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Academic Vocabulary
Science State Voc Words (Weather) »
(10 words)
These words all pertain to the weather)
barometer
cirrus
cumulonimbus
cumulus
crystallize
Blood System »
(80 words)
acute
albumin
anemia
antibody
antigen
Skeletal System »
(110 words)
acetabulum
acromion
ankle
articular
bone
Eyes and Ears »
(178 words)
Medical terminology for sensory organs, especially the...
abrasion
accommodation
acoustic
acuity
adjustment
The Top 60 Most Common Academic Words »
(60 words)
according to Averil Coxhead's Academic Word List (2000)
analysis
approach
area
assessment
assume
Geography, Grades 1-5 »
(187 words)
Vocabulary list related to geography for students in...
Africa
agriculture
airport
Alaska
America
Geography, Grades 6-8 »
(93 words)
Vocabulary list related to geography for students in...
Algeria
Amsterdam
Australia
axis
barrier island
Geography, Grades 9-12 »
(59 words)
Vocabulary list related to geography for students in...
alluvial fan
aquifer
Bible Belt
biodiversity
British Empire
Math, Grades 1-5 »
(115 words)
Vocabulary list related to mathematics for students in...
acute angle
addend
addition
angle
area
Math, Grades 6-8 »
(54 words)
Vocabulary list related to mathematics for students in...
array
composite number
congruence
conjecture
coordinate geometry
Math, Grades 9-12 »
(66 words)
Vocabulary list related to mathematics for students in...
absolute value
acceleration
arc
binary system
chord
Science, Grades 1-5 »
(177 words)
Vocabulary list related to science and technology for...
acceleration
air
animal product
astronomy
backspace key
Science, Grades 6-8 »
(119 words)
Vocabulary list related to science and technology for...
asexual reproduction
asteroid
atmosphere
atmospheric pressure
atom
Science, Grades 9-12 »
(141 words)
Vocabulary list related to science and technology for...
accelerator
advection
Albert Einstein
Antoine Lavoisier
artifact
History, Grades 1-5 »
(590 words)
Vocabulary list related to history for students in...
A.D.
abolitionist
Abraham Lincoln
Adolf Hitler
Africa
History, Grades 6-8 »
(262 words)
Vocabulary list related to history for students in...
adaptation
agribusiness
Albert Einstein
alchemy
Alfred Krupp
History, Grades 9-12 »
(183 words)
Vocabulary list related to history for students in...
absolutism
Abstract Expressionism
Adam Smith
adaptation
affluence
Social studies, Grades 1-5 »
(195 words)
Vocabulary list related to social studies (civics and...
advantage
advertising
agreement
alien
authority
Social studies, Grades 6-8 »
(116 words)
Vocabulary list related to social studies (civics and...
allegiance
ambassador
American Revolution
arms control
bias
Social studies, Grades 9-12 »
(154 words)
Vocabulary list related to social studies (civics and...
advice and consent
affirmative action
anarchy
arbitration
Articles of Confederation
Language arts, Grades 1-5 »
(215 words)
Vocabulary list related to English language arts for...
abbreviation
actor
adjective
adverb
advertisement
Language arts, Grades 6-8 »
(120 words)
Vocabulary list related to English language arts for...
almanac
argumentation
atlas
autobiography
background knowledge
Language arts, Grades 9-12 »
(96 words)
Vocabulary list related to English language arts for...
acronym
allegory
alliteration
allusion
ambience
Arts, Grades 1-5 »
(175 words)
Vocabulary list related to the arts (visual arts,...
accent
accompaniment
act
action
actor
Arts, Grades 6-8 »
(85 words)
Vocabulary list related to the arts (visual arts,...
a cappella
aesthetics
agility
angle
archetype
Arts, Grades 9-12 »
(31 words)
Vocabulary list related to the arts (visual arts,...
accelerando
alignment
alla breve
allegro
andante
Current Events Vocabulary
Obama's Address on Afghanistan »
(67 words)
Words from President Obama's address on Afghanistan,...
Taliban
extremism
time frame
security force
open-ended
Obama's Address to Schoolchildren »
(32 words)
Words from President Obama's address to America's...
schoolwork
foster home
homework
extracurricular activity
homelessness
Apollo 11 Mission »
(58 words)
Vocabulary from Apollo 11. List created with...
moonwalk
lunar module
Apollo program
translunar
Neil Armstrong
Obama's Cairo speech »
(78 words)
Words from President Obama's speech at Cairo...
Muslim
Islam
digitize
Islamic Republic of Iran
magnetic compass
Obama's Speech to the AMA »
(54 words)
Words from President Obama's speech to the American...
health care delivery
medicare payment
uninsured
primary care physician
paper-pusher
Credit crisis vocabulary »
(33 words)
Vocab from New York Times overview: http://topics.nyti...
mortgage-backed security
stock market
penny stock
homeowner
refinance
Swine flu vocabulary »
(25 words)
Vocab from New York Times overview: http://topics.nyti...
swine flu
pandemic
severe acute respiratory syndrome
lethality
virus
Obama's Address to Congress »
(32 words)
President Obama's Address to Joint Session of Congress,...
re-start
health care provider
health care
jumpstart
renewable
Fiction Vocabulary
The Glass Menagerie »
(44 words)
Vocab words pulled from Tennessee William's The Glass...
allusion
annunciation
atmosphere
beseech
brassiere
The Secret Life of Bees Word List »
(24 words)
Here are a few of the many words that could be pulled...
amber
aptitude
beeswax
bomb shelter
Catholicism
OUR TOWN words »
(34 words)
These are words that were taken from Thornton Wilder's...
affronted
alacrity
anthropology
barren
belligerent
Words from "Macbeth" »
(39 words)
Notable words from Shakespeare's "Macbeth". List...
accurse
alarum
apparition
assailable
avouch
"Infinite Jest" vocabulary »
(117 words)
Some challenging words from "Infinite Jest" by David...
adipose
agaric
agnation
agora
aleatory
"The Speckled Band" by Sherlock Holmes »
(18 words)
coroner
dawdle
perpetrate
adder
blanched
"The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" By David Wroblewski »
(163 words)
alder
bracken
chink
dispirited
fervently
Toni Morrison's "A Mercy" »
(20 words)
Here is a list of key vocabulary words from Toni...
indentured
gentry
magpie
surreptitious
commodity
Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" Chapters 17-25 »
(158 words)
Vocabulary study list for Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall...
ostracize
desecrate
resilient
infuriate
dangle
Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" »
(220 words)
Vocabulary study list for Shakespeare's "Romeo &...
addle
prolixity
arbitrate
doff
amble
Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" (advanced) »
(236 words)
Advanced vocabulary study list for Shakespeare's "Romeo...
death cap
Lammastide
unfirm
medlar tree
passado
Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" Chapters 21-40 »
(353 words)
Vocabulary study list for Jane Austen's "Pride and...
inure
extenuate
obtrude
depreciate
exasperate
Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" Chapters 41-61 »
(354 words)
Vocabulary study list for Jane Austen's "Pride and...
abominate
condole
actuate
connubial
fluctuate
Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" Chapters 1-16 »
(138 words)
Vocabulary study list for Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall...
haggle
coiffure
improvident
callow
pestle
Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" Chapters 30-38 »
(252 words)
Vocabulary study list for Louisa May Alcott's "Little...
raspy
decapitate
desecrate
demoralize
crumple
Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" Chapters 39-47 »
(320 words)
Vocabulary study list for Louisa May Alcott's "Little...
sequester
tantalize
clarifying
crumple
dawdle
Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" Chapters 1-20 »
(344 words)
Vocabulary study list for Jane Austen's "Pride and...
importune
dawdle
elate
barefaced
consequential
Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" Chapters 1-9 »
(198 words)
Vocabulary study list for Louisa May Alcott's "Little...
gesticulate
convulse
coddle
crumple
dawdle
Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" Chapters 10-19 »
(279 words)
Vocabulary study list for Louisa May Alcott's "Little...
wheedle
rummage
dyspeptic
delve
warble
Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" Chapters 11-29 »
(326 words)
Vocabulary study list for Louisa May Alcott's "Little...
aggrieve
unfledged
convulse
concatenation
excavate
Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" Chapters 13-25 »
(370 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Dickens' "A Tale of...
abnegate
proscribe
vegetate
glutinous
ruminate
Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" Chapters 26-39 »
(321 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Dickens' "A Tale of...
reparable
attenuate
domesticate
estrange
condole
Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" Chapters 40-46 »
(226 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Dickens' "A Tale of...
accoutre
prevaricate
proscribe
constraining
imbue
Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" Chapters 11-17 »
(387 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charlotte Bronte's "Jane...
ensconce
sequester
undulate
moodiness
inure
Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" Chapters 18-24 »
(369 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charlotte Bronte's "Jane...
sequester
misconstrue
estrange
crumple
cynosure
Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" Chapters 1-12 »
(287 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Dickens' "A Tale of...
incommodious
cogitate
endue
immolate
commiserate
Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" Chapters 27-39 »
(358 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Dickens' "Oliver...
attenuate
domesticate
suffuse
acerbity
waggish
Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" Chapters 40-53 »
(285 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Dickens' "Oliver...
convulse
ruminate
abase
elate
encumber
Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" Chapters 1-10 »
(412 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charlotte Bronte's "Jane...
habituate
neutralised
coherently
corrode
predispose
Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" »
(90 words)
Vocabulary study list for Arthur Miller's "The...
enrapture
lechery
agape
inferno
exude
Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" Chapters 1-13 »
(343 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Dickens' "Oliver...
cogitate
putrefy
palpitate
convulse
actuate
Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" Chapters 14-26 »
(311 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Dickens' "Oliver...
ruminate
snooze
deface
slipshod
reciprocate
Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" Chapters 1-5 »
(247 words)
Vocabulary study list for Ralph Ellison's "Invisible...
invisibility
nauseate
catharsis
undulate
perforate
Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" Chapters 6-12 »
(201 words)
Vocabulary study list for Ralph Ellison's "Invisible...
negate
dissimulate
amputate
noncommittal
punctuate
John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" Chapters 1-9 »
(105 words)
Vocabulary study list for John Steinbeck's "Grapes of...
molt
hackles
convulse
ravel
wispy
John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" Chapters 10-16 »
(102 words)
Vocabulary study list for John Steinbeck's "Grapes of...
accouterment
modulate
truculence
insulate
snooze
John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" Chapters 17-20 »
(113 words)
Vocabulary study list for John Steinbeck's "Grapes of...
feral
crumple
epaulet
protrude
inevitability
George Orwell's "1984" Part 1 »
(315 words)
Vocabulary study list for George Orwell's "1984" (Part...
alterable
garble
abbreviate
indoctrinate
collate
George Orwell's "1984" Part 2 »
(312 words)
Vocabulary study list for George Orwell's "1984" (Part...
niggle
alterable
expropriate
stratify
fluctuate
George Orwell's "1984" Part 3 »
(305 words)
Vocabulary study list for George Orwell's "1984" (Part...
cauterize
abbreviate
prevaricate
euphony
dismember
Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" Chapters 29-43 »
(113 words)
Vocabulary study list for Mark Twain's "Huckleberry...
amputate
addle
meddlesome
rummage
remiss
J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" Chapters 1-14 »
(70 words)
Vocabulary study list for J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in...
ostracize
reversible
recuperate
nonchalant
rile
J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" Chapters 15-26 »
(69 words)
Vocabulary study list for J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in...
nauseate
raspy
suffocate
blase
inane
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 16-24 »
(619 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
estranged
scaffold
gesticulate
pillory
stigma
Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" Chapters 1-16 »
(65 words)
Vocabulary study list for Mark Twain's "Huckleberry...
raspy
haggle
rummage
welt
browse
Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" Chapters 17-28 »
(114 words)
Vocabulary study list for Mark Twain's "Huckleberry...
whittle
histrionic
dangle
fumble
contrite
F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" Chapters 6-9 »
(242 words)
Vocabulary study list for F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The...
addendum
meretricious
embroider
amorphous
septic
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Intro + Chapters 1-7 »
(650 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
embroider
imbue
ignominy
decapitate
scaffold
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 8-15 »
(708 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
premeditate
symbolising
abase
discern
endue
William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" Chapters 1-6 »
(194 words)
Vocabulary study list for William Golding's "Lord of...
scavenge
immure
gesticulate
efflorescence
uncommunicative
William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" Chapters 7-12 »
(172 words)
Vocabulary study list for William Golding's "Lord of...
ensconce
refocus
uncommunicative
identifiable
illusive
F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" Chapters 1-5 »
(307 words)
Vocabulary study list for F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The...
domesticate
tantalize
amputate
exhilarate
responsiveness
John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" »
(101 words)
Vocabulary study list for John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and...
douse
appraise
dabble
bemused
wiggle
Katherine Paterson's "Bridge to Terabithia" »
(197 words)
Vocabulary study list for Katherine Paterson's "Bridge...
giggle
snicker
huddle
garble
grove
George Orwell's "Animal Farm" »
(363 words)
Vocabulary study list for George Orwell's "Animal...
inscribe
ration
harvest
ensconce
pasture
George Orwell's "1984" Part 3 »
(433 words)
Vocabulary study list for George Orwell's "1984" (Part...
euphony
abbreviate
cell
alterable
cauterize
George Orwell's "1984" Part 2 »
(482 words)
Vocabulary study list for George Orwell's "1984" (Part...
hierarchical
niggle
expropriate
saccharine
alterable
George Orwell's "1984" Part 1 »
(312 words)
Vocabulary study list for George Orwell's "1984" (Part...
alterable
garble
abbreviate
indoctrinate
collate
George Orwell's 1984" Part 1 (comprehensive) »
(2491 words)
Comprehensive vocabulary list for George Orwell's...
newspeak
prole
Big Brother
labour camp
doublethink
George Orwell's "1984" Part 2 (comprehensive) »
(2441 words)
Comprehensive vocabulary list for George Orwell's...
gateleg table
labour camp
Eurasia
prole
newspeak
George Orwell's "1984" Part 3 (comprehensive) »
(2202 words)
Comprehensive vocabulary list for George Orwell's...
newspeak
labour camp
chinless
zip fastener
undercharge
Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 11-20 »
(180 words)
Vocabulary study list for Harper Lee's "To Kill a...
ambidextrous
undulate
leftovers
viscous
myopic
Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 21-31 »
(129 words)
Vocabulary study list for Harper Lee's "To Kill a...
perforate
feral
queasy
enunciate
duress
Lois Lowry's "The Giver" Chapter 1 »
(99 words)
Vocabulary study list for Lois Lowry's "The Giver"...
childcare
nightclothes
family unit
overfly
street cleaner
E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web" (comprehensive) »
(347 words)
Comprehensive vocabulary list from "Charlotte's Web" by...
pigpen
web
Ferris wheel
spider
gosling
E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web" »
(115 words)
Vocabulary study list for E.B. White's "Charlotte's...
leftovers
crumple
swathe
snooze
gullible
Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 1-10 »
(164 words)
Vocabulary study list for Harper Lee's "To Kill a...
nauseate
asinine
delete
douse
crumple
Ambrose Bierce: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge »
(14 words)
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist,...
embrasure
fixity
hemp
knell
secessionist
Non-Fiction Vocabulary
Declaration of Independence (VocabGrabber) »
(245 words)
Lots of great vocab in the Declaration of Independence!...
sufferable
Laws
unalienable
usurpation
King of Great Britain
Declaration of Independence (VocabGrabber) »
(245 words)
Lots of great vocab in the Declaration of Independence!...
sufferable
Laws
unalienable
usurpation
King of Great Britain
Thoreau's "Walden" Chapters 4-12 »
(38 words)
Vocabulary from Henry David Thoreau's "Walden." List...
pickerelweed
spotted salamander
pipewort
white-bellied swallow
creeping juniper
Thoreau's "Walden" Chapters 13-18 »
(32 words)
Vocabulary from Henry David Thoreau's "Walden." List...
estivate
bottomlessness
beggar-ticks
seventeen-year locust
foliaceous
Thoreau's "Walden" Chapters 1-3 »
(57 words)
Vocabulary from Henry David Thoreau's "Walden." List...
unmerchantable
architectural ornament
bottleful
bathing tub
indweller
Angela's Ashes ch. 1 »
(18 words)
woe
loquacious
pious
pompous
cacophony
Gettysburg Address »
(104 words)
The Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln's most famous...
dedicate
consecrate
dedicated
fourscore
detract
Anne Frank's "Diary of a Young Girl" Part 1 »
(173 words)
Vocabulary study list for Anne Frank's "Diary of a...
immigrate
moodiness
wangle
faze
collapsible
Anne Frank's "Diary of a Young Girl" Part 2 »
(140 words)
Vocabulary study list for Anne Frank's "Diary of a...
scad
garble
leftovers
seethe
rambunctious
George Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia" Chapters 1-7 »
(274 words)
Vocabulary study list for George Orwell's "Homage to...
perforate
alternatively
unobtainable
corrode
figurine
George Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia" Chapters 8-14 »
(302 words)
Vocabulary study list for George Orwell's "Homage to...
denigrate
redistribute
adulterate
alternatively
amputate
Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own" »
(343 words)
Vocabulary study list for Virginia Woolf's "A Room of...
truncate
hortatory
misogynist
intensification
avuncular
"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" »
(234 words)
Vocabulary study list for "Narrative of the Life of...
pharisaical
execrate
exculpate
transferable
imbue
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