NAPLAN difficult words

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  1. abandoned
    forsaken by owner or inhabitants
  2. absolutely
    totally and definitely; without question
  3. access
    the right to enter
  4. acknowledge
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality of
  5. actually
    in fact
  6. adjusted
    altered to accommodate to certain requirements
  7. advantage
    the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
  8. affect
    have an influence upon
  9. agency
    the state of being in action or exerting power
  10. alien
    from another place or part of the world
  11. amuse
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  12. annual
    occurring every year
  13. barely
    in a sparse or scanty way
  14. benefit
    something that aids or promotes well-being
  15. bough
    any of the larger branches of a tree
  16. boulder
    a large smooth mass of rock detached from a place of origin
  17. boundary
    the line indicating the limit or extent of something
  18. brake
    a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
  19. brethren
    the lay members of a male religious order
  20. brief
    of short duration or distance
  21. category
    a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations
  22. celebration
    a joyful occasion for festivities to mark some happy event
  23. character
    a property that defines the individual nature of something
  24. circuit
    a journey or route all the way around a place or area
  25. college
    an institution of higher education
  26. community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
  27. competition
    the act of contending with others for rewards or resources
  28. complain
    express discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
  29. complete
    having all necessary qualities
  30. concern
    something that interests you because it is important
  31. confidence
    belief in yourself and your abilities
  32. consider
    think about carefully; weigh
  33. difficult
    requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish
  34. area
    the extent of a two-dimensional surface within a boundary
  35. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  36. attachment
    the act of affixing something
  37. attempt
    make an effort
  38. attention
    the act of concentrating on something
  39. attractive
    pleasing to the eye or mind as through beauty or charm
  40. auction
    the public sale of something to the highest bidder
  41. author
    a person who writes professionally
  42. autograph
    a person's own signature
  43. awesome
    inspiring admiration or wonder
  44. considerate
    showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
  45. convince
    make realize the truth or validity of something
  46. coordinator
    someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously
  47. creature
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  48. crevice
    a long narrow opening
  49. criminal
    someone who has committed a punishable act
  50. crystal
    a solid having a highly regular atomic structure
  51. curious
    eager to investigate and learn or learn more
  52. damage
    the occurrence of a change for the worse
  53. decision
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
  54. decorate
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  55. delicious
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
  56. demolish
    destroy completely
  57. demonstrate
    give an exhibition of to an interested audience
  58. depot
    a station for loading and unloading passengers or goods
  59. depression
    a sunken or lowered geological formation
  60. deprived
    marked by a state of extreme poverty
  61. edible
    suitable for use as food
  62. eerie
    suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
  63. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  64. effective
    producing or capable of producing an intended result
  65. emerge
    come out into view, as from concealment
  66. endangered
    in imminent threat of extinction
  67. energy
    forceful exertion
  68. engage
    consume all of one's attention or time
  69. feature
    a prominent attribute or aspect of something
  70. fellowship
    the state of being with someone
  71. fete
    an elaborate party, often outdoors
  72. fiction
    a literary work based on the imagination
  73. fierce
    marked by extreme and violent energy
  74. formal
    in accord with established conventions and requirements
  75. fracture
    breaking of hard tissue such as bone
  76. fragile
    easily broken or damaged or destroyed
  77. frenzied
    affected with or marked by mania uncontrolled by reason
  78. galaxy
    a collection of star systems
  79. generation
    group of genetically related organisms in a line of descent
  80. gesture
    motion of hands or body to emphasize a thought or feeling
  81. gigantic
    exceedingly large or extensive
  82. glacier
    a slowly moving mass of ice
  83. global
    involving the entire earth
  84. gnaw
    bite or chew on with the teeth
  85. desert
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  86. dessert
    a dish served as the last course of a meal
  87. design
    the act of working out the form of something
  88. detective
    a police officer who investigates crimes
  89. digest
    convert food into absorbable substances
  90. disappear
    become invisible or unnoticeable
  91. disappointed
    sadly unsuccessful
  92. discover
    determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  93. drought
    a shortage of rainfall
  94. enormous
    extraordinarily large in size or extent or degree
  95. ensure
    make certain of
  96. episode
    a happening that is distinctive in a series of events
  97. esteem
    the condition of being honored
  98. exert
    put to use
  99. expensive
    high in price or charging high prices
  100. experience
    the content of observation or participation in an event
  101. extremely
    to the greatest possible degree
  102. graphic
    written or drawn or engraved
  103. haphazard
    dependent upon or characterized by chance
  104. haste
    overly eager speed and possible carelessness
  105. haul
    draw slowly or heavily
  106. healthy
    free from infirmity or disease
  107. heir
    a person entitled by law to inherit the estate of another
  108. herd
    a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals
  109. hesitate
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  110. hilarious
    extremely funny; causing laughter
  111. hoarse
    deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness
  112. honest
    marked by truth
  113. illegal
    prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
  114. imagination
    the ability to form mental pictures of things or events
  115. implicate
    bring into intimate and incriminating connection
  116. improvement
    the act of making something better
  117. include
    have as a part; be made up out of
  118. informative
    serving to instruct or enlighten
  119. insane
    afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
  120. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  121. insurance
    protection against future loss
  122. intelligent
    having the capacity for thought and reason to a high degree
  123. intention
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  124. jeopardy
    a source of danger
  125. jettison
    throw away, of something encumbering
  126. journey
    the act of traveling from one place to another
  127. kiosk
    small area set off by walls for special use
  128. league
    an association of states or individuals for common action
  129. lightning
    flash of light from an electric discharge in the atmosphere
  130. litany
    a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
  131. literacy
    the ability to read and write
  132. lunar
    of or relating to or associated with the moon
  133. hostel
    a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
  134. humorous
    characterized by the power to cause laughter
  135. hygiene
    a condition promoting sanitary practices
  136. interrupt
    make a break in
  137. invisible
    impossible or nearly impossible to see
  138. irrational
    not consistent with or using reason
  139. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
  140. knowledge
    the result of perception, learning, and reasoning
  141. majestic
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  142. martial
    suggesting war or military life
  143. measure
    determine the dimensions of something or somebody
  144. medicine
    the profession devoted to alleviating diseases and injuries
  145. medieval
    relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
  146. mineral
    a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature
  147. molecule
    the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
  148. molten
    reduced to liquid form by heating
  149. negligent
    characterized by undue lack of attention or concern
  150. normality
    state of being within limits that define a standard range
  151. notice
    the act of paying attention
  152. oblige
    force somebody to do something
  153. observe
    watch attentively
  154. obviously
    unmistakably
  155. occur
    come to pass
  156. omit
    leave undone or leave out
  157. opportunity
    a possibility from a favorable combination of circumstances
  158. opposition
    being against something that you disapprove or disagree with
  159. optimist
    a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
  160. option
    one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
  161. parallel
    being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
  162. pedestal
    an architectural support or base
  163. personality
    the complex of attributes that characterize an individual
  164. plait
    a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
  165. precious
    of high worth or cost
  166. predator
    any animal that lives by preying on other animals
  167. presence
    current existence
  168. prey
    animal hunted or caught for food
  169. principal
    main or most important
  170. principle
    a basic generalization that is accepted as true
  171. professor
    a member of the faculty at a college or university
  172. punctual
    acting or arriving exactly at the time appointed
  173. pursuit
    the act of following in an effort to overtake or capture
  174. muscle
    animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
  175. museum
    a building for collecting and displaying valuable objects
  176. mysterious
    beyond ordinary understanding
  177. mystery
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  178. mystic
    beyond ordinary understanding
  179. myth
    a traditional story serving to explain a world view
  180. queue
    a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
  181. quaint
    attractively old-fashioned
  182. quay
    wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
  183. quench
    satisfy, as thirst
  184. query
    an instance of questioning
  185. ravine
    a deep narrow steep-sided valley
  186. realistic
    aware or expressing awareness of things as they are
  187. receive
    get something; come into possession of
  188. recent
    of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
  189. recommend
    express a good opinion of
  190. relationship
    a mutual connection between people
  191. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  192. reluctant
    not eager
  193. remnant
    a small part remaining after the main part no longer exists
  194. scavenger
    someone who collects things discarded by others
  195. scientific
    consistent with systematic study of the physical world
  196. seize
    take hold of; grab
  197. shriek
    sharp piercing cry
  198. signal
    any action or gesture that encodes a message
  199. skeleton
    the structure providing a frame for the body of an animal
  200. slaughter
    the killing of animals, as for food
  201. society
    an extended group having a distinctive cultural organization
  202. spectacular
    sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
  203. submarine
    a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
  204. subside
    wear off or die down
  205. success
    an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
  206. suitable
    meant or adapted for an occasion or use
  207. summon
    ask to come
  208. talon
    a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
  209. technique
    a practical method or art applied to some particular task
  210. temperature
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
  211. tension
    the action of stretching something tight
  212. tentacle
    a flexible appendage adapted for grasping or feeling
  213. terrace
    usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
  214. territory
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
  215. remorse
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  216. replenish
    fill something that had previously been emptied
  217. require
    have need of
  218. resource
    aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
  219. responsible
    worthy of or requiring trust; held accountable
  220. rhyme
    correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
  221. ridiculous
    incongruous or absurd
  222. rogue
    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
  223. surrounded
    confined on all sides
  224. survive
    continue in existence after
  225. treasure
    any possession that is highly valued by its owner
  226. uncomfortable
    providing or experiencing physical unease
  227. unfortunately
    by bad luck
  228. unique
    the single one of its kind
  229. urban
    relating to a city or densely populated area
  230. urgency
    an earnest and insistent necessity
  231. useless
    having no beneficial utility
  232. verdant
    characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage
  233. vessel
    an object used as a container, especially for liquids
  234. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  235. weary
    physically and mentally fatigued
  236. weigh
    have a certain heft
  237. weird
    strikingly odd or unusual
  238. wholly
    to the full or entire extent
  239. wonderful
    extraordinarily good or great
  240. violence
    a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction
  241. vision
    the ability to see
  242. voyage
    a journey to some distant place
  243. yearn
    desire strongly or persistently
  244. yield
    give or supply
  245. zenith
    the highest point of something
  246. zoology
    the branch of biology that studies animals
Created on Wed Apr 25 08:13:45 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Apr 25 08:14:17 EDT 2012)

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