Spelling List

2015-2016

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 Websters Intermediate Dictionary. Approximately 20
percent of the test words come from sources other than the UIL spelling lists.

Dictionary

The Merriam Websters 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
PO Box 737
Abilene, TX 79604-0737
800/627-9030
Fax 888-627-7209
asw@aswenterprises.com
www.aswenterprises.com

TUNE IN
PO Box 141727
Austin, TX 78714-1727
800/488-6346
Fax 512-746-5400
tunein@elizajan.com
www.tuneinnet.com

Hexco, Inc.
PO Box 199
Hunt, TX 78024-0199
800/725-2627
Fax 830-367-3824
hexco@hexco.com
www.hexco.com
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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 schools 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 Websters 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 monitors 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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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

abduction
abuse
accurate
actress
address
adventure
affectionate
afterglow
agency
airliner

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

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

bracelet
braille, Braille
bribery
brownie (dessert)
bruise
built-in
burrito
cabbage
cabinet
cameo

101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.

dazzled
decency
decrease
denim
density
dependable
design
desktop
diary
dime

alert
all-round
almanac
almost
aloha
ambition
animated
annual
anthem
appetite

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

camera
canary
capture
cardinal
cashew
cashier
cater (provide food)
catnip
cemetery
chance

111. dinner
112. dinosaur
113. dipper (long-handled cup)
114. disordered
115. disown
116. displease
117. distrust
118. divorce
119. doggy, doggie
120. doodle

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

apricot
ashamed
aspirin
assignment
atom
attic (room)
attorney
autograph
badger
bagel

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

charity
cherries
childhood
chilly
citizen
classify
clumsy
cobbler
cobweb
collie

121. dramatic
122. dream
123. drudge
124. drumstick
125. duet
126. dusk
127. dusty
128. earnings
129. earring
130. earthquake

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

baggier
bait
balmy
barefoot
barrier
baste
beefy
beehive
beeper
betray

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

comedy
comma
complicate
contrary
cookware
copy
cornflakes
countable
cousin
creakier

131.
132.
133.
134.
135.
136.
137.
138.
139.
140.

easiest
eatable
eavesdrop
echo
edging
edible
eighteen
either
elastic
elegance

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

bikini
birthrate
biscuit
bison
blond, blonde
blueberry
blurt
bobsled
borderline
bossy

91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
96.
97.
98.
99.
100.

creamery
crispy
crowd
cursive
curtsy, curtsey
custard
cyclone
dairy
dampen
dandruff

141.
142.
143.
144.
145.
146.
147.
148.
149.
150.

eliminate
elope
emblem
enchilada
endanger
enemy
engaged
enlist
entrap
equal

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Grades 3-4 (contd)

151. eruption
152. escape
153. Eskimo
154. essay
155. evasion
156. evening
157. explode
158. extinct
159. eye-catching
160. failure

201.
202.
203.
204.
205.
206.
207.
208.
209.
210.

ghastly
gigantic
giggle
gingerbread
giraffe
glassblower
glimpse
globally
goalpost
goatherd

251.
252.
253.
254.
255.
256.
257.
258.
259.
260.

impact
imperial
imprint
imprison
inch
index
infant
infection
injure
inkwell

161. faint
162. faithful
163. famine
164. farewell
165. faucet
166. fearful
167. feature
168. feverish
169. fidget
170. fiesta

211.
212.
213.
214.
215.
216.
217.
218.
219.
220.

golf
gosling
grapple
grateful
gravel
griddle
groovy
grouch
grungy
guitar

261.
262.
263.
264.
265.
266.
267.
268.
269.
270.

inky
inland
inn
inorganic
input
insertion
instep
insult
invade
involve

171. fifth
172. filmstrip
173. finish
174. fizzling
175. fleece
176. florist
177. fluffy
178. fluoride
179. flutist
180. footstep

221.
222.
223.
224.
225.
226.
227.
228.
229.
230.

gulp
gumdrop
gummy
hairdresser
half-moon
hammock
handcuff
happily
hardness
hawk

271.
272.
273.
274.
275.
276.
277.
278.
279.
280.

Irish
irrigate
island
item
jackboot
jackknife
jade
jam-pack
jangle
jazzy

181.
182.
183.
184.
185.
186.
187.
188.
189.
190.

forenoon
fossil
foursome
fowl
frail
freeze
frightful
fritter
frustrate
fudge

231.
232.
233.
234.
235.
236.
237.
238.
239.
240.

hayloft
healer
heaviness
herbal
hillside
hire (employ)
hiss
hive
holler
homicide

281.
282.
283.
284.
285.
286.
287.
288.
289.
290.

jeer
jowl
jukebox
junction
June
keep up
kettle
keyboard
kidnap
kitchen

191.
192.
193.
194.
195.
196.
197.
198.
199.
200.

furnace
galactic
galley
garnet
gaseous
gaunt
genius
gentle
gentry
genuine

241.
242.
243.
244.
245.
246.
247.
248.
249.
250.

honesty
hostile
humorous
hunch
hurdle
hypnotic
idolize
igloo
illustrate
imagine

291.
292.
293.
294.
295.
296.
297.
298.
299.
300.

knave
knob
kook
label
ladies
lamppost
lanky
lapdog
larva
lawful

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Grades 3-4 (contd)

301.
302.
303.
304.
305.
306.
307.
308.
309.
310.

351.
352.
353.
354.
355.
356.
357.
358.
359.
360.

mushroom
mystify
nap
naturally
naughty
navigation
neat
nectar
needfully
neglect

401.
402.
403.
404.
405.
406.
407.
408.
409.
410.

ostrich
ouch
ourselves
outbreak
outlook
outpatient
outside
overripe
owlish
packet

311. limestone
312. limit
313. lining
314. linoleum
315. lioness
316. liven
317. locale
318. lofty
319. logbook
320. lonesome

361.
362.
363.
364.
365.
366.
367.
368.
369.
370.

newborn
newsy
nibble
nice
nicker
nineteenth
ninth
nodding
noggin
nonbiting

411.
412.
413.
414.
415.
416.
417.
418.
419.
420.

padding
pamper
panther
parasite
pastry
pavement
peacock
pedicure
peppery
perspire

321. luminous
322. lumpish
323. lure
324. lush
325. maddening
326. magenta
327. magician
328. mainland
329. majority
330. manager

371.
372.
373.
374.
375.
376.
377.
378.
379.
380.

nonfiction
nonstick
noodle
nosy, nosey
noted
notion
noxious
nudging
numbness
nutmeg

421.
422.
423.
424.
425.
426.
427.
428.
429.
430.

pester
petrify
phase out
phonetic
phonograph
pierce
pitiful
plywood
porpoise
poultice

331. manifest
332. manual
333. massage
334. mattress
335. mechanical
336. menace
337. mentality
338. meow
339. merger
340. meteor

381.
382.
383.
384.
385.
386.
387.
388.
389.
390.

nutty
nuzzle
oasis
object
obsess
occur
octave
oddball
odor
offense, offence

431.
432.
433.
434.
435.
436.
437.
438.
439.
440.

powwow
prewash
prideful
priest
proverb
prune
pupil
purebred
purple
quackery

441.
442.
443.
444.
445.
446.
447.
448.
449.
450.

quake
qualmish
quartz (mineral)
quash
queenly
quibble
quill
quintet
quip
quirk

341.
342.
343.
344.
345.
346.
347.
348.
349.
350.

layer
leakage
leap
ledger
length
leopard
lethal
leverage
light-footed
likeness

midget
migration
mileage
military
misshapen
misuse
modesty
moisten
moment
muscle

391. oiliest
392. omission
393. once
394. onstage
395. oodles
396. oozy
397. opt
398. order
399. organized
400. orphan

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Grades 3-4 (contd)

451. quiz
452. quoted
453. rabies
454. raggedy
455. raisin
456. raspberry
457. razor
458. recess
459. red-hot
460. refashion

501. spouse
502. strawberry
503. stylist
504. summon
505. sunspot
506. survey
507. swoop
508. sympathy
509. tanning
510. tattletale

551.
552.
553.
554.
555.
556.
557.
558.
559.
560.

upwind
usage
useful
utter
vacancy
vacuum
valuable
varied
varnish
vast

461.
462.
463.
464.
465.
466.
467.
468.
469.
470.

regardful
release
republic
respect
retail
retreat
rhino
riflery
rightful
rookie

511. teaspoon
512. teethe
513. tempting
514. termite
515. terrace
516. thermos
517. thicken
518. thriller
519. thumbnail
520. tickling

561.
562.
563.
564.
565.
566.
567.
568.
569.
570.

veggie
velvety
verbal
verify
vibrant
vibrate
view
violence
violet
visit

471.
472.
473.
474.
475.
476.
477.
478.
479.
480.

rooster
rosebud
rotating
rowdy
ruby
running
rural
ruthless
sacred
salmon

521.
522.
523.
524.
525.
526.
527.
528.
529.
530.

571.
572.
573.
574.
575.
576.
577.
578.
579.
580.

visor, vizor
visual
voltage
voter
wail (express sorrow)
wakeful
wanting
warthog
weakling
welcome

481. satisfy
482. sausage
483. scoundrel
484. scrawny
485. seamstress
486. security
487. serious
488. shabbily
489. shirttail
490. sketch
491.
492.
493.
494.
495.
496.
497.
498.
499.
500.

slippery
smart
snobbish
snorkel
social
soothing
soprano
sourdough
spiral
sponge

tidewater
tissue
toddler
together
tourism
trampoline
tribal
trickery
trousers
trumpet

531. tumor
532. tuna
533. twinkly
534. twister
535. twitch
536. twitter
537. typhoon
538. ugliness
539. ultrasound
540. uneaten
541.
542.
543.
544.
545.
546.
547.
548.
549.
550.

unhinge
unicorn
unlace
unpleasant
unshaven
untangle
unzip
upright
upturn
upward

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581. withdrawal
582. worship
583. wrapper
584. wreckage
585. wrongful
586. wry
587. xenon
588. xerography
589. Yankee
590. yardage
591. yearning
592. yield
593. youngster
594. youth
595. yummy
596. zap
597. zero
598. zippy
599. zoo
600. zoom

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

abdicate
abdomen
abolish
abrasive
accessory
accountable
acidic
acrobat
activate
actually

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

barbecue, barbeque (noun)

barracks
barrette
battlement
bedlam
bedridden
behalf
benefactor
berserk
betroth

101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.

clearance
clerical
clientele
closefisted
colander
collapse
collide
colossal
commonplace
communicable

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

adhesive
admirable
adulthood
advantage
aftermath
agreeable
agriculture
airborne
alienate
alliance

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

biosphere
blackberry
blarney
blissful
bloodmobile
blowgun
boast
bologna (lunch meat)
bombard
booster

111.
112.
113.
114.
115.
116.
117.
118.
119.
120.

competitor
complexion
concentrate
condemn
condolence
confidence
constellation
corrode
corruption
craftier

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

alphabetical
amendment
amputate
angrily
animate
anklebone
anonymous
antibiotic
apologetic
appreciate

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

botanical
bottleneck
botulism
bouillon
braggart
bronco
brutish
buffered
buffet (meal)
bugaboo

121.
122.
123.
124.
125.
126.
127.
128.
129.
130.

crisply
critical
custody
cylinder
dachshund
dauntless
debris
debug
decal
deception

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

apprehend
aquarium
arcade
arrangement
arrogance
artistic
association
assortment
attendant
attractive

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

bulbous
buoyant
burial
burly
butterscotch
cafeteria
calcium
calendar
candidate
canister, cannister

131.
132.
133.
134.
135.
136.
137.
138.
139.
140.

decode
deductible
deepwater (adj.)
deficient
deformity
delicatessen
delicious (tasty)
delivery
deluxe
demolish

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

audience
auditory
avalanche
averaging
bachelor
backpack
badminton
baleful
balky
barbarian

91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
96.
97.
98.
99.
100.

capitalism
captivate
caramel
cataract
catlike
cavernous
celebrate
certify
chancery
circular

141.
142.
143.
144.
145.
146.
147.
148.
149.
150.

denture
desperate
despondent
devious
diabetic
dictation
dilemma
dimension
diorama
disdainful

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151.
152.
153.
154.
155.
156.
157.
158.
159.
160.

dishearten
do-it-yourself (adj.)
dominance
dowdy
downcast
draftsman
dressier
drone
dumbwaiter
dwelling

201.
202.
203.
204.
205.
206.
207.
208.
209.
210.

expenditure
explicit
expound
expressway
eyewitness
facsimile
factorization
failing
falsify
fast-forward

251.
252.
253.
254.
255.
256.
257.
258.
259.
260.

geometric
ghetto
giblets
glassware
global
glowworm
gnash
goalie
goofy
gooseflesh

161.
162.
163.
164.
165.
166.
167.
168.
169.
170.

dynamite
eager
earsplitting
earthenware
ecosystem
egocentric
elasticity
electricity
elemental
elevation

211.
212.
213.
214.
215.
216.
217.
218.
219.
220.

fatalism
fetching
fictitious
fidelity
fierceness
filbert
filthy
financier
fixation
flamingo

261.
262.
263.
264.
265.
266.
267.
268.
269.
270.

gorilla
gourmet
granary
gravitational
gravy
greasier
greenery
gridiron
grieving
grimness

171.
172.
173.
174.
175.
176.
177.
178.
179.
180.

embroidery
emerald
emplace
emporium
empty-handed
enchanting
encourage
endear
energize
enhance

221.
222.
223.
224.
225.
226.
227.
228.
229.
230.

flimsy
flounce
fondant
food chain
foreclose
forerunner
forgetfulness
formative
fortnight
fragment

271.
272.
273.
274.
275.
276.
277.
278.
279.
280.

gripe
grizzled
guffaw
gurgle
gusher
gutsy
guzzle
haggard
halfway
halibut

181.
182.
183.
184.
185.
186.
187.
188.
189.
190.

enjoyment
enormity
enterprise
envelope
envisage
equinox
eradication
erupt
escalator
escapade

231.
232.
233.
234.
235.
236.
237.
238.
239.
240.

fraud
freakish
frenzy
frugal
fruitless
funeral
fungus (noun)
funnel
fusible
gaggle

281.
282.
283.
284.
285.
286.
287.
288.
289.
290.

hamstring
handicraft
hand-me-down
hangable
hardening
harebrained
harmonica
hatchery
headshrinker
hearse

191.
192.
193.
194.
195.
196.
197.
198.
199.
200.

escapism
estimate
etching
eulogy
evenhanded
eventual
evict
exert
exhale
exhaust

241.
242.
243.
244.
245.
246.
247.
248.
249.
250.

gangplank
gateway
gavotte
gearless
gecko
gene (unit of DNA)
generator
generic
geode
geologic

291.
292.
293.
294.
295.
296.
297.
298.
299.
300.

heather
heatstroke
hedgehog
helium
heraldry
heretofore
hermitage
hexagon
hiccup, hiccough
hideous

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301.
302.
303.
304.
305.
306.
307.
308.
309.
310.

high-mindedness
homestead
homework
homophone
hoopskirt
hopscotch
horseradish
hosiery
hospice
hotheaded

351.
352.
353.
354.
355.
356.
357.
358.
359.
360.

ironclad
irrational
irritable
irrupt
issue
italicize
jackrabbit
jaguar
jalopy
jasmine

401.
402.
403.
404.
405.
406.
407.
408.
409.
410.

legitimate
letter-perfect
levator
libel
liberal
lichen
lie detector
lightweight
lignite
linger

311.
312.
313.
314.
315.
316.
317.
318.
319.
320.

hovercraft
hubbub
huckleberry
humidity
humiliate
hydrogen
hydrometer
hyena
hygienic
hyperlink

361.
362.
363.
364.
365.
366.
367.
368.
369.
370.

javelin
jester
jet stream
jinx
joggled
jovial
judo
juiciness
juniper
Kabuki

411.
412.
413.
414.
415.
416.
417.
418.
419.
420.

lipreading (noun)
liquefy
listless
lobbyist
loiterer
lonesomeness
longhorn
lordly
loudmouth
lounging

321.
322.
323.
324.
325.
326.
327.
328.
329.
330.

hypnosis
hysterics
icicle
icon, ikon
identically
identifiable
ideology
idiom
idolatry
illiterate

371.
372.
373.
374.
375.
376.
377.
378.
379.
380.

kappa
kazoo
kerchief
khaki
kiln
kimono
kinetic
king cobra
kith
Kleenex (trademark)

421.
422.
423.
424.
425.
426.
427.
428.
429.
430.

lucent
luminescent
lusciousness
luster, lustre
lynch
macaw
magnificent
mahogany
mainstream
maladjusted

331.
332.
333.
334.
335.
336.
337.
338.
339.
340.

imitative
immaculate
immediate
impacted
impartial
impassable
inaudible
incidence
inclusion
inconvenience

381.
382.
383.
384.
385.
386.
387.
388.
389.
390.

knee-deep
kneehole
knighthood
knish
knockabout
knoll
knotted
knowledge
koala
lacerate

431.
432.
433.
434.
435.
436.
437.
438.
439.
440.

malformation
malicious
manageable
manipulate
mannerism
marketable
marksman
marsupial
marvelous, marvellous
masterpiece

341.
342.
343.
344.
345.
346.
347.
348.
349.
350.

incubator
independent
indulge
infatuate
influenza
instrument
insurance
intrusive
invigorate
invisible

391.
392.
393.
394.
395.
396.
397.
398.
399.
400.

laconic
landline
latecomer
latish
lawless
layette
leafhopper
leaven
leeway
legible

441.
442.
443.
444.
445.
446.
447.
448.
449.
450.

mastodon
matriarch
Maya
mediate
meditative
megapixel
melodrama
memoir
mercenary
migraine

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451.
452.
453.
454.
455.
456.
457.
458.
459.
460.

Milky Way galaxy

mince
minimum
misconception
misdemeanor
misspend
momentary
monitor
monsoon
morass

501.
502.
503.
504.
505.
506.
507.
508.
509.
510.

notoriety
nourishment
novitiate
nozzle
nuclear
numberless
numerical
nuthatch
nutritional
nutshell

551.
552.
553.
554.
555.
556.
557.
558.
559.
560.

ozone layer
packaging
paisley, Paisley
palomino
pantomime
paraffin
parcel
partnership
pathetic
peasantry

461.
462.
463.
464.
465.
466.
467.
468.
469.
470.

mortician
motive
motley
motorist
multicultural
mundane
murky
mutate
mutiny
mythical

511.
512.
513.
514.
515.
516.
517.
518.
519.
520.

nuttiness
oafish
obesity
objection
obsession
oceangoing
octopus
odometer
offset
OK, okay

561.
562.
563.
564.
565.
566.
567.
568.
569.
570.

pecan
pendulum
pensive
pepperoni
perchance
perform
permafrost
perplexity
petrified
pharaoh, Pharaoh

471.
472.
473.
474.
475.
476.
477.
478.
479.
480.

nanosecond
nape
narrate
nationwide
nativity, Nativity
naturalness
Navajo, Navaho
navigator
necessitate
needlefish

521.
522.
523.
524.
525.
526.
527.
528.
529.
530.

okra
oldish
olfaction
omen
ominous
once-over
ongoing
online
opacity
opal

571.
572.
573.
574.
575.
576.
577.
578.
579.
580.

phobia
pictorial
piddling
pigment
pistachio
planetary
plasticity
poignant
policyholder
pollination

481.
482.
483.
484.
485.
486.
487.
488.
489.
490.

negation
Neptune
nervy
nestling
nettle
neutrality
newspaperman
niche
nightly
nitpick

531.
532.
533.
534.
535.
536.
537.
538.
539.
540.

openmouthed
opportunity
optician
optimal
orate
orbiter
ordered
oregano
organdy, organdie
organize

581.
582.
583.
584.
585.
586.
587.
588.
589.
590.

poltergeist
ponderous
portrayal
potential
precinct
precisely
predestine
prevailing
proactive
procession

491.
492.
493.
494.
495.
496.
497.
498.
499.
500.

nitrite
Nobel Prize
nominal
nondemocratic
nonmetallic
nontropical
nonwoven
northbound
northernmost
notched

541.
542.
543.
544.
545.
546.
547.
548.
549.
550.

originally
ornery
osmosis
outfitted
outlying
outspoken
ovate
overboard
oversupply
owing

591.
592.
593.
594.
595.
596.
597.
598.
599.
600.

provoke
pulsate
puzzling
quadrillion
quaintness
quandary
quarry
quartet, quartette
queasier
querulously

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601.
602.
603.
604.
605.
606.
607.
608.
609.
610.

quick bread
quickening
quince
quirky
raccoon, racoon
racketeer
rambled
rampage
ramshackle
ransom

651.
652.
653.
654.
655.
656.
657.
658.
659.
660.

scoutmaster
sediment
semiarid
senile
sensational
sensitive
separation
shamefaced
shrewd
shrubbery

701.
702.
703.
704.
705.
706.
707.
708.
709.
710.

theme
therapist
thermometer
thickening
thrasher
thunderstorm
tightwad
timberline
tincture
tinsel

611.
612.
613.
614.
615.
616.
617.
618.
619.
620.

rapturous
rationale
ravenous
reality
realized
rebate
receipt
referendum
refugee
reinforce

661.
662.
663.
664.
665.
666.
667.
668.
669.
670.

siesta
significant
simpleton
situation
skittish
slithery
snoopy
sociology
solstice
sophisticated

711.
712.
713.
714.
715.
716.
717.
718.
719.
720.

toiletry
tolerant
tollgate
tonal
toothy
torturous
towhead
toxemia
tranquil
transgress

621.
622.
623.
624.
625.
626.
627.
628.
629.
630.

relapse
relevant
remedial
reservation
respectful
restriction
retort
retrieval
reunite
revenge

671.
672.
673.
674.
675.
676.
677.
678.
679.
680.

southerly
spectacle
spectrum
squander
squeamish
stampede
stardom
stationary
stencil
structure

721.
722.
723.
724.
725.
726.
727.
728.
729.
730.

translucent
treatment
trembling
trespassing
trial and error
trifling
tuckered
tunnel
typify
uglify

631.
632.
633.
634.
635.
636.
637.
638.
639.
640.

revival
rewarding
rhinestone
ricotta
riddance
rinsing
rollicking
roughage
rubella
rummy

681.
682.
683.
684.
685.
686.
687.
688.
689.
690.

submerge
subordinate
summary
supplement
surgeon
suspicion
tabloid
tackiness
tarantula
tattoo

731.
732.
733.
734.
735.
736.
737.
738.
739.
740.

ulster
ulterior
unabated
unaligned
unaware
unbiased
unblemished
uncluttered
underage
understated

641.
642.
643.
644.
645.
646.
647.
648.
649.
650.

rupture
russet
sabotage
saintly
salsa
sapphire
scalpel
scandal
scenario
scourge

691.
692.
693.
694.
695.
696.
697.
698.
699.
700.

teenybopper
teeter
telltale
temperament
tenderize
tension
term
terrorism
textual
theatergoer

741.
742.
743.
744.
745.
746.
747.
748.
749.
750.

unenclosed
uneventful
ungrateful
union (noun)
unitarian, Unitarian
university
unlikelihood
unmanned
unplug
unutterable

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751.
752.
753.
754.
755.
756.
757.
758.
759.
760.

upstream
Uranus
utility
vaccinate
vague
valid
vandalize
vantage
varicolored
vegan

761.
762.
763.
764.
765.
766.
767.
768.
769.
770.

vegetative
vein
vengeful
Venus
vermin
vertically
vintage
visitation
vocalist
vocational

771.
772.
773.
774.
775.
776.
777.
778.
779.
780.

vogue
volleyball
voluntarily
vulnerable
vulture
wagered
waistband
wallaby
warranty
wash-and-wear

781.
782.
783.
784.
785.
786.
787.
788.
789.
790.

waspish
wearable
web-footed
wedlock
weightless
wharf
wheelchair
whether
white blood cell
wiener

791.
792.
793.
794.
795.
796.
797.
798.
799.
800.

woozy
wrathful
x-axis
xenophobia
yachting
yawp, yaup
yippee (delight)
zinc
zipper
zonal

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

abeyance
abracadabra
abruptness
acceleration
accommodate
acquaintance
acquiesce
addict
adherence
admonition

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

Grades 7-8
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.

awestruck
axiom
backgammon
baguette
ballerina
bandage
Band-Aid (trademark)
baneful
banister, bannister
barbershop

101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.

byte
cacao
calamari
calculating
calisthenics
camaraderie
Canadian
capacity
carcinogen
caricature

advantageous
aerobatics
affidavit
aggregate
agnostic
alabaster
alibi
almshouse
ambidextrous
ambrosia

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

barometric pressure
baroness
barrier reef
basalt
beautifully
belfry
benefactress
beseech
betrothal
betterment

111.
112.
113.
114.
115.
116.
117.
118.
119.
120.

cataclysm
catalog, catalogue
catastrophe
catechism
cauliflower
censorship
centenarian
centrifugal
certificate
chambray

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

ambulatory
amenable
amorous
anaconda
analytic
anesthetist
anthology
anticipation
antidote
aphorism

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

bibulous
bicentennial
biographical
biophysics
birthright
bivouac
blank verse
bloodcurdling
bogeyman
borscht, borsch

121.
122.
123.
124.
125.
126.
127.
128.
129.
130.

chauvinism
chicory
chlorophyll
cholesterol
choreography
chrysanthemum
cinematographer
circumference
citation
clairvoyant

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

apologist
Appaloosa
appearance
appendicitis
apportionment
archetype
aromatic
asbestos
asphyxiate
assimilate

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

boudoir
bourgeoisie
boutonniere
braggadocio
breadwinner
briar, brier
briefcase
brogan
brokerage
brontosaurus

131.
132.
133.
134.
135.
136.
137.
138.
139.
140.

classified
cloister
coalition
cognition
cognizance
cohesion
colloquial
Comanche
combustible
comedienne

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

astringent
asylum
attribute
audacious
aurora
auspicious
authenticate
authoritarian
automaton
autonomous

91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
96.
97.
98.
99.
100.

brusque
buffoon
bulimia
bullmastiff
burgeon
bursitis
businesslike
busybody
buttermilk
bylaw

141.
142.
143.
144.
145.
146.
147.
148.
149.
150.

compelling
compensation
complacency
comprehend
concentric
condominium
confidential
confirmation
conflagration
conspiracy

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151.
152.
153.
154.
155.
156.
157.
158.
159.
160.

construed
consultation
cooperation
copious
correspond
cortisone
cosmopolitan
courtesy
crescendo
crevasse

201.
202.
203.
204.
205.
206.
207.
208.
209.
210.

discourage
discourtesy
ditty
doctorate
dodder (tremble)
dogmatic
Doppler radar
dormancy
doubleheader
dowager

251.
252.
253.
254.
255.
256.
257.
258.
259.
260.

exoskeleton
expectancy
exploitation
extrasensory
extrovert, extravert
face value
Fahrenheit
familiarity
fatuity
feebleminded

161.
162.
163.
164.
165.
166.
167.
168.
169.
170.

cruelest, cruellest
cryogenics
cryptogram
cuisine
cumulus
curvature
customary
cyberspace
dalliance
dappled

211.
212.
213.
214.
215.
216.
217.
218.
219.
220.

duffel
duress
earphone
eccentricity
clair
eclipse
effigy
egregious
electrode
electrolyte

261.
262.
263.
264.
265.
266.
267.
268.
269.
270.

feign
felicitate
feral
feudalism
finagle
flabbergast
flange
flotation, floatation
fluid ounce
foible

171.
172.
173.
174.
175.
176.
177.
178.
179.
180.

deactivation
deadliness
debilitate
debutante
decadence
decibel
decisiveness
declension
decompose
decrepit

221.
222.
223.
224.
225.
226.
227.
228.
229.
230.

elephant
elimination
elliptic
elucidate
emeritus
emphatic
employment
enactment
encephalitis
enclosure, inclosure

271.
272.
273.
274.
275.
276.
277.
278.
279.
280.

fomentation
foolhardy
forebode, forbode
foredoom
fortissimo
foundational
fractional
fraternize
frequency
friable

181.
182.
183.
184.
185.
186.
187.
188.
189.
190.

defiance
defunct
delinquent
delirium
demarcate
demerit
denunciation
deplorable
deputize
dermatitis

231.
232.
233.
234.
235.
236.
237.
238.
239.
240.

encyclopedia, encyclopaedia 281. fricassee (verb)

engross
entertainment
enunciate
epilepsy
equilibrium
equitable
erroneous
espionage
espousal

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

frijole
frivol
frolicsome
fructose
fuchsia
fugue
fulcrum
fumigate
fungicide

191.
192.
193.
194.
195.
196.
197.
198.
199.
200.

desirable
desperado
destitute
detonation
detrimental
dexterity
diabolical
dilapidated
diphthong
dirigible

241.
242.
243.
244.
245.
246.
247.
248.
249.
250.

espresso
et cetera
ethanol
eucalyptus
euthanasia
excerpt
excitable
executioner
exemption
exfoliate

291.
292.
293.
294.
295.
296.
297.
298.
299.
300.

funicular
furbearer
fusillade
futon
fuzziness
gainsay
galleon
gamin
gawkiness
gelatinous

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301.
302.
303.
304.
305.
306.
307.
308.
309.
310.

Gemini
genre
genuflect
genuinely
geographer
ghastliness
Gibraltar
gigabyte
gingivitis
ginseng

351.
352.
353.
354.
355.
356.
357.
358.
359.
360.

healthiness
heat exhaustion
heavenward
heedless
heliport
helm
heretical
herringbone
heterogeneous
hibernate

401.
402.
403.
404.
405.
406.
407.
408.
409.
410.

incarnate
incompatible
inconclusive
incubate
indebtedness
indemnity
indeterminate
indispensable
indisposed
infantile

311.
312.
313.
314.
315.
316.
317.
318.
319.
320.

gizmo, gismo
glamour, glamor
glazier
glistened
global warming
gloominess
glorious
glower
gnomon
goober

361.
362.
363.
364.
365.
366.
367.
368.
369.
370.

hieroglyphic
hireling
hoarseness
hobbledehoy
Holstein
homicidal
homing pigeon
homogeneous
honeysuckle
hootenanny

411.
412.
413.
414.
415.
416.
417.
418.
419.
420.

inferiority
inflammable
ingredient
innuendo
insecticide
interloper
interpreter
inveigh
involuntary
ionosphere

321.
322.
323.
324.
325.
326.
327.
328.
329.
330.

Gothic
gradient
graffito
grandiloquence
granulate
graphology
gratuity
greasepaint
Grecian
grievously

371.
372.
373.
374.
375.
376.
377.
378.
379.
380.

horrendous
horticulture
household
hovel
hoyden
hullabaloo
humbug
hyacinth
hydroponics
hydroxide

421.
422.
423.
424.
425.
426.
427.
428.
429.
430.

irregularity
irreversible
issuance
jabberwocky
jabot
jack-in-the-box
jackstraw
jambalaya
janitorial
jealously

331.
332.
333.
334.
335.
336.
337.
338.
339.
340.

grisly (gruesome)
grogginess
grouchiness
groupie
grubstake
Gruyre
gubernatorial
guidebook
guileless
guinea pig

381.
382.
383.
384.
385.
386.
387.
388.
389.
390.

hyperventilation
hypnotist
hypotension
ichthyology
identification
ideogram
ignorance
iguana
ill-advised
illicit

431.
432.
433.
434.
435.
436.
437.
438.
439.
440.

jerkwater
jitterbug
jockeying
jodhpur
jokester
jollification
Joshua tree
journalese
joust
joystick

341.
342.
343.
344.
345.
346.
347.
348.
349.
350.

gunnysack
gyrocompass
hachure
hairsplitter
hallelujah
hardheaded
harpooner
harpsichord
harrow
haughtily

391.
392.
393.
394.
395.
396.
397.
398.
399.
400.

imbue
immaturity
immortality
impediment
imperceptible
imperious
implode
impoverish
inarticulate
incandescent

441.
442.
443.
444.
445.
446.
447.
448.
449.
450.

judicious
jugglery
Juneberry
junto
jurisprudence
kale
kaleidoscope
karaoke
kerf
kickback

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451.
452.
453.
454.
455.
456.
457.
458.
459.
460.

killdeer
kindheartedness
kindred
kiosk
kiva
knapsack
kneecap
knickers
kohlrabi
kung fu

501.
502.
503.
504.
505.
506.
507.
508.
509.
510.

lyceum
macro
mademoiselle
magnesia
magnetic
maladjustment
malfeasance
managerial
maneuverable
manipulator

551.
552.
553.
554.
555.
556.
557.
558.
559.
560.

negligent
nepotism
nervousness
neutralism
newlywed
nickelodeon
nightingale
Nipponese
nitty-gritty
nodule

461.
462.
463.
464.
465.
466.
467.
468.
469.
470.

lackadaisical
lady-in-waiting
lagomorph
lambkin
lanyard
larkspur
latency
laughably
lawbreaker
leave-taking

511.
512.
513.
514.
515.
516.
517.
518.
519.
520.

marinade
marzipan
mascara
mascot
mathematical
mausoleum
mechanism
membrane
menagerie
meringue

561.
562.
563.
564.
565.
566.
567.
568.
569.
570.

nominally
noncommittal
nonempirical
nongovernmental
noninterference
nonresistant
nonstandard
nonvenomous
Northwesterner
nosedive (noun)

471.
472.
473.
474.
475.
476.
477.
478.
479.
480.

leery
legate
legionary
lengthwise
lentil
leprosy
letterhead
lexical
liability
life expectancy

521.
522.
523.
524.
525.
526.
527.
528.
529.
530.

mesquite
metamorphosis
meteorite
mimeograph
mincemeat
minstrel
misquote
mistletoe
moccasins
moderation

571.
572.
573.
574.
575.
576.
577.
578.
579.
580.

nosegay
noteworthy
notifier
novelette
nubble
nullification
numerate
nuptial
nylon
obedience

481.
482.
483.
484.
485.
486.
487.
488.
489.
490.

lightheartedness
lineal
lingerie
lingo
linked
lissome, lissom
lithography
liverwurst
localism
locution

531.
532.
533.
534.
535.
536.
537.
538.
539.
540.

monogamous
motherboard
mournfully
mozzarella
multiplication
multiplicity
murmur
myriad
mystique
naive, nave

581.
582.
583.
584.
585.
586.
587.
588.
589.
590.

obese
oblige
obliterate
obtrusive
occidental, Occidental
occupier
octagonal
ocular
offhanded
officious

491. loganberry
492. loiter
493. long-distance (adj./adv.)
494. lousiest
495. lowbrow
496. luau
497. lucre
498. lumbago
499. luminescence
500. luncheonette

541.
542.
543.
544.
545.
546.
547.
548.
549.
550.

nankeen
narcosis
nasal cavity
nasturtium
nationalist
nauseous
nebula
necessarily
nectarine
negative

591.
592.
593.
594.
595.
596.
597.
598.
599.
600.

ogle
oleomargarine
omnipresent
one-dimensional
onomastics
onyx
oozing
opprobrious
optical illusion
optimism

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601.
602.
603.
604.
605.
606.
607.
608.
609.
610.

optionally
oracle
orangutan
ordination
orientation
orison
orphanage
orthodox (traditional)
orthopedist
oscilloscope

651.
652.
653.
654.
655.
656.
657.
658.
659.
660.

polygon
pomegranate
possessive
praline
precision
predatory
presumptuous
prodigy
prognosis
proofread

701.
702.
703.
704.
705.
706.
707.
708.
709.
710.

rehearse
relentless
remembrance
rendezvous
repugnant
repulsive
restoration
retaliatory
retractile
revamp

611.
612.
613.
614.
615.
616.
617.
618.
619.
620.

osteopath
outerwear
outmaneuver
outpouring
oversimplify
overturn
overweening
oxford (shoe)
oxygen mask
oyez

661.
662.
663.
664.
665.
666.
667.
668.
669.
670.

proponent
provision
pseudonym
psychoanalysis
pungency
pursue
putrefaction
quadrangular
quandary
quantum

711.
712.
713.
714.
715.
716.
717.
718.
719.
720.

revolutionary, Revolutionary
rhombus
Richter scale
ricochet
rigmarole, rigamarole
ritualism
rivulet
roadrunner
Roman candle
rosette

621.
622.
623.
624.
625.
626.
627.
628.
629.
630.

painkiller
palisade
pandemonium
paprika
parabola
paralysis
paramedic
paranoia
parliamentarian
parsimony

671.
672.
673.
674.
675.
676.
677.
678.
679.
680.

quarter horse
quasar
Quaternary
querulous
questionnaire
quibble
quicksilver
quinine
quirt
quitting

721. rotisserie
722. roughshod
723. rowdiness
724. rubric
725. rudiment
726. ruffian
727. rugby, Rugby
728. rumpus
729. rutabaga
730. rye bread

631.
632.
633.
634.
635.
636.
637.
638.
639.
640.

past participle
pastoral
pathogenic
peaceable
pentathlon
peppermint
perceptible
peremptory
persecute
personify

681.
682.
683.
684.
685.
686.
687.
688.
689.
690.

quixotic
quotation mark
rabbi
rabble
radiation
radicand
radiosonde
rain forest
ransack
rapturous

731.
732.
733.
734.
735.
736.
737.
738.
739.
740.

sacrificial
safflower
sagacious
salvo
sanctimonious
sapling
sarcastic
sauerkraut
scathing
scholastic

641.
642.
643.
644.
645.
646.
647.
648.
649.
650.

pessimistic
pestilent
phenomenon
phooey
phraseology
pinafore
piteous
pithy
platitude
plesiosaur

691.
692.
693.
694.
695.
696.
697.
698.
699.
700.

ratchet
readership
realization
recessional
recognition
reenact
reformation, Reformation
refractory
refrigerator
registration

741.
742.
743.
744.
745.
746.
747.
748.
749.
750.

seafarer
search engine
segregated
selenium
semantics
sequence
serrated
seventh
severance
shadowy

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751.
752.
753.
754.
755.
756.
757.
758.
759.
760.

shellac
silhouette
skiff
smithereens
snaggletooth
sociologist
sonority
soothsayer
sorority
speculation

801.
802.
803.
804.
805.
806.
807.
808.
809.
810.

tormentor
torsion
traipse
transatlantic
transgression
tremolo
trilateral
trite
triumphant
trounce

851.
852.
853.
854.
855.
856.
857.
858.
859.
860.

vellum
velveteen
venomous
verbatim
verification
vermicelli
vespers, Vespers
vice versa
videocassette
vigilance

761.
762.
763.
764.
765.
766.
767.
768.
769.
770.

spherical
sprocket
squeegee
squelch
statistician
stature
steeplechase
stethoscope
stranglehold
stratosphere

811.
812.
813.
814.
815.
816.
817.
818.
819.
820.

truce
truculent
tubercle
tuffet
tumult
tureen
turpentine
turtledove
tutelage
tuxedo

861.
862.
863.
864.
865.
866.
867.
868.
869.
870.

villainous
vindictive
vinegary
virtuoso
visitant
vociferous
voice mail
voile
voracious
votive

771.
772.
773.
774.
775.
776.
777.
778.
779.
780.

subconscious
subjective
succotash
succulent
sumptuous
superficial
superfluous
surveillance
symbolism
syndrome

821.
822.
823.
824.
825.
826.
827.
828.
829.
830.

twerp
typhoid
tyranny
ubiquitous
ulcerate
ultramarine
umbrage
unacceptable
unadulterated
undeniable

871.
872.
873.
874.
875.
876.
877.
878.
879.
880.

vouchsafe
waif
wainscot
wampum
waterproof
whalebone
whodunit
whoosh
wickiup
windjammer

781.
782.
783.
784.
785.
786.
787.
788.
789.
790.

systematic
tailor-made
tantalize
taro (tropical plant)
taxonomy
telecommute
temporal
tenacity
terminus
territorial

831.
832.
833.
834.
835.
836.
837.
838.
839.
840.

underdeveloped
unfetter
ungracious
unicellular
unsaturated
unsymmetrical
untenable
unwarrantable
upholstery
upstanding

881. withe
882. wizen
883. woebegone
884. worsted
885. wriggler
886. wrongheaded
887. xerographic
888. x-intercept
889. yak
890. yes-man

791.
792.
793.
794.
795.
796.
797.
798.
799.
800.

theoretical
thighbone
three-dimensional
thrombosis

841.
842.
843.
844.
845.
846.
847.
848.
849.
850.

urbanite
usurer
utensil
utilitarian
vagary
valise
vanishing point
varlet
varmint
vaudeville

891.
892.
893.
894.
895.
896.
897.
898.
899.
900.

tiddledywinks, tiddlywinks

timpani, tympani
tomahawk
tonality
tonnage
topography

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yucca
zaniness
zeppelin
zeta
zing
zloty
zooplankton
zucchini
Zulu

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