Spelling List
2016-2017
For elementary, middle and
junior high school students in grades 3-8
economy
longitude
veracity
University Interscholastic League
allergy
heartily
nonentity
Foreword
The spelling contest is designed to give students exposure to a wide variety of vocabulary words.
Preparation for this contest should include instruction in the rules of the English language,
definitions and root words. In addition to learning to spell proficiently, contestants will learn to
write clearly and to properly capitalize words.
Word Lists
This bulletin contains three lists, each of which is a source of words for the UIL spelling contests.
Divisions are by grade, as follows: (1) Grades 3 and 4; (2) Grades 5 and 6; (3) Grades 7 and
8. The words have been selected to supplement state-adopted texts.
The authority for all words is Merriam Webster’s Intermediate Dictionary. Approximately 20
percent of the test words come from sources other than the UIL spelling lists.
Dictionary
The Merriam Webster’s Intermediate Dictionary is the official source for the UIL spelling and
dictionary skills competitions at the elementary and junior high levels. The dictionary can be
purchased from Texas Educational Paperbacks, 3824 Cedar Springs Rd., #202, Dallas, TX
75219-4168; 800-443-2078; 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).
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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.
Outside sources
Several companies provide materials to help student prepare for the UIL spelling competition.
Contact each vendor for information about their products.
ASW Enterprises, LLC
1501 W Angeline
Groesbeck, TX 76642
800/627-9030
Fax 888-627-7209
[email protected]
www.aswenterprises.com
TUNE IN
PO Box 141727
Austin, TX 78714-1727
800/488-6346
Fax 512-746-5400
[email protected]
www.tuneinnet.com
Hexco, Inc.
PO Box 199
Hunt, TX 78024-0199
800/725-2627
Fax 830-367-3824
[email protected]
www.hexco.com
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Section 1470: SPELLING
(a) 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. Words will come from
the appropriate UIL spelling list, state adopted textbooks and Words of
Common Usage. Approximately 20 percent of the test words will come from
sources other than the UIL spelling lists. The source designated in official
contest procedures will serve as the authority for all words in the contest.
(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 tiebreaker is given to all contestants immediately following the initial
test. Contestants who do not take the tiebreaker shall be disqualified.
(b)REPRESENTATION.
(1) Contestants. Students in officially prescribed grade levels below 9th grade
who are eligible under Sections 1400 and 1405 may enter this contest.
(2) Divisions. Districts shall offer either a separate division for each participating
grade level or combined grade level divisions as specified in official contest
procedures.
(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 shall have three
contestants compete to participate in the team competition.
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(c) CONTEST ADMINISTRATION.
(1) Personnel. 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 pronouncer shall not be a coach of any contestant entered
in the contest. Responsibilities of the pronouncer are as specified in
official contest procedures. Additional required and recommended contest
personnel are specified in official contest procedures.
(2) Verification Period. A verification period shall be provided. Unofficial results
should be posted. Contestants and coaches should be given no more
than 15 minutes to examine their test papers with official keys. Questions
should be directed to the contest director, whose decisions shall be final.
(3) Ties and Points. 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. Points are awarded as specified in Section 1408 (i).
(4) Certificates. Students who score 100% in district competition are eligible
to receive a Certificate of Achievement. Words misspelled on the tie
breaker do not disqualify a student from a certificate.
(5) 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.
(6) Returning Materials. No materials from district contests may be returned
to contestants prior to official release dates.
REFER TO THE A+ HANDBOOK FOR DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON
CONTEST ADMINISTRATION AND SCORING.
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1. ability
2. abloom
3. absent
4. absolute
5. absorb
6. ache
7. additive
8. adobe
9. adopt
10.afford
Grades 3-4
51.blanket
52.blazer
53.blemish
54.blender
55.boarder (renter)
56.bonus
57.boring
58.bouquet
59.bravery
60.bridle
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.
crimson
curve
dainty
deacon
debtor
decide
decimal
decision
definite
dentist
11.against
12.airplane
13.allergy
14.allspice
15.allusion
16.alphabet
17.although, altho
18.amber
19.amuse
20.angel
61.brilliant
62.broccoli
63.building
64.burglary
65.calm
66.camel
67.cancer (disease)
68.careful
69.category
70.cautious
111.
112.
113.
114.
115.
116.
117.
118.
119.
120.
depth
deputy
detach
detour
develop
devise
diagnose
dignity
discuss
disease
21.ankle
22.anxious
23.apparel
24.apple-pie (adj.)
25.argue
26.arrive
27.assemble
28.assign
29.atmosphere
30.attempt
71.cavity
72.celery
73.cement
74.central
75.certificate
76.champion
77.charming
78.cheerful
79.choosy, choosey
80.chuckle
121.
122.
123.
124.
125.
126.
127.
128.
129.
130.
dishcloth
disturb
dizzy
document
donor
dose
drafty
drama
drearier
drench
31.auction
32.avoid
33.awaken
34.balance
35.balcony
36.banquet
37.bark
38.barley
39.basement
40.basic
81.circus
82.clammy
83.client
84.climate
85.clutch
86.coconut
87.comical
88.commotion
89.complete
90.computer
131.
132.
133.
134.
135.
136.
137.
138.
139.
140.
dribble
drought, drouth
druggist
earache
earthen
easygoing
economical
edition
educated
eggbeater
41.beast
42.beggar
43.beholder
44.belittle
45.beneath
46.bewilder
47.billion
48.bisect (to divide in half)
49.bitter
50.black hole
91.concept
92.constant
93.continue
94.core (center part)
95.country
96.courage
97.creature
98.creepy
99.cricket
100. criminal
141.
142.
143.
144.
145.
146.
147.
148.
149.
150.
elbowroom
elderly
elective
element
elevator
elude
emotion
enchantment
endless
engrave
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Grades 3-4 (cont’d)
151.
152.
153.
154.
155.
156.
157.
158.
159.
160.
enough
equality
eraser
errand
error
evaluate
ever
evoke
exchange
export
201. glimmer
202. glorify
203. glossy
204. gossip
205. governor
206. gracious
207. graph
208. gravity
209. grieve
210.grocery
251.
252.
253.
254.
255.
256.
257.
258.
259.
260.
incoming
indigo
industry
infancy
infest
inhale
inject
injury
innkeeper
inquest
161.
162.
163.
164.
165.
166.
167.
168.
169.
170.
expression
factory
factual
farmstead
farther
fault
favorable
feast
feeble
fiction
211. grudge
212. grumpy
213. guide
214. hairpin
215. hallway
216. hammer
217. hamper
218. hapless
219. harmless
220.harmony
261.
262.
263.
264.
265.
266.
267.
268.
269.
270.
insect
instruct
insulate
intact
interest
interior
interview
invention
invest
invite
171.
172.
173.
174.
175.
176.
177.
178.
179.
180.
fierce
finalist
fingerprint
flannel
flapjack
flaunt
foliage
foolproof
footprint
forever
221.
222.
223.
224.
225.
226.
227.
228.
229.
230.
harp
harsh
hasty
hateful
haystack
hazelnut
headfirst
heavenly
hefty
height
271.
272.
273.
274.
275.
276.
277.
278.
279.
280.
iron
isolate
jagged
jailbird
jelly
jersey (fabric)
joyful
jumpsuit
jungle
keeping
181. formula
182. fragrant
183.frank (giving an opinion)
184. frequent (adj)
185. frigid
186. fruitcake
187. furniture
188. furry
189. future
190. galaxy
231.
232.
233.
234.
235.
236.
237.
238.
239.
240.
hemline
herb
herd
highway
Hispanic
hobby
homey
horizon
horrible
hound
281.
282.
283.
284.
285.
286.
287.
288.
289.
290.
kennel
kindergarten
kingdom
kitty
knitwear
known
lace
landscape
latitude
laundry
191.
192.
193.
194.
195.
196.
197.
198.
199.
200.
241.
242.
243.
244.
245.
246.
247.
248.
249.
250.
humid
hunting
hurtful
hush
iceberg
ideal
imagery
impair
impolite
include
291.
292.
293.
294.
295.
296.
297.
298.
299.
300.
lava
lawyer
leader
leaflet
legend
leotard
lettuce
lifesaving
ligament
likable, likeable
gallant
galosh
gangling
garage
garment
gathering
generous
geography
German
gibberish
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Grades 3-4 (cont’d)
301.
302.
303.
304.
305.
306.
307.
308.
309.
310.
likely
lilac
limber
litterbug
livelihood
logical
lonely
loveliness
loving
luggage
351. nightmare
352. ninety
353. nobility
354. no-good (adj.)
355. noisy
356.nondairy
357. nonprofit
358. nonsense
359. normally
360. northward
401.
402.
403.
404.
405.
406.
407.
408.
409.
410.
package
panic
parade
parchment
parental
parish
parsnip
partake
particle
partner
311.
312.
313.
314.
315.
316.
317.
318.
319.
320.
lukewarm
lurk
macaroon
magical
magnify
mammoth
mango
marmalade
marriage
mascot
361.
362.
363.
364.
365.
366.
367.
368.
369.
370.
nosedive (noun)
notation
notify
nourishing
November
numeric
nunnery
nursemaid
nutrition
oath
411.
412.
413.
414.
415.
416.
417.
418.
419.
420.
passport
pastel
payment
peach
percent
perfect
perfume
perhaps
perky
perplex
321.
322.
323.
324.
325.
326.
327.
328.
329.
330.
mature
meadow
mechanic
meddle
medicine
melodic
merriment
message
metric
migrant
371.
372.
373.
374.
375.
376.
377.
378.
379.
380.
obey
observe
obtain
occupy
oddity
offering
oilcloth
ointment
omitted
oncoming
421.
422.
423.
424.
425.
426.
427.
428.
429.
430.
petticoat
physical
pioneer
plentiful
pliable
portray
positive
poverty
predict
pretend
331.
332.
333.
334.
335.
336.
337.
338.
339.
340.
mildew
mingled
miracle
miserable
mistake
mistletoe
mistreat
modern
modify
multiple
381.
382.
383.
384.
385.
386.
387.
388.
389.
390.
onlooker
oops, whoops
open-and-shut
opera
operate
opinion
option
oral
orange
orchid
431.
432.
433.
434.
435.
436.
437.
438.
439.
440.
prevent
priceless
prickly
primitive
project
promotion
prompt
pumpkin
quail
quality
341.
342.
343.
344.
345.
346.
347.
348.
349.
350.
musician
mustard
narrow
native
navigate
necktie
nectarine
needy
nephew
nervous
391.
392.
393.
394.
395.
396.
397.
398.
399.
400.
ore (rock)
organ (group of tissues)
origin
ornament
ounce
outdated
outermost
outlandish
overture
ozone
441.
442.
443.
444.
445.
446.
447.
448.
449.
450.
quarrel
quart
quench
question
quick
quid
quilt
quiver
quote
racial
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Grades 3-4 (cont’d)
451.
452.
453.
454.
455.
456.
457.
458.
459.
460.
radiant
radio
ragweed
ranger
reason
rebuild
reckless
rectangle
refund
regional
501.
502.
503.
504.
505.
506.
507.
508.
509.
510.
spirited
sponsor
springy
squabble
standard
stomach
strength
subtract
superb
superstar
551.
552.
553.
554.
555.
556.
557.
558.
559.
560.
461.
462.
463.
464.
465.
466.
467.
468.
469.
470.
register
relation
religion
remedy
repeated
represent
reptile
request
restrict
reunion
511.
512.
513.
514.
515.
516.
517.
518.
519.
520.
symbol
system
table
tailored
talent
tantrum
tedium
temporary
tendency
terrible
561. usable
562. usher
563. utterly
564. vaccine
565. valley
566. value
567. vanish
568. varsity
569. vase
570.veejay
471.
472.
473.
474.
475.
476.
477.
478.
479.
480.
revolve
rhythm
roomy
ropewalker
rouge
rough
route
routine
royal
rubbish
521.
522.
523.
524.
525.
526.
527.
528.
529.
530.
texture
their
themselves
thermostat
thickness
thievery
thousand
thrifty
ticklish
tongue
571.
572.
573.
574.
575.
576.
577.
578.
579.
580.
venom
vent
veteran
victim
victor
visible
vision
void
volcano
waffle
481.
482.
483.
484.
485.
486.
487.
488.
489.
490.
ruddy
rustle
safari
sanitary
sawdust
science
scorpion
scribble
service
seventh
531.
532.
533.
534.
535.
536.
537.
538.
539.
540.
toothache
torment
toughen
treasure
treaty
trivial
tropical
tulip
turmoil
tutor
581.
582.
583.
584.
585.
586.
587.
588.
589.
590.
waist (part of body)
waiter
wasp (insect)
wayward
weary
westerly
whiten
wholesome
whooping cough
worried
491.
492.
493.
494.
495.
496.
497.
498.
499.
500.
several
shortening
shoulder
silent
sincerely
skeleton
soccer
soybean
spaghetti
spinach
541.
542.
543.
544.
545.
546.
547.
548.
549.
550.
twiddle
twilight
ultraviolet
umbrella
umpteen
unadorned
unchain
unclog
uncover
underground
591.
592.
593.
594.
595.
596.
597.
598.
599.
600.
wrinkle
x-ray, X-ray
yardstick
yearly
yellowish
yonder
yourself
zany
zeal
zookeeper
uneasy
unfasten
uniform
universe
unknown
unreal
unsafe
untidy
unwise
urgent
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Grades 5-6
1. abbreviate
2. abnormality
3. abridged
4. abrupt
5. abundant
6. academic
7. accident
8. accordion
9. acne
10.acquire
51.barometer
52.barter
53.bearable
54.becoming
55.bedazzle
56.begrudge
57.beige
58.believable
59.benevolent 60.benignant
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.
111.
charcoal
charitable
cherish
choppiness
cinema
cinnamon
classical
clergy
clincher
cloudiness
collaborate
11.addition
12.adequate
13.adjustment
14.admission
15.adoption
16.advertise
17.affection
18.affirmative
19.agenda
20.aggravate
61.bereaved
62.biceps
63.bicycle
64.bifocal
65.billionaire
66.biography
67.biology
68.bionics
69.blabbermouth
70.blanch
112.
113.
114.
115.
116.
117.
118.
119.
120.
collarbone
college
columnist
comfortable
commence
commentary
commercial
common
community
21.airport
22.allegation
23.allergic
24.allocate
25.alternative
26.altitude
27.altogether
28.amateur
29.ambitious
30.amusing
71.blessing
72.blinker
73.bolster
74.boredom
75.botany
76.boulder (rock)
77.boundary
78.brainteaser
79.brassy
80.breakable
121.
122.
123.
124.
125.
126.
127.
128.
129.
130.
compassion
complaint
component
concerto
confetti
confirmed
connection
connive
container
controversial
31.ancient
32.angelfish
33.anniversary
34.antenna
35.antiseptic
36.apostrophe
37.apparition
38.appease
39.applause
40.appliance
81.brisket
82.brochure
83.brotherhood
84.buffoonery
85.bulging
86.burdensome
87.bureaucrat
88.butterfingered
89.cadence
90.canopy
131.
132.
133.
134.
135.
136.
137.
138.
139.
140.
convention
copyright
courteous
crevice
cringe
criticism
cultivate
curable
currency
curtail
41.aptitude
42.artichoke
43.artificial
44.astrology
45.audit
46.author
47.avenue
48.ballyhoo
49.banish
50.bareback
91.cardiac
92.carnation
93.carousel, carrousel
94.cartridge
95.casualty
96.centerpiece
97.ceremony
98.certainly
99.chaplain
100. characteristic
141.
142.
143.
144.
145.
146.
147.
148.
149.
150.
daffodil
dangerous
debonair
debrief
deceit
decipher
declaration
defective
definition
delightful
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Grades 5-6 (cont’d)
151.
152.
153.
154.
155.
156.
157.
158.
159.
160.
democracy
descend
description
detention
determined
devotion
devour
dictionary
dietary
diligent
201.
202.
203.
204.
205.
206.
207.
208.
209.
210.
employee
encore
endearment
endeavor
engagement
enjoyably
enormous
entertain
entirety
environment
251.
252.
253.
254.
255.
256.
257.
258.
259.
260.
footbridge
forceful
foregoing
forehead
foreign
formality
fortify
fracture
fragile
framed
161.
162.
163.
164.
165.
166.
167.
168.
169.
170.
diminish
diplomat
discipline
discreet (good judgment)
discriminate
disembark
dishonest
disinfect
dislodge
dispatch
211.
212.
213.
214.
215.
216.
217.
218.
219.
220.
equate
equator
erode
establish
ethical
everglade
evidence
exaggerate
examination
excel
261.
262.
263.
264.
265.
266.
267.
268.
269.
270.
franchise
frankfurter
fraternal
freight
frontier
funky
furlough
furthermost
gadabout
galosh
171.
172.
173.
174.
175.
176.
177.
178.
179.
180.
dissatisfy
distortion
distressful
division
domain
dominate
drainage
dreadful
drudgery
dumpling
221.
222.
223.
224.
225.
226.
227.
228.
229.
230.
excursion
existence
expansive
expect
expense
exploration
external
extinguish
facade, façade
factor
271.
272.
273.
274.
275.
276.
277.
278.
279.
280.
gangrene
gardenia
gauze
gavel
gemstone
generation
genetic engineering
geometry
geranium
gesture
181.
182.
183.
184.
185.
186.
187.
188.
189.
190.
dungaree
duplex
durable
eagerness
eaglet
eastward
eccentric
educational
effective
efficiency
231.
232.
233.
234.
235.
236.
237.
238.
239.
240.
fallacy
familiar
fantasy, phantasy
fascinate
fashionable
fattened
favoritism
federalist, Federalist
fellowship
feminine
281.
282.
283.
284.
285.
286.
287.
288.
289.
290.
gewgaw
gingerly
gleefulness
glossary
go-between
goggles
goldsmith
goner
gooseberry
gopher
191.
192.
193.
194.
195.
196.
197.
198.
199.
200.
eggplant
elaborate
election
elementary
eligible
elusive
emanate
embassy
emissary
emission
241.
242.
243.
244.
245.
246.
247.
248.
249.
250.
ferret
ferryboat
fiasco
fictionalize
fiesta
filtrate
finicky
flagrant
flippant
fluent
291.
292.
293.
294.
295.
296.
297.
298.
299.
300.
gossipy
govern
gradually
grandeur
granny, grannie
grantee
granular
grapefruit
gravitation
greasy
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301.
302.
303.
304.
305.
306.
307.
308.
309.
310.
greediness
greengrocer
grouchy
grubbily
gruesome
guilty
gusto
hallucination
handicapped
handily
351.
352.
353.
354.
355.
356.
357.
358.
359.
360.
illuminate
imbalance
immense
immoral
immovable
impossible
improper
improvise
impurity
incapable
401.
402.
403.
404.
405.
406.
407.
408.
409.
410.
kangaroo
kettledrum
keystroke
kindhearted
kindle
kitchenware
kittenish
knickknack
laborious
laceration
311.
312.
313.
314.
315.
316.
317.
318.
319.
320.
handlebar
handwritten
hapless
happy-go-lucky
harmonize
harvester
hauntingly
heartening
heatedly
heighten
361.
362.
363.
364.
365.
366.
367.
368.
369.
370.
incentive
indefinite
individual
inexact
infectious
inflict
information
inherent
initiate (verb)
injection
411.
412.
413.
414.
415.
416.
417.
418.
419.
420.
ladylike
laminate
lamppost
landslide
lanolin
larceny
larynx
laudable
laughable
lawlessly
321.
322.
323.
324.
325.
326.
327.
328.
329.
330.
helicopter
hepatitis
heredity
heroics
heyday
highlight
hijack, high-jack
historical
hoist
holiness, Holiness
371.
372.
373.
374.
375.
376.
377.
378.
379.
380.
innocent
innovative
inoculate
inspector
intensity
intercept interesting
intermittent
internist
interspace
421.
422.
423.
424.
425.
426.
427.
428.
429.
430.
lazyish
leakage
lecture
leech (worm)
legacy
legislature
leisure
lengthen
lenient
liberate
331.
332.
333.
334.
335.
336.
337.
338.
339.
340.
homeland
hominid
honestly
hoodwink
horoscope
hostility
however
hummingbird
hungrily
husbandry
381.
382.
383.
384.
385.
386.
387.
388.
389.
390.
interval
intricate
intruding
intuition
investigate
investment
irrigation
isolation
Italian
jacket
431.
432.
433.
434.
435.
436.
437.
438.
439.
440.
licorice
lighthearted
light-year
limelight
limiting
liniment
liquidate
listener
livable, liveable
lodging
341.
342.
343.
344.
345.
346.
347.
348.
349.
350.
hydrology
hygiene
hyperactive
hyphen
hypnotize
hypodermic
ideally
identical
ignorant
illogical
391.
392.
393.
394.
395.
396.
397.
398.
399.
400.
jamboree
jawbreaker
jealous
jeopardy
jewelry
joist
journalist
jubilation
jurist
justify
441.
442.
443.
444.
445.
446.
447.
448.
449.
450.
loneliness
longevity
lottery
loudspeaker
lowercase
lucrative
lullaby
lynx (cat)
machinery
magnetize
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451.
452.
453.
454.
455.
456.
457.
458.
459.
460.
magnolia
malefactor
malnutrition
manage
masculine
masterful
matrimony
maturity
maximize
meander
501.
502.
503.
504.
505.
506.
507.
508.
509.
510.
ninepin
ninny
nitrogen
nocturnal
nominate
nonfattening
nonprofit
nonresident
nonskid
nontraditional
551.
552.
553.
554.
555.
556.
557.
558.
559.
560.
ornateness
outdistance
outrageous
outstanding
overcome
overestimate
override
overstuffed
overthrow
oxidize
461.
462.
463.
464.
465.
466.
467.
468.
469.
470.
meantime
mediocre
membership
memorial
memorize
mermaid
mesmerize
messenger
meteorologist
metropolis
511.
512.
513.
514.
515.
516.
517.
518.
519.
520.
normalize
northeasterly
nosebleed
notable
noticeable
nougat
nowadays
nowhere
nuisance
numeral
561.
562.
563.
564.
565.
566.
567.
568.
569.
570.
oxygen
palpitate
parachute
paradise
parakeet
parole
passenger
patience
patriotic
pawnbroker
471.
472.
473.
474.
475.
476.
477.
478.
479.
480.
mettlesome
migrate
miniature
minister
mirage
misfile
missile
missionary
mockery
momentum
521.
522.
523.
524.
525.
526.
527.
528.
529.
530.
nurseryman
nutcracker
nutlet
nutriment
obituary
objectivity
oblong
obnoxious
obscurity
observant
571.
572.
573.
574.
575.
576.
577.
578.
579.
580.
pedestrian
penetrate
penicillin
peninsula
penitence
percentage
perilous
permanent
perpetual
personnel
481.
482.
483.
484.
485.
486.
487.
488.
489.
490.
monstrous
mournful
mulberry
mysterious
myth
narcotic
narrative
nationalism
natty
nausea
531.
532.
533.
534.
535.
536.
537.
538.
539.
540.
obstacle
occurrence
offensive
offspring
olive
Olympics
omitting
oneself
onslaught
openhearted
581.
582.
583.
584.
585.
586.
587.
588.
589.
590.
pertain
petroleum
phrase
pineapple
planetarium
plaque
plentifully
population
portable
possibly
491.
492.
493.
494.
495.
496.
497.
498.
499.
500.
navigable
nearsighted
negativity
neglectful
neighbor
nerve
neutralize
nevermore
nicety
nimbleness
541.
542.
543.
544.
545.
546.
547.
548.
549.
550.
openness
opponent
oppress
optical
opus
orchard
orchestrate
ordinance
organization
original
591.
592.
593.
594.
595.
596.
597.
598.
599.
600.
potatoes
practical
prearrange
predicament
prejudice
premature
presentable
profession
prominent
protrusion
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601.
602.
603.
604.
605.
606.
607.
608.
609.
610.
punctual
quadrant
quaking
qualify
quarrelsome
quarterdeck
quarto
quick-freeze
quicksand
quipped
651.
652.
653.
654.
655.
656.
657.
658.
659.
660.
royalty
sacrifice
sanctify
sarcasm
saturate
scarcely
scholastic
scorekeeper
scrimmage
scrunch
701.
702.
703.
704.
705.
706.
707.
708.
709.
710.
tangible
tasteful
teachable
technician
telegram
temperature
tenement
terminal
terrier
testify
611.
612.
613.
614.
615.
616.
617.
618.
619.
620.
quoting
racialism
radiantly
radical
railroad
rallying
rarity
ravine
rayon
realistic
661.
662.
663.
664.
665.
666.
667.
668.
669.
670.
sculptor
secluded
seclusion
sedative
segregate
semester
senator
sensibility
serenade
session
711.
712.
713.
714.
715.
716.
717.
718.
719.
720.
testimonial
theory
thereafter
thesis
threadbare
thumbprint
thyroid
tightfisted
tinderbox
toilsome
621.
622.
623.
624.
625.
626.
627.
628.
629.
630.
reasonable
reassure
rebroadcast
receive
receptacle
receptive
recessive
reconcile
rectify
redeem
671.
672.
673.
674.
675.
676.
677.
678.
679.
680.
signature
similarity
simplicity
situate
skeletal
snippet
solace
solemn
solitude
solvable
721.
722.
723.
724.
725.
726.
727.
728.
729.
730.
tone-deaf
topaz
topical
tournament
toxic
transcript
tremble
triangular
tributary
troublesome
631.
632.
633.
634.
635.
636.
637.
638.
639.
640.
reflective
refraction
releasing
reluctantly
remissible
remnant
replenish
replica
reportedly
reptilian
681.
682.
683.
684.
685.
686.
687.
688.
689.
690.
sonar
specialist
spectator
spigot
stagnant
stamina
statement
status
stubborn
submissive
731.
732.
733.
734.
735.
736.
737.
738.
739.
740.
truism
trustworthy
tuition
tutorial
typhoon
unarmed
unbalanced
unbeknownst
uncertain
underpass
641.
642.
643.
644.
645.
646.
647.
648.
649.
650.
responsible
retirement
retriever
returnable
revenue
review
rhapsody
rigorous
rodent
roustabout
691.
692.
693.
694.
695.
696.
697.
698.
699.
700.
suffix
superior
suppress
surround
suspense
syllabicate
symphony
synthesis
tablespoonful
tactical
741.
742.
743.
744.
745.
746.
747.
748.
749.
750.
unending
unique
unitary
unlined
unravel
unrighteous
unseal
unspeakable
unyielding
uproarious
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751.
752.
753.
754.
755.
756.
757.
758.
759.
760.
uproot
utterance
vagrant
valiant
vanity
variance
vascular
veil
vendetta
veneer
761.
762.
763.
764.
765.
766.
767.
768.
769.
770.
ventricle
verdant
versatile
vertical
vessel
vibration
victimize
vindicate
vineyard
Virgo
771.
772.
773.
774.
775.
776.
777.
778.
779.
780.
vocabulary
vocation
voluntary
volunteer
walkway
warehouse
warmhearted
warrant
warthog
waterlogged
781.
782.
783.
784.
785.
786.
787.
788.
789.
790.
weaponry
weather
wedding
weird
wherefore
whimsical
whispery
wholesale
wingspread
wireless
791.
792.
793.
794.
795.
796.
797.
798.
799.
800.
wisecrack
wittingly
woolen, woollen
xerophyte
yacht
yardstick
yesterday
yielding
zombie, zombi
zoological
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
abdicate
aberrant
abstinence
abundance
accede
accelerator
acclimate
accompaniment
accumulate
acknowledge
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Grades 7-8
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
battalion
beautician
bedrock
begrudgingly
beguile
behavioral
beleaguer
belligerent
bemuse
beneficiary
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.
adequacy
adjournment
adolescent
advanced
advocate
affirmative
affordable
aggressive
albacore
allergen
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
bereavement
bestride
bewilderment
biennial
bilateral
biologist
biotechnology
bisque
blistering
boisterous
111. comparative
112. composition
113. compulsory
114. conceited
115. condescend
116. confiscate
117. connoisseur
118. conscientious
119. consistency
120.consumption
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
alleviate
altostratus
ameliorate
amicable
amorphous
anesthesia
annihilate
announcement
anorexia
antagonism
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
borax
boulevard
boutique
brainstorm
breaststroke
brevity
briquette, briquet
broadband
Buddhism
bullying
121. contemptuous
122. contentious
123. contingency
124. continuous
125. convalescent
126. convey
127. correspondent
128. courageous
129. crinoline
130.curriculum
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
antecedent
antibacterial
apprehensive
approbation
arduous
arithmetician
arpeggio
assurance
atrocious
attentive
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.
90.
bulwark
bureaucratic
businessperson
butterfingered
camouflage
cancellation
carotene
categorical
census
centipede
131.
132.
133.
134.
135.
136.
137.
138.
139.
140.
cylindrical
dangerously
daredevil
debatable
debut
deciduous
decisive
decorum
defeatism
defendant
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
authorize
autobiography
automobile
awry
background
bacterium
balustrade
bankruptcy
barnacle
baseline
91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
96.
97.
98.
99.
100.
chameleon
changeable
charisma
chinchilla
chivalry
Christianity
chromosome
circulation
civilian
claustrophobia
141.
142.
143.
144.
145.
146.
147.
148.
149.
150.
deficiency
delegation
deliverance
demagogue, demagog
demitasse
demonstration
demoralize
denial
depreciate
depressurize
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clavichord
coalesce
coincident
collateral
commemorative
commencement
commensurate
commiserate
commodity
communion (C)
Grades 7-8 (cont’d)
151.
152.
153.
154.
155.
156.
157.
158.
159.
160.
dermatology
despicable
despondency
destination
detriment
devastate
diabetes
dilute
diplomacy
disavow
201.
202.
203.
204.
205.
206.
207.
208.
209.
210.
equestrian
equilateral
equivalence
escalation
especially
ethnocentric
euphoria
everlasting
exaggeration
exaltation
251.
252.
253.
254.
255.
256.
257.
258.
259.
260.
forbidding
forensic
forestation
forethought
forgery
forgiveness
formulate
forsooth
forthcoming
forthwith
161. discerning
162. disobedience
163. dispossess
164. disreputable
165. dissemble
166. dissonance
167. distinguish
168. divisible
169. docudrama
170.domestic
211.
212.
213.
214.
215.
216.
217.
218.
219.
220.
exceedingly
excellence
exceptional
exclusiveness
exemplify
exertion
expedient
experience
expertise
extortion
261.
262.
263.
264.
265.
266.
267.
268.
269.
270.
fortuitous
fourscore
franchise
frankincense
free enterprise
friar
frightfully
frontiersman
frontispiece
frustration
171.
172.
173.
174.
175.
176.
177.
178.
179.
180.
dormitory
drupe (fruit)
duchess
duplication
easel
ecliptic
effervesce
efficient
Egyptian
electrification
221.
222.
223.
224.
225.
226.
227.
228.
229.
230.
extract
extraterrestrial
extravagant
exuberantly
fabricate
facetious
face-to-face
facile
factorial
faithfulness
271.
272.
273.
274.
275.
276.
277.
278.
279.
280.
fugitive
full-service
functional
furtherance
fuselage
gallivant, galavant
gamut
gargoyle
garnishment
gaseous
181.
182.
183.
184.
185.
186.
187.
188.
189.
190.
elongated
eloquence
emaciate
embarrass
embattle
emblazon
emergency
emotionally
emphasis
emporium
231.
232.
233.
234.
235.
236.
237.
238.
239.
240.
falsetto
farsightedness
fatherly
faultfinder
fealty
felicity
fervent
festivity
figurative
figurine
281.
282.
283.
284.
285.
286.
287.
288.
289.
290.
gaudiness
gavotte
genealogy
genesis, Genesis
geneticist
geocentric
geochemistry
geomagnetic
geriatrics
germane
191.
192.
193.
194.
195.
196.
197.
198.
199.
200.
encipher
encouragement
241.
242.
243.
244.
245.
246.
247.
248.
249.
250.
finesse
fireproof
flagship
flippancy
fluency
fluoridate
flycatcher
foliated
follicle
forbearance
291.
292.
293.
294.
295.
296.
297.
298.
299.
300.
gherkin
ghostwrite
gimmicky
gingham
glandular
glaucoma
glorification
gluttonous
goldenrod
gosling
endorsement, indorsement
engagement
engineering
enlightenment
enthusiastic
environmental
epitome
equatorial
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gouge
governance
gracelessly
graduation
grammarian
graphically
gratify
gratis
gregarious
grievance
351.
352.
353.
354.
355.
356.
357.
358.
359.
360.
hopefulness
hospice
hospitality
hostility
humanitarian
humanoid
humidor
humiliating
humus
huzzah, huzza
401.
402.
403.
404.
405.
406.
407.
408.
409.
410.
inquisitor
instructor
insufficiency
interrogate
interrogatory
invasive
invertebrate
irredeemable
irremovable
irreverent
311. groomsman
312. grotesque
313. grudgingly
314. guarantee
315. guidepost
316. guillotine
317. gustatory
318. guttural
319. gymnastics
320.gyrfalcon
361.
362.
363.
364.
365.
366.
367.
368.
369.
370.
hydraulic
hypersensitive
hypochondriac
hypothermia
ice hockey
igneous
illumination
imagination
immensity
immersible
411.
412.
413.
414.
415.
416.
417.
418.
419.
420.
isosceles
jaggedly
jaundice
jetsam
jeweler, jeweller
jingling
jobber
jocund
johnnycake
jokingly
321.
322.
323.
324.
325.
326.
327.
328.
329.
330.
371.
372.
373.
374.
375.
376.
377.
378.
379.
380.
immunology
impassioned
impassive
impeccable
implicit
impractical
impulsive
inadvertent
inalienable
incalculable
421.
422.
423.
424.
425.
426.
427.
428.
429.
430.
journalism
journeying
judging
jugular (throat)
junk mail
junket
jurisdiction
juror
juxtaposed
Kabuki
301.
302.
303.
304.
305.
306.
307.
308.
309.
310.
habitual
haddock
hallucinate
harangue
harbinger
harmfully
hassock
headmistress
heavyweight
heinous
331. hemisphere
332. hemorrhage
333. hemstitch
334. henna
335. herbivore
336. heritable
337. heroism
338. hiatus
339. hibernation
340.high-definition
381. incisive
382. inclement
383. inclination
384. incognito
385. inconspicuous
386. inconvenient
387. incredulous
388. increment
389. incriminate
390.indigenous
431.
432.
433.
434.
435.
436.
437.
438.
439.
440.
kaolin
karate
katydid
keynote
kibosh
kilobyte
kindliness
kingpin
kiwifruit
kleptomania
341.
342.
343.
344.
345.
346.
347.
348.
349.
350.
391.
392.
393.
394.
395.
396.
397.
398.
399.
400.
441.
442.
443.
444.
445.
446.
447.
448.
449.
450.
knockwurst
kohl
Korean
kowtow
krypton
laconically
laggard
landfall
landholder
lapel
hindrance
hippopotamus
hobbyhorse
hodgepodge
holistic
hologram
homage
homespun
homogenate
honeycomb
indigestion
indubitable
inertia
inevitable
inexpressive
infirmary
inflationary
infuriate
ingenious
innocuous
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451.
452.
453.
454.
455.
456.
457.
458.
459.
460.
lassitude
lattice
laudably
laughable
leadership
leatherneck
lecturing
legation
legibility
legitimacy
501.
502.
503.
504.
505.
506.
507.
508.
509.
510.
marathoner
marionette
martyr
massacre
matinee, matinée
matriarchy
measurement
meddlesome
melancholy
memorabilia
551.
552.
553.
554.
555.
556.
557.
558.
559.
560.
nightmarish
nocturne
noise pollution
nomadic
nomination
nonagon
nonbusiness
noncombatant
nonconformity
nondescript
461.
462.
463.
464.
465.
466.
467.
468.
469.
470.
legume
lengthen
leprechaun
leukemia
levitation
libertarian
Libra
lien (debt)
lieutenant
ligament
511.
512.
513.
514.
515.
516.
517.
518.
519.
520.
memorandum
mercantile
metabolism
metaphor
metastasis
metronome
microscopic
militia
millennium
miscellaneous
561.
562.
563.
564.
565.
566.
567.
568.
569.
570.
nonetheless
nonpartisan
nonrandom
nonrenewable
nonviolence
normality
Norwegian
nothingness
noticeable
notorious
471.
472.
473.
474.
475.
476.
477.
478.
479.
480.
limitless
limousine
lintel
liquidation
loathing
logician
logistics
loquacious
lotion
loudspeaker
521.
522.
523.
524.
525.
526.
527.
528.
529.
530.
mispronounce
modification
molasses
momentarily
monogram
monophonic
monstrosity
monumental
moralistic
motivation
571. novelties
572. nucleus
573. numerator
574. numismatics
575. obdurate
576. obediently
577. obligation
578. oblique
579. observance
580.obsidian
481.
482.
483.
484.
485.
486.
487.
488.
489.
490.
low-spirited
lubricant
ludicrous
luxuriant
Lyme disease
madrigal
maestro
magistrate
magnesium
magnification
531.
532.
533.
534.
535.
536.
537.
538.
539.
540.
multidimensional
municipality
muscular
namely
narcissus
narrator
Native American
naturalist
nautical
navigable
581.
582.
583.
584.
585.
586.
587.
588.
589.
590.
obsolete
obstetrician
obstruction
occasional
oceanographer
ocher, ochre
odyssey
old-fashioned
olfactory
omega
491.
492.
493.
494.
495.
496.
497.
498.
499.
500.
magnitude
maize
maladroit
malicious
malignant
malnourished
mammoth
management
maneuver
manifestation
541.
542.
543.
544.
545.
546.
547.
548.
549.
550.
necessary
neckerchief
nefarious
negligible
nemesis
neologism
neurology
newfangled
newscaster
niacin
591.
592.
593.
594.
595.
596.
597.
598.
599.
600.
omnipotence
omnivorous
opaqueness
operable
operetta
opposition
oppression
optimum
optometrist
oratorical
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601.
602.
603.
604.
605.
606.
607.
608.
609.
610.
organic
origami
ornamented
orthopedic
ostentatious
ouster
outcropping
outrigger
outsider
ovation
651.
652.
653.
654.
655.
656.
657.
658.
659.
660.
portentous
portfolio
posterity
posthumous
practitioner
praiseworthy
preamble
preceding
precocious
predestine
701.
702.
703.
704.
705.
706.
707.
708.
709.
710.
regimen
regretfully
reimburse
reinterpret
relinquish
reluctance
repercussion
repertoire
reposition
reprehensible
611. overpopulate
612. overrated
613. overrule
614. overwhelm
615. ownership
616. oxidation
617. packsaddle
618. paleontology
619. palpable
620.panhandle
661.
662.
663.
664.
665.
666.
667.
668.
669.
670.
privilege
procedure
propaganda
protagonist
provincial
publisher
pugnacious
puzzlement
quadrilateral
quadriplegic
711.
712.
713.
714.
715.
716.
717.
718.
719.
720.
reputation
researcher
resemblance
resistance
respectively
restrictive
resurgent
retrospective
reverberate
reversible
621. papyrus
622. parallelogram
623. paranoid
624. parasite
625. parenthesis
626. parliament
627. participant
628. pathological
629. patriot
630.pedicure
671.
672.
673.
674.
675.
676.
677.
678.
679.
680.
quagmire
qualification
quarterstaff
quartzite
quatrain
queasiness
quick-witted
quintuple
quivering
quizzically
721.
722.
723.
724.
725.
726.
727.
728.
729.
730.
rhetorical
rhinoceros
riotous
roister
romanticize
rotunda
rumored
Russian
sacramental
sagebrush
631.
632.
633.
634.
635.
636.
637.
638.
639.
640.
pentameter
percussionist
perennial
perforate
perimeter
periodical
permanence
permissive
peroxide
perpendicular
681.
682.
683.
684.
685.
686.
687.
688.
689.
690.
quoit
quota
quotient
rabies
radicalism
radius
raiment
rampart
rationalize
ravioli
731.
732.
733.
734.
735.
736.
737.
738.
739.
740.
salaried
satisfactory
schizophrenia
scholarship
sea level
secede
seismograph
semblance
semiconscious
serenity
641.
642.
643.
644.
645.
646.
647.
648.
649.
650.
perseverance
personification
perspective
pharmaceutical
philanthropy
philosophical
picturesque
plagiarist
plausible
pompous
691.
692.
693.
694.
695.
696.
697.
698.
699.
700.
rebellious
reciprocate
recitation
recommend
reconsider
reconstruct
recriminate
rectory
recuperate
reflection
741.
742.
743.
744.
745.
746.
747.
748.
749.
750.
servitude
simultaneous
skepticism
smorgasbord
socialism
sophistication
sophomore
spectacular
spontaneity
stalemate
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751.
752.
753.
754.
755.
756.
757.
758.
759.
760.
statuette
stipend
stipulate
stupendous
subdue
subscription
substantial
subterranean
subtropical
successor
801.
802.
803.
804.
805.
806.
807.
808.
809.
810.
tomfoolery
tonsillitis
tortoiseshell
tortuous
totalitarian
townspeople
trampoline
transaction
transformative
transition
851.
852.
853.
854.
855.
856.
857.
858.
859.
860.
761. succumb
762. sufferance
763. suffocate
764. suggestible
765. superabundant
766. superlative
767. superscript
768. supersonic
769. superstitious
770.supervisor
811.
812.
813.
814.
815.
816.
817.
818.
819.
820.
transmitter
transparency
travail
travesty
treadle
trepidation
tripartite
triviality
trousers
truancy
861. vertigo
862. vexation
863.vicarious
864. videographer
865. vigilant
866. vigilante
867. vinyl
868. violation
869. virulent
870. visualization
771.
772.
773.
774.
775.
776.
777.
778.
779.
780.
supposition
suppression
supremacy
surreptitious
suspend
suspicious
sustenance
syllabus
synthesizer
tabulate
821. tsunami
822. turbojet
823. turbulence
824. turret
825. typically
826. tyrannical
827. Ukrainian
828. ulcer
829. ultimate
830.unabridged
871.
872.
873.
874.
875.
876.
877.
878.
879.
880.
vivid
vociferate
volatile
vortex
warden
wasteland
watercolor
watercress
water-resistant
welfare
781.
782.
783.
784.
785.
786.
787.
788.
789.
790.
taciturn
tangible
taxidermy
technicality
technologist
teletypewriter
temerity
temperance
temporarily
temptation
831.
832.
833.
834.
835.
836.
837.
838.
839.
840.
unanimous
unappeasable
unassuming
unavoidable
unbelievable
unchangeable
uncharitable
unclassified
underestimate
underhandedly
881.
882.
883.
884.
885.
886.
887.
888.
889.
890.
wellness
whippersnapper
williwaw
willpower
witticism
workmanship
worrisome
wretched
wristband
wrought iron
791.
792.
793.
794.
795.
796.
797.
798.
799.
800.
tenderhearted
tenderloin
terminology
territory
theology
thermometer
thousandth
thwack
timidity
timorous
841.
842.
843.
844.
845.
846.
847.
848.
849.
850.
undernourished
unequivocal
unforgettable
unintelligible
unquestionable
unrelenting
untutored
upsurge
urgency
utopia, Utopia
891.
892.
893.
894.
895.
896.
897.
898.
899.
900.
xeric
xerophytic
yammer
yesteryear
yore (time long past)
zealot
zephyr
zillion
zither
zoology
vacillate
valedictorian
valorous
vaporizer
variability
venerable
vengeance
veracity
verbiage
verifiable
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