1st-3rd Grade Word List
1.
Humble: not proud : not thinking of yourself as better than other people
2.
Canine: a dog
3.
Jovial: full of happiness and joy
4.
Primal: very basic and powerful
5.
Spectrum: the group of colors that a ray of light can be separated into including
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet : the colors that can be
seen in a rainbow
6.
Menu:
a list of the
foods that may be ordered at a restaurant
7.
Barrage: a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to
divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
8.
Motif:
something
(such as an important idea or subject) that is repeated throughout a book,
story, etc.
9.
Suave:
behaving in a
relaxed, confident, and pleasant way in social situations
10. Gorgeous: very beautiful or attractive
11. Mascot: a person, animal, or object used as a symbol to
represent a group (such as a sports team) and to bring good luck
12. Rehearse: to prepare for a public performance of a play, a
piece of music, etc., by practicing the performance
13. Tornado: a violent and destructive storm in which powerful
winds move around a central point
14. Vanilla: a dark substance that is made from the beans
of a tropical plant and that is used to flavor food
15. Fiesta: a public celebration in Spain and Latin America
with parades and dances in honor of a saint
16. Cafeteria: a place (such as a restaurant or a room in a
school) where people get food at a counter and carry it to a table for eating
17. Sierra: a range of mountains with sharply pointed peaks
18. Alligator: a large reptile that has a long body, thick skin,
and sharp teeth, that lives in the tropical parts of the U.S. and China, and
that is related to crocodiles
19. Mesa: a hill that has a flat top and steep sides and that
is found in the southwestern U.S.
20. Collage: a work of art that is made by attaching pieces of
different materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) to a flat surface
4th-5th
Grade Word List
1. Fidelity: the quality or state of being faithful
2. Ominous: suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the
future
3. Triumvirate: a group of three people who share a position of authority or
power
4. Ductile: of a metal :
capable of being bent or pulled into different shapes
5. Vivisection: the activity or practice of doing scientific or medical
experiments on live animals
6. Bureaucracy: a large group of people who are involved in running a
government but who are not elected
7. Flamboyant: having a very noticeable quality that attracts a lot of
attention
8. Crochet: a method of making cloth or clothing by using a needle with a
hook at the end to form and weave loops in a thread
9. Altruism: feelings and behavior that show a desire to help other people
and a lack of selfishness
10. Vogue: something (such as a way of dressing or behaving) that
is fashionable or popular in a particular time and place
11. Maladroit: very awkward : not skillful or adroit
12. Renegade: a person who leaves one group, religion, etc., and joins
another that opposes it
13. Hacienda: a large estate in a country where people speak Spanish
14. Lariat: a long light rope (as of hemp or leather) used with a running
noose to catch livestock or with or without the noose to tether grazing animals
: lasso
15. Flotilla: a group of small ships
16. Peccadillo: a small mistake or fault that is not regarded as very bad or
serious
17. Finesse: skill and cleverness that is shown in the way someone deals
with a situation, problem, etc.
18. Amenable: willing to agree or to accept something that is wanted or
asked for
19. Detente: an ending of unfriendly or hostile relations between
countries
20. Recidivist: a person who continues to commit crimes even after being
caught and punished
6th-8th
Grade Word List
1. Soliloquy: a long, usually serious speech that a character in a play
makes to an audience and that reveals the character's thoughts
2. Corpuscle: one of the cells that move in the body
3. Tertiary: third in order, importance, or value
4. Exacerbate: to make (a bad situation, a problem, etc.) worse
5. Facetious: used to describe speech that is meant to be funny but that is
usually regarded as annoying, silly, or not proper
6. Chagrin: a feeling of being frustrated or annoyed because of failure
or disappointment
7. Saboteur: a person who destroys or damages something deliberately
8. Fusillade: a large number of shots that are fired very quickly
9. Protege: a young person who is taught and helped by someone who has a
lot of knowledge and experience
10. Debacle: a great disaster or complete failure
11. Raconteur: someone who is good at telling stories
12. Poignant: causing a strong feeling of sadness
13. Rendezvous: a meeting with someone that is arranged for a particular time
and place and that is often secret
14. Sassafras: a tall tree of eastern North America whose dried root bark
was formerly used in medicine or as a flavoring
15. Conquistador: a leader in the Spanish conquests of America, Mexico, and
Peru in the 16th century
16. Vaquero: herdsman, cowboy
17. Picaresque: telling a story about the adventures of a usually
playful and dishonest character
18. Sarsaparilla: a sweetened drink that is flavored with a substance
made from the root of a plant
19. Repertoire: all the plays, songs, dances, etc., that a performer or
group of performers knows and can perform
20. Dossier: a group of papers that contain detailed information about
someone or something
