Rowe Forsberg
Why say difficult when you can say puzzling , complicated , or perplexing ?
Curated by a literacy expert, these 365 aspirational words will
fire your child’s imagination,
help them label their emotions, and expand their vocabulary.
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N E W YO R K
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Words Words Words Vocabulary is an essential ingredient for learning to read and for school success.
And when a child knows more words it means they have more knowledge about the world!
But sometimes it is hard to learn words if you don’t hear people use those words around you.
What I love most about this book is that so much care went into picking just the right words. These are the
rare words that children don’t hear often in everyday
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illustrations and definitions offer a fun and engaging way to build children’s vocabularies.
Meredith L. Rowe Saul Zaentz Professor of Early Learning and Development Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
Altitude
Nervous
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Week 1
Temperature What do these words mean?
Temperature
Ner vous
Altitude
A measure of how hot or cold something is
Being worried and afraid about what might happen
The height of an object in relation to the ground
Summit
Gr
i d a
t n e
Attempt
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Nimble Gradient
Nimble
Summit
Attempt
How steep a slope is
Quick and light in movement or action
The highest point of a hill or mountain
To make an effort to achieve or complete something
3
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Embarrassed
Di
st
ba
e c n
Devotee
Week 2
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What do these words mean?
Disturbance
Embarrassed
Devotee
An interruption of a peaceful situation
Feeling shy or ashamed about something
A person who is very interested in, and enthusiastic about, something
Extend Confident
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Gusto
Approve Approve
Confident
Gusto
Extend
To have a positive opinion of someone or something
Being certain of your abilities or qualities
Enjoyment and enthusiasm in doing something
To add to something in order to make it bigger or longer
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Embrace Doubt
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Week 3
Admission
What do these words mean?
Admission
Embrace
Doubt
Permission to enter a place
To hold someone closely in one’s arms as a sign of affection
A feeling of not being certain or sure about something
Amateur
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Apprehensive
Autograph
Apprehensive
Amateur
Famous
A signature of someone wellknown, usually written for a fan
Feeling worry that something bad may happen
Taking part in an activity for fun, not as a job
Known to or recognized by many people
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Banish
Fatigue
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Week 4
Feud
What do these words mean?
Banish
Feud
Fatigue
To send someone away and not allow them to come back
A disagreement between people, often long-running
A feeling of being extremely physically or mentally tired
Substitute Rivalry Tactic
Competition
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Rivalr y
Tactic
Competition
Substitute
A situation in which different sides compete for the same thing
An action or plan which helps someone achieve what they want
An event in which people take part in order to find out who is the best
To put someone in the place of someone else
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Determined Communicate
Strengthen
Poised
Week 5
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What do these words mean?
Communicate
Strengthen
Poised
To share or swap information or ideas with others
To make or become stronger
To be completely still but ready to move at any moment
Challenge
Fleetness
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Exercise
Determined
Fleetness
Challenge
Exercise
Really wanting to do something
The ability to run or move quickly
Something new and difficult that requires effort and determination
Physical activity that you do to make your body strong and healthy
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Contemptuous
Heartbroken
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Week 6
Compel
What do these words mean?
Hear tbroken
Contemptuous
Compel
Suffering from sadness and distress
Showing that you do not like or respect someone or something
To force someone to do something
Declare
Transference
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Hectic
Successful
Declare
Hectic
Transference
Achieving the results wanted or hoped for
To announce something in a clear way
A situation that is very busy and involves a lot of rushed activity
The process of moving something from one place to another
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Abundance
Lenient
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Week 7
Appetite
What do these words mean?
Lenient
Abundance
Appetite
Not as harsh or strong in punishment as would be expected
When there is more than enough of something
A desire for food or drink
Snubbed Extract
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Inconspicuous
Domestic
Snubbed
Inconspicuous
Extract
Belonging or relating to the home, house, or family
To be insulted on purpose by someone ignoring you
Not seen or attracting attention
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Chide Seize Appeal
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Week 8
Companion
What do these words mean?
Chide
Companion
Appeal
To speak to someone angrily because of their bad behavior
Someone who you spend time with
An urgent request for someone to do something
Incessant
Stubborn
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Coax
Seize
Stubborn
Coax
Incessant
To take something quickly and with a lot of force
Not willing to change an opinion or action
To gently talk someone into doing something
Something that continues without stopping
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Estimate Ingredient
Combination
Week 9
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What do these words mean?
Ingredient
Combination
Estimate
A food that is used with other foods when making a particular dish
The process of mixing things together
A rough guess or calculation of what something might be
Reveal
Amazed
Digest
Meager
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Digest
Reveal
Amazed
Meager
To change food in the stomach into things that can be used by the body
To show something that, until then, had been hidden
To be surprised and impressed
A very small amount of something
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Passive
Forbidden
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Week 10
Fortuitous What do these words mean?
Forbidden
For tuitous
Passive
Something that is not allowed
Something good that happens by chance
Said of someone who lets things happen and doesn’t take action
Conserve Moral
Extinct
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Conscious Extinct
Conscious
Conser ve
Moral
When something no longer exists
To be aware of what is happening around you
To protect something from damage or harm
A set of principles of right and wrong behavior
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Disperse
Idiosyncratic
Week 11
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What do these words mean?
Idiosyncratic
Disperse
Squawk
To have strange and unusual habits
To spread across a large area
A loud, harsh noise made by a bird
H
e oll
r
Condemn Seldom
S quaw
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Thorough
Thorough
Seldom
Holler
Condemn
Something that is done very carefully so that nothing is forgotten
Doesn’t happen very often
To cry out or shout to attract attention
To express strong disapproval 23
Pronunciation
Category
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Week 12
Dispute
What do these words mean?
Pronunciation
Dispute
Categor y
The way in which a word or letter is said
A disagreement between people
A group of things which are similar to each other in some way
Acquire
Wily Individuality
Benefit
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Individualit y
Acquire
Wily
Benefit
Qualities that make something different from something else
To get or buy something
To be good at getting what you want, especially by tricking people
The advantage gained from something
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Passion
Choreographer
Composition
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Week 13
Ensemble
What do these words mean?
Passion
Composition
Choreographer
A strong liking and interest for doing something, like a hobby or activity
A piece of music that someone has written
A person who puts together the moves for a dance performance
Accomplish
Gratuitous
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Pressure
Ensemble
Accomplish
Gratuitous
Pressure
A group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together
To achieve or complete something
Something that is uncalled for, or done without good reason
The force that is produced when someone pushes on something
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Distinctive
Flourish
Week 14
Endurance
What do these words mean?
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Endurance
Flourish
Distinctive
The ability to keep doing something difficult for a long time
To grow well or develop in a healthy way
Something that is easy to recognize because it is different
Unite
Wither
Cultivate
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Stamina Cultivate
Unite
Stamina
Wither
To prepare land and grow crops on it
To join together as a group
Physical or mental energy needed to do a tiring activity for a long time
When something becomes weak and dry
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Affluent
Ramparts Abode
Precarious
Week 15
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What do these words mean?
Precarious
Affluent
Rampar ts
Something is dangerously likely to fall or collapse
Having a lot of money or owning a lot of things
The defensive walls of a castle or city
Sabotage
Siege
Confine
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Abode
Confine
Sabotage
Siege
The place where someone lives
To keep someone in an enclosed space
To do something negative or destructive on purpose
The act of surrounding a place to force people to come out
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Persuade
Obstinate
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Week 16
Splashing
What do these words mean?
Obstinate
Splashing
Persuade
Not willing to be fair and change your behavior
Moving around in water, causing it to fly about noisily
To make someone do something by giving them a good reason to do it
Winsome Feign
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Emerge
Subterranean Emerge
Feign
Winsome
Subterranean
To move out of something and be seen
To pretend to have a particular feeling or attitude
To be attractive and charming
Situated beneath the earth’s surface; underground
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Advance
Distinguished
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Week 17
Chivalrous
What do these words mean?
Distinguished
Chivalrous
Advance
To look very noble and respectable
To have the qualities of a knight: noble, brave, and honorable
To move forward, sometimes in order to attack someone
Impact Aggressive
Frivolous
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Venerable Impact
Frivolous
Venerable
Aggressive
Force or action of one object hitting another
To behave in a silly way and not take anything seriously
Someone who deserves respect because they are old and wise
To behave in an angry and violent way toward someone
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Arouse
Contented
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Discontented
Week 18
Contribute What do these words mean?
Arouse
Discontented
Contented
To wake someone up from sleep and stir them to action
The feeling of being unhappy or unsatisfied
The feeling of being happy or satisfied
Harmony
Overflowing
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Tranquil Contribute
Overflowing
Harmony
Tranquil
To help bring about a result
When something is so full that the contents go over the sides
A pleasant musical sound made by two notes being sung at the same time
To be calm and peaceful 37
Aircraft
Punt
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Hi
Absurd
nd ra nc Week 19
e What do these words mean?
Hindrance
Aircraft
A person or thing that makes it more difficult for you to do something
A vehicle that can fly, like an airplane
Absurd Something that is ridiculous or that does not make any sense
Distance
Essential
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Luggage
Punt
Distance
Luggage
Essential
A kick where you drop the ball and kick it before it reaches the ground
The length of space between two points or places
The suitcases and bags that you take with you when you travel
Something that is necessary or needed
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Perilous
Luscious
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Week 20
Scenic
What do these words mean?
Scenic
Luscious
Perilous
Lovely looking natural surroundings
Having a nice sweet taste, often juicy
Something risky that can be dangerous
D elib er
a te
Douse
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Inhabit
Conceited
Inhabit
Deliberate
Conceited
Douse
To live in a place
A careful or unhurried way of moving or acting
Being too proud of yourself and your actions and abilities
To make something wet by pouring a lot of liquid over it
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Explicit Succumb
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Week 21
Principled What do these words mean?
Principled
Explicit
Succumb
Behaving in an honest way
Clear and exact
To give in, often to temptation
Disproportionate
Inferior
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Impromptu Inferior
Impromptu
Disproportionate
Wriggle
To be not as good as someone or something else
Done without any planning
Too large or too small in comparison to something else
To move somewhere using short, quick twisting movements
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Irresistible Fragrant
Week 22
Offering
What do these words mean?
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Declining
Ample
Offering
Irresistible
Declining
Something that you give or offer to someone
Something that someone cannot refuse because it is too nice
Saying no to an invitation or offer
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Fragrant
Ample
Bargain
Ostentatious
A pleasant, sweet smell
More than enough of something
Good value, often because it is sold at a lower price than normal
A showy display to impress and make people take notice
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Vain Tropical
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Exclaim
Week 23
Immerse What do these words mean?
Tropical
Immerse
Exclaim
When the weather is hot and humid
To plunge or dip into water
To cry out or speak suddenly
Hesitant
Skilled
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Encourage
Vain
Hesitant
Encourage
Skilled
Being overly proud of your appearance or achievements
When you are unsure about something
To give someone the confidence to do something
Having or showing the ability to perform an activity or task well
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Pompous Residence
Awkward
Considerable
Week 24
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What do these words mean?
Pompous
Residence
Awkward
To behave or speak in a serious way because you think you are important
The place where a person lives
Causing difficulty, often something that is hard to deal with
Pledge
Momentous
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Drought Considerable
Drought
Momentous
Pledge
Very large in size or amount
A long period of time during which no rain falls
Very important, especially because of the effects on future events
A serious or formal promise 49
Beckon Recover
Comfort
Week 25
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What do these words mean?
Beckon
Comfor t
Recover
To make a gesture to instruct someone to approach or follow
The act of alleviating another’s discomfort or pain
To become well again after an illness or injury
Compassion Alleviate
Feeble
Lamentable
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Compassion
Feeble
Lamentable
Alleviate
A feeling of sympathy for someone who is suffering
To be weak because of age or illness
When conditions or circumstances are very bad
To make pain or suffering less horrible
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Acquainted
Gregarious
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Hysterical
Week 26
Assistance What do these words mean?
Gregarious
Acquainted
Hysterical
Someone who enjoys being with other people
Knowing or being familiar with someone
A state of uncontrolled excitement, anger, or panic
Committed
Ecstatic
Affectionate
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Assistance
Committed
Ecstatic
Affectionate
Helping someone by sharing work
In a long-term emotional relationship with someone
When you’re feeling happiness and excitement
Showing how much you like someone 53
Oblige Defy
Scrumptious
Indulgent
Week 27
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What do these words mean?
Scrumptious
Defy
Oblige
Tasting very good
To refuse to do what someone wants
To make someone do something
Quench
Reckless Blissful
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Indulgent
Blissful
Reckless
Quench
Allowing someone to have or do what they want
Describes the feeling of complete happiness
Doing something dangerous and not worrying about the harm it may cause
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Turbulent
Briny
Fractious
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Alert
Week 28
Gallop
What do these words mean?
Fractious
Briny
Turbulent
To be upset or angry very quickly about small things
Describes water that contains a lot of salt, like the sea
Describes air or water that moves very strongly and suddenly
Tentative
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Gallop
Aler t
Tentative
Sweltering
The fast run or speed of a horse
Quick to see and act in a situation
To be cautious because you’re unsure or afraid
Very hot, so much so that it is uncomfortable
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Week 29
Earnestly
What do these words mean?
Sturdy
Rescuing
Accident
Being strong and well built
Saving someone from a dangerous or difficult situation
An event that happens by chance and can result in injury
Warble
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Earnestly
Distressed
Warble
Anxious
To be serious in your intention
To be upset and troubled by something
When a bird sings softly
To be worried
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Dismal Sufficient
Week 30
Demolish
What do these words mean?
Wavy
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Demolish
Sufficient
Dismal
To destroy something completely
Enough of something
Gloomy or dreary
Cemetery
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Wav y
Bewildered
Sculpt
Cemeter y
Not straight or curly, but curving slightly
To be confused and unsure about what to do
To create or shape an object to represent something
A place where people who have died are buried
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Conquer
Brisk
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Week 31
Fiery
What do these words mean?
Conquer
Fier y
Brisk
To overcome something
Something that is burning strongly and brightly
An activity or action done quickly and in an energetic way
Accompany Arduous
Caution
Attentive
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Caution
Arduous
Accompany
Attentive
Taking care to avoid danger or make a mistake
Something that is difficult and needs a lot of energy and effort
To go somewhere with someone
Looking at or observing something closely
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Leisure
Frequently
Exuberant
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Week 32
Vacant
What do these words mean?
Frequently
Vacant
Leisure
Something that happens often
Something that is empty
Free time when someone is not working or busy
Obscure
Impudent Wholly
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Exuberant
Obscure
Impudent
Wholly
Full of energy and excitement
To stop something from being seen or heard
To be rude and disrespectful toward another person
Completely
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Twilight
Derelict
Coerce
Week 33
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What do these words mean?
Timid
Coerce
Derelict
Twilight
To force someone to do something that they do not want to do
A place that is in a poor condition because it hasn’t been looked after
The end of the day, when the sun is setting and it’s nearly nighttime
Gloomy
Squeal
Spirit
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Timid
Gloomy
Squeal
Spirit
Shy, worried, and easily frightened
Dark in a way that makes it difficult to see
A long, high-pitched cry or noise
A ghost or supernatural being 67
Exaggerate Magical Prank
Week 34
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What do these words mean?
Prank
Exaggerate
Magical
A practical joke or trick played on someone else
To describe something as being larger, better, or worse than it is
Produced by, or as if by, magic
Vanished
Deceive
Gullible
Inside
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Inside
Gullible
Vanished
Deceive
Being on an inner surface or side
Too willing to believe everything other people do or say
Disappeared suddenly
To make someone believe that something false is the truth
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Muse Masterpiece
ac r t s Ab
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Week 35
Innovative
What do these words mean?
Masterpiece
Abstract
Muse
An outstanding piece of work from an artist
Art that does not represent images of our everyday world
A person that gives someone ideas and helps them create art
Analysis
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Innovative
Appreciate
Antique
Analysis
Using new and different methods or ideas
To understand the worth of something and value it highly
An object that was created a very long time ago
A detailed study of something to try to understand it
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Flamboyant Concentrate
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Week 36
Conscientious
What do these words mean?
Conscientious
Concentrate
Flamboyant
Putting a lot of effort into your work
To direct attention or effort toward something
To be very noticeable and attract a lot of attention
Misinterpret
Accuse
Nonplussed
Brusque
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Misinterpret
Brusque
Accuse
Nonplussed
To understand something wrongly
Quick and rude in behavior or in the way you say something
To claim someone has done something wrong
To be confused and unsure how to react 73
Flurry
Sacrifice
Emulate
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Week 37
Dilapidated What do these words mean?
Emulate
Sacrifice
Dilapidated
To copy something or someone because you admire them a lot
To give up something that is important to you to help someone else
In a state of ruin as a result of age or not being looked after properly
Thrust
Impressive
Fondness
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Flurr y
Impressive
Thrust
Fondness
A small swirling mass of something moved by sudden gusts of wind
Something that leaves a feeling of awe or admiration
To push suddenly and strongly
Having a liking for someone or something
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Utensils Discussion Audible
Week 38
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What do these words mean?
Audible
Utensils
Discussion
Loud enough to be heard
Tools or objects that you use in order to help you to cook or eat
When people talk about something and share their ideas or opinions
Soda
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Available
Ravenous Ravenous
Soda
Voracious
Available
To be very, very hungry
A sweet fizzy drink
Eating a large amount of food quickly and eagerly
Able to be used
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Accelerate Debris
Cooperate Not for resale, duplication, or
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Week 39
Prevent What do these words mean?
Accelerate
Cooperate
Prevent
When something begins to move more quickly
To be helpful by doing what someone asks you to do
To stop something from happening or someone from doing something
Billboard
Nuisance
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Economical
Debris
Billboard
Economical
Nuisance
What is left over when something has been destroyed
A very large board on which posters are displayed for advertising
Something that does not require a lot of money to use
A person or thing causing annoyance 79
Calendar
Adhere
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Informed Not for resale, duplication, or
Week 40
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What do these words mean?
Calendar
Informed
Adhere
A chart or device showing all the days, weeks, and months of the year
Having or showing a lot of knowledge of a subject
To stick firmly
Definite
Ambition
Debate
Evident
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Debate
Definite
Evident
Ambition
A conversation about a subject in which people have opposing views
Firm, clear, and unlikely to be changed
Something that you notice easily and clearly
A strong wish to do or achieve something
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Constellation
Gigantic
Community
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Week 41
Pioneering What do these words mean?
Communit y
Constellation
Pioneering
All the people who live in a particular area or place
A pattern of stars in the night sky
Using ideas and methods that have never been used before
Fle
et
ing
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Curious Vast Gigantic
Vast
Fleeting
Curious
Something that is very large
A very large space
Moving quickly and lasting for a very short time
When someone is eager to know or learn something
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Oozing
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Week 42
Destruction
What do these words mean?
Destruction
Oozing
Exasperated
Causing so much damage to something that it cannot be fixed
When liquid slowly trickles or seeps out of something
Frustrated or angry because of something that is happening
Exasperated
Arrange Insolent
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Chaos Chaos
Insolent
Mischievous
Arrange
A state of complete disorder and confusion
Rude and not showing respect
Behaving in a bad way, but not meaning to cause serious harm
To move and organize things into a particular order or position
85
Cabin
Transit
Twisty
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Week 43
Scoundrel
What do these words mean?
Scoundrel
Cabin
Transit
Someone who behaves very badly, like a thief
A compartment for passengers
Carrying people by vehicle from one place to another
Exhilarating Fearsome
Argue
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Twist y
E xhilarating
Argue
Fearsome
Not arranged in a straight line but full of sharp bends and turns
A strong feeling of happiness and excitement
To speak angrily to someone, telling them that you disagree with them
Arousing fright or terror 87
F l u c t u a te
Article
Employ
Week 44
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What do these words mean?
Fluctuate
Employ
Ar ticle
To change a lot in an irregular way
To be given work and paid for it
A piece of writing that is published in a newspaper or a magazine
Committee
Candidate
Shake
Signature
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Candidate
Shake
Signature
Committee
Someone who is being considered for a position, like a job
To grip or join hands
A person’s name written by that person as a form of identification
A group of people chosen to represent an organization
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Isolation
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Week 45
Impenetrable What do these words mean?
Isolation
Negligent
Impenetrable
Keeping something separate from other things
Not being careful or giving enough attention to your responsibilities
Impossible to pass through or enter
Unsurpassed Social
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Modesty
Conclude
Social
Conclude
Unsurpassed
Modesty
Marked by pleasant time spent with one’s friends or companions
To decide something after thinking carefully about it
Better than anyone or anything else of its kind
Not trying to make people notice your abilities and achievements
91
Convict
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Conceal
Week 46
Balance What do these words mean?
Conceal
Convict
Balance
To hide something from being seen or known about
A person who has been found guilty of a crime
The ability to remain steady when you are standing up
Plundered
Abet
Motive
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Consume
Motive
Plundered
Abet
Consume
The reason for doing something
When something precious has been stolen from a place
To help someone to do something wrong
To eat or drink, especially a lot of something
93
Endearing
Trivial Prosperous
Week 47
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Endearing
Trivial
Prosperous
Inspiring love and affection
Having little value or importance
To be rich and have lots of material items
Fund
Invest
Secure
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Waited
Fund
Invest
Waited
Secure
An amount of money, often kept for a purpose
To use your money in a way that you hope will increase its value
Remained in place in expectation of something or someone
To fix something firmly and correctly so it is not likely to move, fall, or break
95
Comprehend
Unfathomable
Coarse
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Week 48
Sawdust What do these words mean?
Coarse
Unfathomable
Comprehend
Rough or harsh texture
Something that cannot be understood
To understand something
Insubstantial
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Bench
Sawdust
Robust
Bench
Insubstantial
Dust and small pieces of wood produced when you saw wood
Something strong and firmly built
A long, narrow table in a workshop
Something lacking in strength and solidity
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Torrential
Departing Nauseous
Trembling
Week 49
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Depar ting
Torrential
Trembling
Leaving, often in order to start a journey
Falling quickly and in huge amounts
Shaking slightly because you are frightened or cold
Vivid
Flustered
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Torment Nauseous
Flustered
Torment
Vivid
A feeling of being sick and that you might vomit
A feeling of being upset and confused
Something or someone that causes suffering or anger
Very bright in color 99
Entertain
Inspire
Celebrate
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Week 50
Overjoyed
What do these words mean?
Celebrate
Enter tain
Inspire
To do something enjoyable because of a special occasion
To keep a group of people interested and enjoying themselves
To make someone feel that they want to do something and can do it
Simultaneously
Lavish
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Equipment Overjoyed
Equipment
Lavish
Simultaneously
A feeling of extreme happiness and joy
A set of necessary tools for a particular purpose
Something large and expensive which leaves a feeling of awe
Happening or being done at exactly the same time
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Enterprise
Kneading
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Week 51
Cooking
What do these words mean?
Scald
Enterprise
Kneading
To injure yourself with very hot liquid or steam
A large or important project, especially one that is new or different
To press something firmly with your hands and fingers
Measuring
Segment
Petite
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Cooking
Petite
Measuring
Segment
Preparing food for the table by a heating process
Little or small
Discovering the exact size or amount of something
One part of something 103
Symmetry
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Week 52
Elated
What do these words mean?
Garment
Wretched
Symmetr y
A piece of clothing
Feeling very deep unhappiness
Something that is made up of exactly the same parts facing each other
Tradition Flame Charred
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Parcel
Elated
Tradition
Charred
Parcel
Feeling very happy or excited
Handing down of beliefs or acts from one generation to the next
When an object has turned black as a result of burning
A package
Flame A glowing fire
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Index Abet 93 Approve 5 Chaos 85 Abode 30–31 Arduous 63 Charred 105 Abstract 70 Argue 87 Chide 16 Absurd 38 Arouse 36 Chivalrous 34 Abundance 14 Arrange 85 Choreographer 26 Accelerate 78 Article 88 Coarse 96 Accident 58 Assistance 52–53 Coax 17 Accompany 63 Attempt 3 Coerce 66 Accomplish 27 Attentive 63 Combination 18 Accuse 73 Audible 76 Comfort 50 Acquainted 52 Autograph 7 Committed 53 Acquire 25 Available 77 Committee 89 Adhere 80 Awkward 48 Communicate 10 Admission 6 Balance 92 Community 82 Advance 34 Banish 8 Companion 16 Affectionate 53 Bargain 45 Compassion 51 Affluent 30 Beckon 50 Compel 12 Aggressive 35 Bench 97 Competition 9 Aircraft 38 Benefit 25 Composition 26 advance, uncorrected proof. Alert 56–57 This is anBewildered 61 Comprehend 96 Not for resale, duplication, or Alleviate 51 Billboard 79 Conceal 92 Altitude 2reposting. Blissful 55 Conceited 41 Please do not quote without Amateur 7 Briny 56 Concentrate 72 comparison to the finished book. Amazed 19 Brisk 62 Conclude 91 Ambition 81 Brusque 73 Condemn 23 Ample 44–45 Cabin 86 Confident 5 Analysis 71 Calendar 80 Confine 31 Antique 71 Candidate 89 Conquer 62 Anxious 59 Category 24 Conscientious 72 Appeal 16 Caution 63 Conscious 21 Appetite 14 Celebrate 100 Conserve 21 Appreciate 71 Cemetery 61 Considerable 48–49 Apprehensive 7 Challenge 11 Constellation 82
Consume 93 Distinguished 34 Contemptuous 12 Distressed 59 Contented 36 Disturbance 4 Contribute 36–37 Domestic 15 Extinct 21 Convict 92 Doubt 6 Extract 15 Cooking 102–103 Douse 41 Exuberant 64–65 Cooperate 78 Drought 49 Famous 7 Cultivate 29 Earnestly 58–59 Fatigue 8 Curious 83 Economical 79 Fearsome 87 Debate 81 Ecstatic 53 Feeble 51 Debris 78–79 Elated 104–105 Feign 33 Deceive 69 Embarrassed 4 Feud 8 Declare 13 Embrace 6 Fiery 62 Declining 44 Emerge 33 Flamboyant 72 Definite 81 Employ 88 Flame 105 Defy 54 Emulate 74 Fleeting 83 Deliberate 41 Encourage 47 Fleetness 11 Demolish 60 Endearing 94 Flourish 28 Departing 98 Endurance 28 advance, uncorrected proof. Fluctuate 88 Derelict 66 This is anEnsemble 26–27 Not Enterprise 102 for resale, duplication, or Flurry 74–75 Destruction 84 Flustered 99 Determined 10– 11reposting. Entertain 100 Please do not quote without Devotee 4 Equipment 101 comparison to the finished book.Fondness 75 Forbidden 20 Digest 19 Essential 39 Fortuitous 20 Dilapidated 74 Estimate 18 Fractious 56 Discontented 36 Evident 81 Fragrant 44–45 Discussion 76 Exaggerate 68 Frequently 64 Dismal 60 Exasperated 84–85 Frivolous 35 Disperse 22 Exclaim 46 Fund 95 Disproportionate 43 Exercise 11 Gallop 56–57 Dispute 24 Exhilarating 87 Garment 104 Distance 39 Explicit 42 Gigantic 82–83 Distinctive 28 Extend 5
Index continued Gloomy 67 Informed 80 Momentous 49 Gradient 3 Ingredient 18 Moral 21 Gratuitous 27 Inhabit 41 Motive 93 Gregarious 52 Innovative 70–71 Muse 70 Gullible 69 Inside 69 Nauseous 98–99 Gusto 5 Insolent 85 Negligent 90 Harmony 37 Inspire 100 Nervous 2 Heartbroken 12 Insubstantial 97 Nimble 3 Hectic 13 Invest 95 Nonplussed 73 Hesitant 47 Irresistible 44 Nuisance 79 Hindrance 38 Isolation 90 Oblige 54 Holler Kneading 102 Obscure 65 23 Lamentable 51 Obstinate 32 Hysterical 52 Idiosyncratic 22 Lavish 101 Offering 44 Immerse 46 Leisure 64 Oozing 84 Impact 35 Lenient 14 Ostentatious 45 Impenetrable 90 Luggage 39 Overflowing 37 Impressive 75 Luscious 40 Overjoyed 100–101 advance, uncorrected proof. Impromptu 43 This is anMagical 68 Parcel 105 Not for resale, duplication, or Impudent 65 Masterpiece 70 Passion 26 Please do not quote without Incessant 17reposting. Meager 19 Passive 20 Inconspicuous 15 Measuring 103 comparison to the finished book.Perilous 40 Individuality 25 Mischievous 85 Persuade 32 Indulgent 54–55 Misinterpret 73 Petite 103 Inferior 43 Modesty 91 Pioneering 82
Pledge 49 Seldom 23 Tradition 105 Plundered 93 Shake 89 Tranquil 37 Poised 10 Siege 31 Transference 13 Pompous 48 Signature 89 Transit 86 Prank 68 Simultaneously 101 Trembling 98 Precarious 30 Skilled 47 Trivial 94 Pressure 27 Snubbed 15 Tropical 46 Prevent 78 Social 91 Turbulent 56 Principled 42 Soda 77 Twilight 66 Pronunciation 24 Spirit 67 Twisty 86–87 Prosperous 94 Splashing 32 Unfathomable 96 Punt 38–39 Squawk 22–23 Unite 29 Quench 55 Squeal 67 Unsurpassed 91 Ramparts 30 Stamina 29 Utensils 76 Ravenous 77 Strengthen 10 Vacant 64 Reckless 55 Stubborn 17 Vain 46–47 Recover 50 Sturdy 58 Vanished 69 Rescuing 58 Substitute 9 Vast 83 an advance, uncorrected proof. Residence 48 This is Subterranean 33 Venerable 35 Not for resale, duplication, or Reveal 19 Successful 12–13 Vivid 99 Please do not quote without Rivalry 9reposting. Succumb 42 Voracious 77 Robust 97 Sufficient 60 Waited 95 comparison to the finished book. Sabotage 31 Summit 3 Warble 59 Sacrifice 74 Sweltering 57 Wavy 60–61 Sawdust 96–97 Symmetry 104 Wholly 65 Scald 102 Tactic 9 Wily 25 Scenic 40 Temperature 2 Winsome 33 Scoundrel 86 Tentative 57 Wither 29 Scrumptious 54 Thorough 23 Wretched 104 Sculpt 61 Thrust 75 Wriggle 43 Secure 95 Timid 66–67 Segment 103 Torment 99 Seize 16–17 Torrential 98
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