 638. replacement 639. reportedly 640. response
681. solvable 682. spacious 683. spectator 684. splendid 685. stagnant 686. starvation 687. statement 688. strategy 689. submissive 690. successful
731. tributary 732. trillion 733. trophy 734. trustworthy 735. turbulent 736. tutorial 737. ultima 738. unaffected 739. unbalanced 740. unbearable
641. retirement 642. returnable 643. revenue 644. revolvable 645. ridicule 646. rigorous 647. roughneck 648. royalty 649. rueful 650. sanctuary
691. superior 692. surrender 693. survive 694. suspense 695. synthetic 696. tactical 697. talkative 698. tamale 699. tangible 700. taxation
741. uncertain 742. underachiever 743. unearthly 744. unending 745. unfamiliar 746. uninstall 747. unique 748. united 749. unknowable 750. unravel
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Grades 5-6 (cont’d) 751. untouchable 752. uproarious 753. upstroke 754. utterance 755. vagrancy 756. vain (conceit) 757. valiant 758. vanquish 759. vascular 760. vegetation 761. vendetta 762. ventilate 763. ventricle 764. verbally 765. versatile 766. vertebra 767. vessel 768. videotape 769. vindicate 770. viper (snake) 771. virtue 772. vocabulary 773. voiceless 774. volume 775. volunteer 776. wandering 777. warmhearted 778. warrant 779. washbasin 780. watchful 781. weaponry 782. wearied 783. wedding 784. weigh (measure) 785. werewolf 786. wherefore 787. whichever 788. whispery 789. whitening 790. wireless 791. withdrawn 792. wittingly 793. worthy 794. xylophone 795. yacht 796. yammering 797. yielding 798. youthfulness 799. zestfully 800. zoological
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1. aberrant 2. abhorrent 3. abolition 4. abundantly 5. accelerando 6. accelerator 7. acceptable 8. accompanist 9. accumulate 10. achievement
Grades 7-8 51. bailiff 52. bandanna, bandana 53. bankruptcy 54. barracuda 55. battalion 56. beauteous 57. befuddlement 58. bemuse 59. benediction 60. beneficiary
101. Cherokee 102. chivalry 103. choleric 104. chromosome 105. chronicle 106. circumstantial 107. civilian 108. claimant 109. claustrophobia 110. cliché
11. acrylic 12. adequacy 13. adjacent 14. admissible 15. adolescence 16. advancement 17. adversity 18. advocate 19. aerospace 20. affordable
61. benefited, benefitted 62. bereavement 63. besiege 64. beveled, bevelled 65. bewilderment 66. bibliography 67. biennial 68. biochemistry 69. biodiversity 70. biological
111. coalesce 112. coherence 113. coincident 114. collagen 115. colloquial 116. cologne (perfume) 117. commemorative 118. commercialize 119. communion (C) 120. compensation
21. afterthought 22. aggressive 23. allegorical 24. alleviate 25. ambiguity 26. amicable 27. amphibian 28. anesthesia 29. annotate 30. annoyance
71. bipartisan 72. blistering 73. blueprint 74. borax 75. botanist 76. boulevard 77. boycott 78. brachiopod 79. brainstorm 80. brazier
121. competence 122. composition 123. compost 124. comprise 125. compulsory 126. conceive 127. condescend 128. confidential 129. congratulate 130. connoisseur
31. antecedent 32. anthropology 33. antibacterial 34. apothecary 35. approbation 36. archaic 37. arduous 38. arguable 39. assiduous 40. assurance
81. breathlessness 82. brevity 83. brilliancy 84. briny 85. broadband 86. buccaneer 87. bureaucratic 88. burnoose, burnous 89. businessperson 90. butane
131. consecutive 132. contagious 133. continuance 134. contrite 135. correspondent 136. cosmonaut 137. credibility 138. curriculum 139. dalmatian, Dalmatian 140. daredevil
41. asterisk 42. asthma 43. attentive 44. audacity 45. autobiography 46. avowal 47. awry 48. azure 49. backstroke 50. bacterium
91. bystander 92. cancellation 93. carelessness 94. carnivorous 95. categorical 96. Caucasian 97. centipede 98. ceremonious 99. changeable 100. chemotherapy
141. data processing 142. deadline 143. debut 144. deceitful 145. decisive 146. decommission 147. decomposition 148. decorum 149. dedication 150. defendant
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Grades 7-8 (cont’d) 151. deflation 152. delegation 153. deliberate 154. demagogue, demagog 155. demeanor 156. denial 157. dependence 158. depressurize 159. deteriorate 160. detriment
201. enigmatic 202. enlightenment 203. enterprising 204. enthusiasm 205. enunciation 206. environmental 207. epigram 208. equatorial 209. equidistant 210. equivalence
251. flycatcher 252. fool’s gold 253. forbidding 254. foreordain 255. forestation 256. forfeiture 257. forgiveness 258. formaldehyde 259. forthwith 260. fortunate
161. dexterous, dextrous 162. diabetes 163. diagnosis 164. dignified 165. dilute 166. diphtheria 167. discerning 168. disintegrate 169. disobedience 170. disposal
211. erratic 212. escalation 213. estuary 214. everlasting 215. exasperate 216. exceptional 217. excessive 218. exclusiveness 219. exemplar 220. exertion
261. fourscore 262. fragmentary 263. free enterprise 264. friendliness 265. frightfully 266. frippery 267. frontiersman 268. fruition 269. fugitive 270. fulfillment
171. disregard 172. dissonant 173. distraught 174. distribute 175. divisible 176. documentation 177. domestic 178. domination 179. dormitory 180. dossier
221. exonerate 222. expedient 223. expedition 224. expertise 225. expostulate 226. extravagant 227. extreme 228. exuberantly 229. exultation 230. face-to-face
271. full-service 272. functionary 273. furtherance 274. futuristic 275. gallivant, galavant 276. galore 277. garnishment 278. gastropod 279. gaudiness 280. gearbox
181. downgrade 182. duplication 183. dyslexia 184. ecliptic 185. edifice 186. efficient 187. effortlessly 188. egoism 189. Egyptian 190. electrician
231. facilitate 232. faithfulness 233. falsification 234. farsightedness 235. fascinating 236. fatherly 237. fathom 238. fealty 239. feline 240. festivity
281. genealogy 282. generality 283. genesis, Genesis 284. genuine 285. geochemistry 286. geothermal 287. geriatrics 288. germicide 289. ghostwrite 290. gigahertz
191. eliminate 192. eloquence 193. embankment 194. embarrass 195. embezzle 196. emotionally 197. emptiness 198. encouragement 199. endangerment 200. engineering
241. fiberglass 242. figurine 243. filament 244. filtration 245. fireproof 246. firmament 247. flagship 248. flirtatious 249. fluency 250. fluidity
291. gimmicky 292. glass ceiling 293. glaucoma 294. glittery 295. glorification 296. gnome 297. goldenrod 298. good-natured 299. governance 300. graciousness
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Grades 7-8 (cont’d) 301. grammarian 302. grandiose 303. graphite 304. grassland 305. gratify 306. greathearted 307. gregarious 308. griminess 309. groomsman 310. grotesqueness
351. hopefulness 352. horizontally 353. hospitality 354. hourglass 355. humanitarian 356. humorous 357. humus 358. hundredth 359. huzzah, huzza 360. hygienist
401. insufficiency 402. intercollegiate 403. intermediary 404. interrogate 405. intuitive 406. invasive 407. ironic 408. irresponsible 409. isosceles 410. iteration
311. groundwork 312. grudgingly 313. guacamole 314. guarantor 315. Guernsey 316. guidepost 317. guiltiness 318. guttural 319. guzzling 320. gymnastics
361. hyperbole 362. hypnotism 363. hypocrisy 364. hypothesis 365. idiomatic 366. illegibly 367. illumination 368. illustrious 369. imagination 370. immediately
411. jaggedly 412. January 413. jealousy 414. jetsam 415. jingling 416. jittery 417. jocund 418. John Doe 419. jokingly 420. jonquil
321. habitable 322. haddock 323. haiku 324. harangue 325. harborage 326. harmfully 327. harmonization 328. harvest moon 329. headmistress 330. healthier
371. immersible 372. impairment 373. impassioned 374. impatient 375. impersonal 376. implicit 377. impossibility 378. impractical 379. inadmissible 380. inalienable
331. hearthstone 332. heavyweight 333. heightened 334. hemisphere 335. heptagonal 336. herbaceous 337. heritage 338. heroism 339. hesitancy 340. hexadecimal
381. incinerate 382. incitement 383. inclement 384. incombustible 385. incompetent 386. inconvenient 387. incredible 388. incriminate 389. indecision 390. indicate
421. journeying 422. Judaism 423. judging 424. juncture 425. junket 426. Jupiter 427. juror 428. justification 429. juxtaposed 430. karakul, Karakul (a sheep) 431. katydid 432. kerosene, kerosine 433. keynote 434. kickstand 435. kilobyte 436. kindergarten 437. kindliness 438. kingship 439. kleptomania 440. knavery
341. hibernation 342. hieroglyph 343. high-definition 344. hilarious 345. hippopotamus 346. historically 347. hodgepodge 348. homecoming 349. homespun 350. honorary
391. indigenous 392. indigo 393. indulgence 394. ineligible 395. inevitable 396. infinite 397. inflationary 398. inheritance 399. innocuous 400. inscrutable
441. kohl 442. kookaburra 443. Korean 444. kosher 445. krypton 446. laborsaving 447. laconically 448. lamentable 449. landfall 450. landscaping
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Grades 7-8 (cont’d) 451. lapel 452. lapidary 453. lassitude 454. latitude 455. laughter 456. lavishly 457. leadership 458. leastwise 459. lecturing 460. legato
501. manifesto 502. marathoner 503. marina 504. maritime 505. martyr 506. masquerade 507. matinee, matinée 508. mayhem 509. measurement 510. medicinal
551. newscaster 552. newsworthy 553. nightmarish 554. ninetieth 555. nobility 556. noise pollution 557. no-man’s-land 558. nomination 559. nonchalance 560. nonconformity
461. legibility 462. legislation 463. legitimacy 464. lethargy 465. levitation 466. libeler, libeller 467. liberated 468. Libra 469. license, licence 470. lieutenancy
511. melancholy 512. meningitis 513. metabolism 514. metaphysics 515. metastasis 516. mezzanine 517. millennium 518. mischievous 519. mispronounce 520. modifier
561. noncontagious 562. nondescript 563. nonentity 564. nonmilitant 565. nonrenewable 566. nonsense 567. normality 568. northern lights 569. nostril 570. nothingness
471. lifeline 472. ligament 473. likelihood 474. limitless 475. linguistics 476. liquidation 477. lithesome 478. loathsome 479. locomotion 480. logistics
521. molasses 522. molecular 523. momentous 524. monarchy 525. monogram 526. monotonous 527. monstrosity 528. mortgage 529. motivation 530. mountaineering
571. noticing 572. notwithstanding 573. novelties 574. nuance 575. numerator 576. nurturance 577. obediently 578. objectionable 579. obligation 580. oblivion
481. loophole 482. loquacious 483. lorry 484. lotion 485. loyalties 486. ludicrous 487. lustrous 488. Lyme disease 489. lymphatic 490. madrigal
531. multidimensional 532. murkiness 533. muscular 534. mystical 535. namely 536. nanotechnology 537. narrator 538. nationalize 539. Native American 540. naturalization
581. obsessive 582. obstetrician 583. obviousness 584. occasional 585. occurring 586. oceanographer 587. odoriferous 588. off-limits 589. old-fashioned 590. oligarchy
491. magisterial 492. magnanimous 493. magnesium 494. magnetosphere 495. magnification 496. malady 497. malpractice 498. management 499. mandate 500. maneuver
541. navigable 542. nearsightedness 543. necessary 544. nefarious 545. negligence 546. neighborhood 547. nemesis 548. neophyte 549. neurologist 550. nevertheless
591. omnipotence 592. onerous 593. opaqueness 594. open-minded 595. operable 596. opinionated 597. opportune 598. opposition 599. oppressive 600. optimum
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Grades 7-8 (cont’d) 601. opulence 602. oratorical 603. orchestral 604. ordinariness 605. organic 606. originality 607. ornamented 608. orthography 609. oscillate 610. ostentatious
651. picturesque 652. pinnacle 653. plausible 654. plurality 655. poignancy 656. pompous 657. popularity 658. portfolio 659. practically 660. preamble
701. recyclable 702. redundant 703. reflection 704. regalia 705. regardless 706. regretfully 707. rehabilitate 708. reinterpret 709. religious 710. relinquish
611. ostracism 612. outgrowth 613. outsider 614. overachiever 615. overreact 616. overwhelm 617. overzealous 618. ownership 619. oxygenate 620. ozone
661. precedent 662. preposition 663. preposterous 664. procedure 665. pronunciation 666. prosperous 667. protagonist 668. psychiatry 669. pugnacious 670. pursuit
711. reminiscent 712. remunerate 713. reposition 714. repugnant 715. researcher 716. respectable 717. respirator 718. resurgent 719. reticence 720. reverberate
621. packsaddle 622. paleontology 623. pamphlet 624. panhandle 625. panorama 626. papyrus 627. paragon 628. parallelism 629. paranoid 630. parliament
671. puzzlement 672. quadratic 673. quadruped 674. quagmire 675. qualitative 676. quarterstaff 677. quavering 678. queasiness 679. questionably 680. quick-witted
721. reverend 722. rhetorical 723. rheumatism 724. rhyme scheme 725. riotous 726. rogue 727. roister 728. rosin 729. rotunda 730. routinely
631. Parmesan 632. participant 633. patiently 634. patriot 635. peculiarity 636. pedicure 637. penalize 638. pentameter 639. perception 640. perennial
681. quintessence 682. quintuplet 683. quivering 684. quizzically 685. quotation 686. rabies 687. radiology 688. radius 689. raillery 690. raiment
731. rumored 732. run-on sentence 733. sagebrush 734. sainthood 735. salaried 736. sanitation 737. sardonic 738. satisfactory 739. schematic 740. scholarship
641. periodic 642. permanence 643. pernicious 644. perseverance 645. personalize 646. perspective 647. perspiration 648. persuasion 649. philanthropy 650. physique
691. rapidity 692. ravioli 693. realign 694. rebellious 695. receiver 696. recitation 697. recondition 698. reconsider 699. rectangular 700. recuperate
741. scrupulous 742. sea level 743. sedimentary 744. seismograph 745. self-confidence 746. semblance 747. sentimental 748. servitude 749. severe 750. shatterproof
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Grades 7-8 (cont’d) 751. skepticism 752. sleepwalk 753. socialism 754. sonnet 755. sophomore 756. spasmodic 757. specification 758. spontaneity 759. staggering 760. statuette
801. tourniquet 802. transaction 803. transcription 804. transformative 805. transitive 806. transitory 807. transparency 808. trapezoid 809. travail 810. treacherous
851. venerable 852. ventriloquist 853. veracity 854. vernacular 855. vertigo 856. vibrancy 857. victorious 858. videographer 859. viewpoint 860. vigilant
761. stimulate 762. stipend 763. strategic 764. stupendous 765. subjugate 766. substitute 767. subterranean 768. subtrahend 769. successor 770. suggestible
811. trellis 812. trigonometry 813. tripartite 814. triumphal 815. triviality 816. trudge 817. tsunami 818. tuberculosis 819. turbulence 820. turmoil
861. vindictive 862. viola (plant) 863. violation 864. virtuous 865. virulent 866. visionary 867. visualize 868. vivid 869. vociferate 870. voluminous
771. supersede 772. superstition 773. supervise 774. supremacy 775. suspicious 776. synonymous 777. tabulate 778. tasteless 779. taxidermy 780. taxpayer
821. typewriter 822. typically 823. tyrannous 824. Ukrainian 825. ulcer 826. ultimatum 827. ultraviolet 828. unabridged 829. unaccustomed 830. unanimous
871. vortex 872. waggery 873. Walkman (trademark) 874. wasteland 875. watchfulness 876. water-resistant 877. weatherproof 878. wellness 879. wholesaler 880. willpower
781. technologist 782. telepathy 783. tempered 784. temporarily 785. tenderhearted 786. terminate 787. terminology 788. terrestrial 789. territory 790. textbook
831. unappetizing 832. unassuming 833. unbelievable 834. uncomfortable 835. underestimate 836. uneasiness 837. unimaginable 838. unintelligible 839. unnecessarily 840. unquestionable
881. windswept 882. witted 883. wizardry 884. workmanship 885. wretched 886. wristwatch 887. wrongdoer 888. wrought iron 889. x-coordinate 890. xerophytic
791. theology 792. theorem 793. thousandth 794. throughout 795. timidity 796. togetherness 797. tomfoolery 798. tonsillectomy 799. topology 800. totalitarian
841. unsophisticated 842. uppermost 843. urgency 844. utilization 845. utopia, Utopia 846. vaccination 847. vacillate 848. vainglorious 849. vaporizer 850. vegetarian
891. xylophonist 892. yammer 893. yeoman 894. yore (time long past) 895. zaniest 896. zealot 897. zenith 898. zillion 899. zither 900. zoologist
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