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University Interscholastic League

Spelling List2013-2014

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

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• UIL A+ Spelling Word List 2013-2014

ForewordThe 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 ListsThis 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.

DictionaryThe 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 spellingsWhen 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).

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UIL A+ Spelling Word List 2013-2014 •

Printing and cursive acceptableFirst 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.

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CapitalizationWhere 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 WordsExplanatory 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 near-homonyms. Space does not allow full definitions of words, and the short definition given may need to be explained to the student.

CorrectionsAny 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.

A set of rules is provided in this publication for your convenience. Should there be an incon-sistency between these rules and those in the Constitution and Contest Rules, the C&CR (Section 1470) prevails.

Outside sourcesSeveral companies provide materials to help student prepare for the UIL spelling competition. Contact each vendor for information about their products.

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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 com-mittee 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 com-bined 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.


(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 invi-tational 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 grad-ers 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 pro-

nouncer 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 pronounc-er.

(4) Tie Breaker Mandatory. Contestants who do not take the tie breaker test shall be dis-qualified.

(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.


(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.


Grades 3-41. abandon2. abnormal3. absent4. ache5. adapt6. additive7. admire8. adult9. against10. agitate

11. agreement12. airplane13. alley14. alligator15. allspice16. almond17. altar18. amuse19. anticipate20. antonym

21. apparel22. applaud23. appoint24. arrive25. artist26. ashore27. assemble28. astonish29. attach30. attempt

31. average32. babble33. balcony34. ballpoint35. baritone36. basement37. bashful38. beast39. beggar40. beginner

41. believe42. beneath43. beverage44. beyond45. billion46. bizarre (odd)47. blade48. blender49. blossom50. blush

51. boring52. borrow53. bottom54. bouquet55. breakfast56. bridesmaid57. brilliant58. bristle59. brother60. burglary

61. business62. California63. calm64. capsule65. career66. category67. caterpillar68. caught69. cautious70. ceiling

71. century72. certificate73. channel74. chapter75. charming76. circuit77. citizenship78. client79. cling80. commit

81. commotion82. composure83. concern84. continue85. convenient86. correction87. country88. coupon89. cranberry90. creepy

91. crescent92. crimson93. dainty94. damage95. deaden96. debtor97. defeat98. dentistry99. deputy100. describe

101. dessert102. develop103. diamond104. digest105. dignity106. disappoint107. discover108. disease109. dishcloth110. dispute

111. dizzy112. document113. donate114. donor115. downwind116. dragonfly117. drearier118. dressy119. drinkable120. druggist

121. dry-clean122. eagle123. earache124. earthly125. eastern, Eastern126. easygoing127. eclipse128. economical129. edition130. editor

131. educate132. eggbeater133. elbow134. electrify135. elevator136. emperor137. empower138. enchantment139. ending140. English

141. engrave142. entitle143. entry144. error145. esteem146. European147. evaluate148. exam149. expert150. expression


Grades 3-4 (cont’d)

151. extreme152. eyedropper153. factory154. falsehood155. famous156. farmstead157. farsighted158. fatal159. feast160. feather

161. fetch162. fiction163. field164. fierce165. fingerprint166. flattened167. flavor168. foliage169. foolish170. foresight

171. forever172. fortune173. forward174. fragrant175. frankly176. freaky177. frequent (adj)178. friend179. frostbite180. furniture

181. further182. gala183. gallant184. gallery185. garage186. garment187. garnish188. gatekeeper189. gathering190. gelatin, gelatine

191. gentlefolk192. geography193. geology194. germinate195. gibberish196. ginger197. glider198. glossy199. goose200. gossip

201. gracious202. granite203. grease204. grieve205. grindstone206. growl207. grudge208. guardian209. guilt210. hairpin

211. halt212. halve213. hammer214. handful215. handicap216. harmless217. harpoon218. harvest219. haystack220. headache

221. healthy222. heavenly223. height224. heptagon225. herd226. heritage227. hidden228. Hispanic229. history230. hoarse

231. homey232. honorable233. hotel234. hound235. housemaid236. humble237. hunting238. hurricane239. husband240. iceberg

241. illness242. image243. impair244. import245. improve246. incoming247. increase248. indent249. indigo250. infancy

251. infect252. inhale253. inherit (from parents)254. inkling255. inquest256. inscribe257. instant258. insulate259. intent260. interpret

261. inventive262. invest263. inward264. iron265. irregular266. irritate267. isolate268. ivory269. jabbed270. jagged

271. jasper272. jay (bird)273. jelly274. journal275. joyful276. jumpsuit277. junior278. keypad279. kindergarten280. kindness

281. kindred282. kingdom283. knapsack284. knitwear285. known286. knuckle287. laborer288. landscape289. language290. lately

291. laundry292. lavender293. lawyer294. leaflet295. leash296. leather297. legend298. lemonade299. lens300. leotard



301. liberty302. lifesaver303. ligament304. lightning305. likewise306. limber307. liquid308. listen309. livelihood310. lobster

311. locomotive312. logical313. loudness314. loyal315. luggage316. luncheon317. magnet318. magnify319. majesty320. mammal

321. mammoth322. mascot323. massive324. meadow325. measles326. measure327. medicine328. medley329. mental330. merriment

331. microwave332. mightily333. mildew334. minus335. misjudge336. mistletoe337. mixture338. modest339. modify340. moisture

341. muffler342. multiple343. municipal344. museum345. musician346. napkin347. narrate348. native349. nearly350. necessary

351. necktie352. needless353. neighborly354. nervous355. newlywed356. nightmare357. nobility358. nomad359. nondairy360. nonsense

361. nonviolent362. normal363. northward364. nostril365. notepad366. notify367. nourish368. novel369. November370. novice

371. number372. nutrition373. nylon374. oarsman375. obey376. oboe377. obstinate378. obtain379. occasion380. ocean

381. oddity382. offense, offence383. officer384. ointment385. omitted386. onion387. opera388. opposite389. optional390. orange

391. ordain392. organist393. origin394. ornate395. otherwise396. ounce397. outerwear398. overhead399. overture400. overweight

401. oyster402. ozone403. pageant404. palace405. parade406. parallel407. parchment408. parish409. partial410. passageway

411. pastel412. pasture413. patrolman414. payment415. peasant416. penalty417. percent418. performance419. persuade420. petticoat

421. pheasant422. photocopy423. pioneer424. plastic425. pleasure426. pliable427. pointless428. popular429. portray430. position

431. prairie432. pretend433. primary434. prowl435. pumpkin436. quail437. qualified438. quart439. quarterly440. queasy, queazy

441. question442. quibbling443. quicken444. quilt445. quite446. quitter447. quote448. raccoon, racoon449. radar450. radiant



451. ragged452. rainbow453. ranger454. rattlesnake455. readable456. rebuild457. recollect458. recycle459. register460. rehearse

461. relic462. religion463. remarkable464. remember465. repeated466. resident467. retired468. reunion469. ribbon470. risky

471. ropewalker472. rosy473. rotten474. route475. ruddy476. rudeness477. rustle478. salvage479. sane (mentally sound)480. sanitary

481. sarcastic482. sardine483. sawdust484. scholar485. scientist486. scorpion487. seasonal488. sensible489. service490. seventh

491. shortage492. sincerely493. sluggish494. smuggle495. soccer496. soothe497. special498. spelling499. spinach500. squirrel

501. steeple502. stomach503. success504. suddenly505. superstar506. surprising (adj.)507. syllable508. symbol509. tabulate510. tailored

511. tantrum512. teacher513. telethon514. tendency515. tennis516. thankfully517. thermostat518. thistle519. thoughtful520. thrifty

521. throat522. thunderbolt523. ticklish524. timid525. toaster526. tongue527. tornado528. tradition529. treaty530. triplet

531. triumph532. tropical533. trouble534. tundra535. turmoil536. tweezers537. typical538. umbrella539. unable540. unabridged

541. unchain542. underhand543. understand544. uneasy545. unit546. unite547. unknown548. unlisted549. unpack550. unsafe

551. unsinkable552. unsure553. unwise554. upstairs555. urban556. urgent557. useless558. usher559. utterly560. vacation

561. valentine562. valley563. vanilla564. various565. vase566. vegetable567. venison568. vent569. verdict570. veteran

571. victim572. vinegar573. violin574. visible575. visiting576. vocal577. void578. voyage579. wafer580. waiter

581. warmth582. watermelon583. wayward584. weary585. whimper586. whooping cough587. wilderness588. witness589. worried590. writing

591. xebec592. x-ray, X-ray593. yank594. yearly595. yellowish596. yogurt, yoghurt597. youthful598. zany599. zigzag600. zodiac


Grades 5-61. abbreviate2. abrasion3. abridged4. absolutely5. abyss6. accident7. accomplish8. acne9. acquaint10. acreage

11. addition12. adjourn13. admission14. adversary15. aerobics16. agenda17. aggression18. airport19. alfalfa20. alimony

21. allocate22. almanac23. altitude24. aluminum25. ambassador26. ambitious27. amethyst28. amplify29. amusing30. analysis

31. angelfish32. annex33. antagonist34. antiseptic35. apparently36. applause37. apprentice38. approach39. aptitude40. armored

41. artichoke42. attorney43. audible44. audit45. authentic46. author47. avocado48. ballet49. banish50. bankrupt

51. bareback52. bareheaded53. barter54. beacon55. beautify56. becoming57. begrime58. beige59. benefit60. bequeath

61. bereaved62. biceps63. bicycle64. bimonthly65. binocular66. bionics67. birthmark68. blabbermouth69. blamable70. blameless

71. blanch72. blatant73. blinker74. bluebonnet75. boomerang76. botany77. bought78. boulevard79. boundary80. bountiful

81. brassy82. bravado83. breathe84. brochure85. brooch86. bulging87. bullheaded88. bureaucrat89. burglarize90. burnish

91. cadence92. campaign93. cancerous94. cardiac95. caricature96. carnation97. cartilage98. celebration99. centerpiece100. centimeter

101. certainly102. chairperson103. chaos104. chaplain105. character106. charitable107. chocolate108. chorus109. cinnamon110. cleanse

111. clincher112. coincidence113. collaborate114. collection115. columnist116. combustion117. commentary118. committee119. communicate120. community

121. commute122. competent123. component124. conclude125. confetti126. confusion127. consonant128. convention129. countries130. courteous

131. cultivate132. curiosity133. curtail134. cylinder135. damask (fabric)136. dangerous137. davenport138. debonair139. decade140. decaf

141. deceit142. December143. decipher144. defensive145. definition146. deflate147. delegate148. delightful149. denominator150. descend



151. destiny152. detergent153. determined154. detestable155. devour156. diagram157. dietary158. difficulty159. diligence160. diplomat

161. disabled162. discipline163. disgruntled164. disinfect165. dispensable166. dispenser167. division168. domesticate169. dominate170. dosage

171. downtrodden172. drainage173. dreary174. dungaree175. duration176. dutiful177. eaglet178. earlobe179. eastward180. ecology

181. ecstatic182. efficiency183. effortless184. elaborate185. elapse186. election187. electromagnet188. elementary189. elongate190. eloquent

191. embassy192. embellish193. emissary194. enamel195. encampment196. endearment197. endorse, indorse198. enjoyably199. enlighten200. entirety

201. epidemic202. equate203. erase204. erode205. essayist206. essence207. establish208. evacuate209. everglade210. evolution

211. exceed212. excursion213. exercising214. expensive215. exploration216. exquisite217. external218. facedown219. facility220. factor

221. fainthearted222. familiar223. fanciful224. fanfare225. fashionable226. fatigue227. fattened228. felon229. ferret230. fertilizer

231. fester232. fiasco233. fiddlestick234. fidgety235. fiesta236. filibuster237. filtrate238. finch239. finicky240. flammable

241. flatterer242. forceful243. forgetful244. fortify245. foundation246. foyer247. fracture248. frailty249. framed250. fraternity

251. freedom252. frontier253. frustrated254. fulfill, fulfil255. furlough256. gait (movement)257. galosh258. galvanize259. gangrene260. gasoline

261. gaudy262. gauze263. gearshift264. gemstone265. generate266. genteel267. geranium268. gesturing269. gewgaw270. giddy

271. gingersnap272. glossary273. good-humored274. gooseberry275. goulash276. govern277. graduate278. graffiti279. grandeur280. grandnephew

281. granular282. graphic283. gratuitous284. gravitation285. gray, grey286. greatness287. greengrocer288. greenhouse effect289. grimace290. grouchy

291. guava292. guilty293. gulp294. gumption295. gusto296. gymnast297. halfhearted298. hallucination299. hammered300. handiwork



301. handlebar302. hapless303. happiness304. harmonize305. hazing306. heartily307. heatedly308. heckle309. heirloom310. hepatitis

311. herbicide312. heredity313. hesitate314. heyday315. hibachi316. hippo317. historical318. hoax319. hockey320. hominid

321. hominy322. hoodwink323. hopefully324. horoscope325. hospital326. hottest327. however328. humane329. humility330. husbandry

331. hydrant332. hygiene333. hymnal334. hyphen335. hypocrite336. hypodermic337. icebreaker338. ideally339. identity340. ignition

341. ignorant342. illegible343. illogical344. imaginable345. imbalance346. immature347. immodest348. immoral349. impeach350. impossible

351. improvise352. inaugurate353. incentive354. incision355. increasingly356. individual357. industrial358. inedible359. infectious360. inferior

361. inflict362. inject363. innovative364. inorganic365. insincere366. inspector367. insulation368. intelligence369. interesting370. interrupt

371. interval372. intimidate373. intolerant374. intruding375. inventor376. investment377. iodine378. irksome379. Italian380. jackhammer

381. jamboree382. jargon383. jawbreaker384. jaywalk385. jeopardy386. jetty387. jobholder388. jubilation389. judged390. Jurassic

391. jurist392. kelp393. kernel (part of a seed)394. keystroke395. kilowatt396. kindle397. kinship398. kittenish399. knead (press into a mass)400. knickknack

401. knitting402. laborious403. lacquer404. laminate405. languid406. larceny407. laser408. lattice409. laudable410. launchpad

411. lava412. lazyish413. leaden414. leakage415. leathery416. lectern417. leech (worm)418. leek (herb)419. legality420. legislature

421. lemon422. lenient423. liable424. licorice425. limerick426. limiting427. lineage428. linebacker429. liniment430. liquidate

431. literally432. livable, liveable433. locality434. longevity435. loose436. lottery437. low-grade438. lullaby439. lurch440. luxurious

441. lynx (cat)442. lyrical443. magnetize444. malaria445. malefactor446. marathon (footrace)447. marginal448. masculine449. material450. matrimony



451. mawkish452. maximize453. meaningless454. meditate455. membership456. memorable457. memorial458. merciless459. mermaid460. methodical

461. metropolis462. microphone463. migrate464. millionaire465. miniature466. minimal467. minuet468. mirage469. misery470. misguidance

471. mockery472. modular473. monopoly474. monstrous475. monument476. mulberry477. multitude478. musketeer (soldier)479. mysterious480. nailbrush

481. narcotic482. narration483. nasal484. nationalism485. naturalize486. navigable487. needful488. neglectful489. negotiate490. neighbor

491. nestle492. nethermost493. neutralize494. newcomer495. nicety496. nigh497. ninepin498. ninja499. ninny500. nocturnal

501. nominee502. nonfattening503. nonobjective504. nonresident505. nonverbal506. northeasterly507. nosepiece508. notable509. notarize510. nougat

511. nova512. nowadays513. nugget514. nuisance515. numerous516. nunnery517. nurseryman518. nurturant519. nutcracker520. nutritious

521. obituary522. obligatory523. obnoxious524. observable525. obtrude526. obviously527. occupation528. occurrence529. odorous530. offertory, Offertory

531. offspring532. oldfangled533. olive534. omitting535. onionskin536. onslaught537. opaque538. openhanded539. openness540. operation

541. oppress542. optimistic543. opus544. oratory545. orchard546. orderliness547. ordinance548. organism549. original550. ossify

551. outdistance552. outrank553. outstanding554. outweigh555. overcritical556. overthrow557. owlet558. oxygen559. pallid560. palpitate

561. pancreas562. parachute563. parsonage564. passenger565. passion (strong feeling)566. pathogen567. patriotic568. paunchy569. pedestrian570. pending

571. penicillin572. penmanship573. pension574. percentage575. perishable576. perpetual577. persistent578. pertain579. pesticide580. philosophy

581. phrase582. pinkie, pinky583. planetarium584. poisonous585. population586. possession587. possibly588. potatoes589. powerless590. prearrange

591. preceptor592. precipitation593. presentable594. previous595. proceed596. prominent597. property598. protrusion599. publish600. quadrant



601. quaker, Quaker602. quaking603. qualm604. quarrelsome605. quarterback606. quarto607. queen608. quick-freeze609. quorum610. racialism

611. racket, racquet612. radical613. raging614. rallying615. rancid616. ravine617. realism618. reasoning 619. reassure620. rebellion

621. receptacle622. recession623. reconcile624. redeem625. refraction626. refrigerate627. releasing628. reliable629. reluctant630. remnant

631. repetitious632. replica633. reportedly634. reptilian635. reservoir636. residue637. responsible638. restaurant639. retriever640. retrospect

641. review642. revolution643. rhapsody644. ridiculous645. rodent646. roommate647. rotation648. roustabout649. rummage650. sacrifice

651. salutation652. sanctify653. satellite654. saturate655. scenic656. scorekeeper657. scoundrel658. scrimmage659. seasonable660. seclusion

661. sectional662. segregate663. seizure664. seminary665. senator666. shredded667. similarity668. simplify669. singular670. skeletal

671. smorgasbord672. snippet673. socialite674. solitude675. somersault676. sonar677. southwesterly678. specialist679. specific680. spigot

681. squirm682. stamina683. statistical684. status685. stereotype686. stubborn687. subsequent688. suffix689. suggestion690. suppress

691. supreme692. surround693. swimming694. syllabicate695. symptom696. tablespoonful697. taffeta698. tandem699. tasteful700. teammate

701. technician702. technique703. telegram704. telescopic705. tenement706. tentative707. terrier708. terrorize709. testify710. theatrical

711. theory712. thickset713. threadbare714. thunderous715. tightfisted716. tiller717. tinderbox718. tinker719. toffee, toffy720. tone-deaf

721. toolshed722. topaz723. tousle724. toxic725. tragedy726. translate727. tremble728. tremendous729. triangular730. trickster

731. troublesome732. truism733. tubular734. tuition735. twentieth736. typhoon737. ultra738. unarmed739. unbeatable740. unbeknownst

741. uncanny742. underpass743. unfulfilled744. uniformity745. unitary746. unity747. unlined748. unreasonable749. unseal750. unsportsmanlike



751. unyielding752. uprising (noun)753. uproot754. uttermost755. vagrant756. validity757. vanity758. vaporize759. variance760. vegetate

761. veil762. velocity763. veneer764. venture765. verdant766. version767. vertical768. veterinarian769. vicinity770. vineyard

771. vitality772. vocation773. volcanic774. voluntary775. voucher776. walkway777. warbling778. warehouse779. warrior780. warthog

781. wasteful782. waterlogged783. wealthier784. weather785. weevil786. weird787. whence788. whimsical789. whither790. wholesale

791. winning792. wistful793. woolen, woollen794. xerophyte795. yardage796. yardstick797. yearling798. yesterday799. zealous800. zombie, zombi


Grades 7-8 1. abbreviation 2. abdicate 3. abnegate 4. abundance 5. abysmal 6. accentuate 7. acclimate 8. accomplice 9. accuracy 10. acknowledge

11. acronym 12. addendum 13. adjournment 14. adjudicate 15. administration 16. adolescent 17. adrenaline 18. advanced 19. aerodynamics 20. affable

21. affirmative 22. agglutinate 23. agitated 24. albacore 25. alcoholism 26. allergen 27. alliteration 28. altostratus 29. ambiguous 30. ameliorate

31. amphitheater 32. andante 33. annihilate 34. annoying 35. anorexia 36. anthology 37. antihistamine 38. apprehensive 39. approximate 40. arboretum

41. arithmetician 42. assessment 43. atrocious 44. attendance 45. auctioneer 46. authorize 47. autocratic 48. automatically 49. background 50. bacteriologist

51. balustrade 52. bandolier, bandoleer 53. barnacle 54. barometer 55. baseline 56. bashfulness 57. bazaar (rows of shops) 58. beautician 59. bedraggled 60. begrudge

61. beguiling 62. behavior 63. beleaguer 64. belie 65. belligerent 66. beneficent 67. Bermuda grass 68. bestride 69. biannual 70. bicuspid

71. bilateral 72. biodegradable 73. biopsy 74. bisque 75. blithe 76. blizzard 77. boisterous 78. bounteous 79. boutique 80. boysenberry

81. braille, Braille 82. breaststroke 83. briefly 84. brilliance 85. briquette, briquet 86. bronchitis 87. brother-in-law 88. Buddhism 89. bungalow 90. bureaucracy

91. butterfingered 92. calamity 93. calculus 94. camouflage 95. capacious 96. cardigan 97. carotene 98. Celsius 99. census 100. ceremonial

101. charade 102. chinchilla 103. chloroform 104. Christianity 105. chronological 106. circulation 107. circumstance 108. clavichord 109. coagulate 110. cogitate

111. collateral 112. colonization 113. commencement 114. commendation 115. commodious 116. commodity 117. compliance 118. concealment 119. conceited 120. conclusion

121. confectioner 122. confiscate 123. consensus 124. conspiratorial 125. consumption 126. contaminant 127. contentious 128. controversy 129. convenience 130. convey

131. coordination 132. corduroy 133. courageous 134. credentials 135. crinoline 136. crustacean 137. cubbyhole 138. cylindrical 139. dandelion 140. dangerously

141. Darwinism 142. deaconess 143. debatable 144. decadent 145. deception 146. deciduous 147. declarative 148. defeatism 149. deferential 150. deficiency



151. delectable 152. deleterious 153. deliverance 154. dementia 155. demographic 156. demoralize 157. denim 158. dependency 159. depreciate 160. derivative

161. dermatology 162. derogatory 163. despise 164. destination 165. destructible 166. deterrence 167. devastate 168. diadem 169. digress 170. diplomacy

171. disadvantage 172. disavow 173. disposable 174. dissipate 175. distinguish 176. divergence 177. docile 178. docudrama 179. doleful 180. dubious

181. duchess 182. dulcet 183. dutiable 184. easel 185. ecclesiastical 186. economics 187. effervesce 188. egoist 189. electrification 190. elephantine

191. elevated 192. elongated 193. emancipation 194. emblazon 195. emblem 196. embodiment 197. emergency 198. empathy 199. emphasis 200. emphysema

201. emporium 202. emulsify 203. encipher 204. encumbrance 205. endowment 206. engagement 207. enormously 208. enthusiastic 209. enviable 210. epitomize

211. equilateral 212. equivocal 213. eradicate 214. especially 215. etymology 216. euphoria 217. eventually 218. evolutionist 219. exaggeration 220. excavation

221. exceedingly 222. excruciating 223. exemplify 224. exhaustion 225. exhilarate 226. experience 227. explicable 228. extraterrestrial 229. extremity 230. fabricate

231. fabulous 232. facetious 233. facial 234. factitious 235. factorial 236. fallible 237. falsetto 238. fantasia 239. faultfinder 240. federation

241. felicity 242. fermentation 243. fervent 244. fibula 245. figurative 246. finality 247. finesse 248. flamboyant 249. flautist 250. flippancy

251. fluorescent 252. fluoridate 253. folksinger 254. forbearance 255. foreclosure 256. forensic 257. foreseeable 258. forgery 259. formidable 260. fortuitous

261. forum 262. franchise 263. frankincense 264. fraternize 265. fraudulent 266. friar 267. frivolous 268. frontispiece 269. frowsy, frowzy 270. frustration

271. fugitive 272. functional 273. fundamental 274. fuselage 275. gabardine 276. gamma 277. gardenia 278. gargoyle 279. garrison 280. gavotte

281. gazpacho 282. generosity 283. geneticist 284. gentility 285. geocentric 286. geode 287. germane 288. gerrymander 289. geyser 290. gherkin

291. gimmick 292. gingham 293. gladsome 294. glandular 295. glucose 296. gluttonous 297. gondolier 298. gosling 299. gossamer 300. gouge



301. governess 302. gracelessly 303. gradation 304. graduation 305. grammatical 306. gratis 307. gravelly 308. gremlin 309. grievance 310. gristmill

311. grotesque 312. grueling, gruelling 313. guarantee 314. guidance 315. guillotine 316. gullible 317. gustatory 318. gymnasium 319. gyrfalcon 320. gyroscope

321. habitual 322. hairbreadth 323. hallucinate 324. handkerchief 325. harassment 326. harbinger 327. hardihood 328. hassock 329. hazardous 330. heartrending

331. heinous 332. helmsman 333. hemorrhage 334. henpeck 335. herbivore 336. hereditary 337. heritable 338. hertz 339. hesitating 340. hiatus

341. hierarchy 342. hindrance 343. Hinduism 344. hobbyhorse 345. hobnob 346. holocaust, Holocaust 347. hologram 348. homeostasis 349. homogenate 350. homologous

351. honeycomb 352. hors d’oeuvre 353. hospice 354. hostelry 355. hostility 356. hotchpotch 357. humanoid 358. humdrum 359. humidity 360. hybrid

361. hydraulic 362. hypnotic 363. hypochondriac 364. hysteria 365. ice hockey 366. idiosyncrasy 367. igneous 368. illustration 369. immediacy 370. immensity

371. imminent 372. impalpable 373. impeccable 374. imperative 375. impertinent 376. implement 377. inaccessible 378. inauguration 379. incalculable 380. incapacitate

381. inclination 382. incommunicado 383. incorruptible 384. incredulous 385. independence 386. indescribable 387. indigestion 388. indolent 389. inducement 390. inertia

391. inexcusable 392. infelicitous 393. infirmary 394. inflexible 395. influential 396. inquisitor 397. insignia 398. instigate 399. instructor 400. insufficient

401. intermediate 402. interrogatory 403. intricacy 404. invertebrate 405. investigation 406. irredeemable 407. irrelevant 408. irremovable 409. irresistible 410. irreverent

411. jackal 412. jaundice 413. jennet 414. jeopardize 415. jeweler, jeweller 416. jimsonweed, Jimsonweed 417. jobber 418. jocose 419. johnnycake 420. jostle

421. journalism 422. jubilant 423. judiciary 424. jugular (throat) 425. junction 426. junk mail 427. junta 428. jurisdiction 429. juxtapose 430. Kabuki

431. kaiser 432. kaolin 433. kapok 434. karat, carat 435. karate 436. kayak 437. kibosh 438. kilogram 439. kingpin 440. kitchenette

441. kiwifruit 442. kleptomaniac 443. knockwurst 444. kola nut 445. kowtow 446. lackluster 447. laggard 448. lament 449. landholder 450. languish



451. laryngitis 452. laughable 453. lavatory 454. lean-to 455. leatherneck 456. leaven 457. legalization 458. legation 459. legendary 460. legionnaire

461. legume 462. leisurely 463. lengthen 464. leniency 465. leprechaun 466. lethargic 467. leukemia 468. liaison 469. liberalism 470. lieutenant

471. ligature 472. limousine 473. linguistic 474. linseed 475. lintel 476. literary 477. lithograph 478. loathing 479. locust 480. logarithm

481. logician 482. longitudinal 483. longshoreman 484. loudspeaker 485. louse 486. lubricant 487. lugubrious 488. luminary 489. luxuriant 490. mackerel

491. maestro 492. magenta 493. magistrate 494. magnetism 495. malachite 496. maladroit 497. malevolent 498. malicious 499. malinger 500. malnourished

501. manicure 502. manifestation 503. manufacturer 504. marionette 505. marshmallow 506. massacre 507. mastiff 508. matriarchy 509. meager, meagre 510. meddlesome

511. megahertz 512. memento 513. memorandum 514. mendacious 515. mercantile 516. mercifully 517. Mesozoic 518. metaphor 519. meticulous 520. microorganism

521. microscopic 522. minestrone 523. miscellaneous 524. misfortune 525. misinterpret 526. modification 527. molecule 528. momentarily 529. monotone 530. monumental

531. mosquito 532. multimillionaire 533. municipality 534. musicality 535. narcissus 536. nationality 537. nauseating 538. nautical 539. navigating 540. nebulous

541. neckerchief 542. negate 543. negligible 544. negotiable 545. neoclassic 546. neologism 547. nerveless 548. neurology 549. neutralization 550. newfangled

551. newsreel 552. niacin 553. nicotine 554. nimbostratus 555. nocturne 556. noisome 557. nomadic 558. nomenclature 559. nomogram 560. noncombatant

561. nonconformist, Nonconformist 562. nonessential 563. nonetheless 564. no-nonsense 565. nonprescription 566. nonviolence 567. normalcy 568. Norwegian 569. nostalgia 570. notary public

571. noticeable 572. notification 573. notorious 574. noxious 575. nucleus 576. numeration 577. obdurate 578. obeyed 579. obliging 580. oblique

581. obscene 582. observatory 583. obsolete 584. obstreperous 585. obstruction 586. obtuse 587. occupant 588. ocher, ochre 589. odious 590. odometer

591. odyssey 592. officeholder 593. ogre 594. olfactory 595. olympiad, Olympiad 596. omega 597. omniscient 598. omnivorous 599. onomatopoeia 600. operetta



601. opportunity 602. oppression 603. optimist 604. optometrist 605. oratorical 606. orifice 607. origami 608. orphanage 609. orthodontics 610. orthopedic

611. oscillation 612. ostensible 613. ouster 614. outcast 615. ovation 616. overactive 617. overrated 618. oversubscribe 619. overwrought 620. oxidation

621. Paleocene 622. palpable 623. paradoxical 624. parallelogram 625. paralyzed 626. paraphernalia 627. parenthesis 628. parochial 629. particular 630. pathological

631. penniless 632. percolator 633. percussionist 634. permeable 635. permissible 636. perpendicular 637. perpetrate 638. personification 639. pertinent 640. pessimism

641. pharmaceutical 642. phenomenal 643. philosophical 644. pigmentation 645. plagiarist 646. pneumonia 647. pollution 648. portentous 649. possibility 650. posthumous

651. potassium 652. pragmatism 653. praiseworthy 654. precarious 655. preceding 656. precipitate 657. precocious 658. predecessor 659. predestine 660. preempt

661. premonition 662. privilege 663. proclamation 664. progressive 665. propaganda 666. protocol 667. provincial 668. provocative 669. psychology 670. publisher

671. purposeful 672. quadrangle 673. quadrilateral 674. quadrille 675. quadruple 676. qualifier 677. quarterdeck 678. quartzite 679. quatrain 680. quenchable

681. quick-tempered 682. quintuple 683. quisling 684. quotable 685. quotient 686. radiance 687. radicalism 688. radioactivity 689. rambunctious 690. rampart

691. rapacious 692. rationalize 693. reassurance 694. recapitulate 695. reciprocate 696. reckoning 697. reclamation 698. recommend 699. recreation 700. rectory

701. redemption 702. refinement 703. regimen 704. regression 705. regurgitate 706. reimburse 707. rejuvenate 708. reluctance 709. reminisce 710. remittance

711. repercussion 712. reprimand 713. reprisal 714. reputation 715. requirement 716. resemblance 717. resignation 718. resourceful 719. restrictive 720. resuscitate

721. retribution 722. retrospective 723. revelry 724. reversible 725. rhetoric 726. rhinoceros 727. righteous 728. robust 729. romanticize 730. roughhewn

731. rudimentary 732. Russian 733. salutatorian 734. schizophrenia 735. scrappiness 736. secede 737. seismology 738. semiconscious 739. sensitivity 740. serendipity

741. serenity 742. sesquicentennial 743. significance 744. simultaneous 745. singularity 746. smorgasbord 747. solitaire 748. sophistication 749. souvenir 750. spectacular



751. spontaneous 752. stalemate 753. stenographer 754. stimulus 755. stipulate 756. strenuous 757. subdivision 758. subdue 759. subliminal 760. substantial

761. successive 762. sufficient 763. suffocate 764. suffrage 765. superabundant 766. superimpose 767. supernova 768. superstitious 769. supervision 770. surreptitious

771. susceptible 772. suspension 773. sustenance 774. symmetrical 775. symposium 776. synthesizer 777. tableau 778. taciturn 779. tactical 780. tangible

781. taskmaster 782. tastefully 783. technicality 784. tectonics 785. temerity 786. temperate 787. temptation 788. tenacious 789. tenderloin 790. theocracy

791. therapeutic 792. thermometer 793. thesaurus 794. thesis 795. thwack 796. timidness 797. timorous 798. tolerance 799. tonsillitis 800. torpedoes

801. tortoiseshell 802. tragedian 803. trajectory 804. trampoline 805. transcend 806. transfusion 807. transition 808. translucency 809. travesty 810. treatise

811. trepidation 812. tribunal 813. trivet 814. trousers 815. trowel 816. truancy 817. trusteeship 818. tubercular 819. turbojet 820. turnstile

821. turret 822. tycoon 823. tyrannical 824. ukulele 825. ultimate 826. unappealing 827. unavoidable 828. uncertainty 829. uncharitable 830. uncivilized

831. unconscionable 832. underhandedly 833. unemployment 834. unessential 835. unforgettable 836. unintelligible 837. unintentional 838. unrelenting 839. unsheathe 840. unsweetened

841. untutored 842. upheaval 843. upperclassman 844. upsurge 845. usage 846. valedictorian 847. validate 848. valorous 849. vandalism 850. variability

851. vehemence 852. vengeance 853. venturesome 854. verbalize 855. verbiage 856. verbose 857. verifiable 858. versatility 859. vexation 860. viability

861. vicarious 862. Victorian 863. vigilante 864. vignette 865. vinyl 866. virologist 867. visibility 868. visualization 869. vitamin 870. vivacious

871. volatile 872. waft 873. waistline 874. warden 875. wearisome 876. welfare 877. wherewithal 878. whippersnapper 879. wickerwork 880. williwaw

881. windowsill 882. wiseacre 883. witticism 884. wolverine 885. worrisome 886. worthwhile 887. wreathe 888. wristband 889. xenophobia 890. xeric

891. xylophone 892. yachtsman 893. yesteryear 894. yodel 895. Yorkshire terrier 896. yuletide, Yuletide 897. zephyr 898. zirconium 899. zoning 900. zoology

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