Word List

WORDLY WISE 3OOO

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3rd Edition

Direct Academic Vocabulary Instruction

Grades K–12
RTI

Book 8

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 Book 8 Word List
(Numbers in parentheses refer to the lesson in which the word appears.)

abet (9) clad (2) elapse (6) immaculate (16) negligible (7) resilient (1)
abhor (4) claustrophobia (7) electrify (2) immerse (12) restive (15)
abject (10) colleague (7) elite (10) imminent (6) onslaught (19) reticent (12)
abrasion (2) combustible (18) embark (5) impeccable (17) ordain (20) reverberate (4)
accede (12) commemorate (10) embellish (11) impel (4) ornate (11) rhetoric (17)
accord (17) concise (1) embroil (17) imperative (3) ostentatious (12) rue (16)
adept (8) condescend (7) emulate (1) impersonate (11) ovation (20)
advocate (10) confer (17) encompass (3) impregnable (19) overt (20) sage (4)
affable (4) confiscate (5) encroach (15) inane (7) serene (5)
affirm (17) congenial (14) endeavor (2) inaugurate (1) pang (8) servile (20)
affluent (12) congregate (9) engulf (19) incessant (16) panorama (12) shackle (6)
agile (9) conjecture (3) enhance (10) inclement (18) paramount (18) simulate (2)
alienate (20) connoisseur (11) enigma (14) indefatigable (19) pastoral (11) simultaneous (19)
alleviate (16) conscientious (5) entreat (4) indelible (18) patriarch (17) slovenly (5)
allot(9) conspire (6) epoch (17) indulgent (16) perpetuate (15) spontaneous (3)
amiss (4) contagious (13) evoke (1) ineffectual (14) pervade (1) sporadic (9)
anarchy (6) contemplate (13) excruciating (1) infallible (14) pestilence (14) squeamish (18)
anonymous (3) contingent (7) execute (11) inflammatory (20) phenomenon (19) stagnate (14)
anthology (3) copious (8) exemplify (11) influx (9) philanthropy (12) stamina (15)
antidote (16) corroborate (2) extricate (3) inkling (5) picturesque (19) staple (9)
aperture (18) coup (17) innovation (13) pilfer (5) stipulate (19)
apprehend (6) crucial (8) facilitate (8) instill (3) pittance (16) strident (16)
arbitrary (12) cull (15) fanfare (7) institute (17) pivot (3) stymie (13)
ardent (13) culminate (19) fastidious (8) interminable (4) precarious (11) sublime (14)
arraign (6) cursory (2) feasible (19) interrogate (6) precede (8) succumb (2)
artisan (12) fervent (20) intricate (9) prestige (12) surmise (2)
ascertain (15) daunt (7) fitful (8) inventory (2) prevalent (3) surpass (20)
assimilate (6) decelerate (8) flagrant (10) irascible (4) profound (4) surveillance (15)
assail (13) decipher (14) flair (13) irksome (12) profusion (5) susceptible (19)
asset (13) defer (15) fledgling (7) irrational (15) prolific (12) swelter (6)
atrocity (10) dehydrate (2) forbearance (20) irrepressible (14) proprietor (1) synonymous (13)
audacious (5) delegate (18) foreboding (15) protract (7)
audible (8) deluge (7) forfeit (13) lackadaisical (5) prudent (5) tirade (4)
augment (11) demean (1) languish (10) pseudonym (1) tract (18)
avid (1) depict (5) generation (3) legacy (12) pungent (16) tremulous (4)
azure (8) deploy (8) gingerly (2) lionize (6) tribulation (18)
derive (2) glib (16) loll (16) query (9) tumult (9)
balmy (9) desist (15) glut (19) luminous (14) turbulent (1)
banter (8) despicable (1) grapple (8) lurid (15) rankle (5) turmoil (10)
barter (13) despondent (4) grimace (2) rapport (17) tycoon (12)
bedlam (16) deter (13) grotesque (11) malady (18) raze (10)
benign (11) dialect (10) gruesome (2) mania (13) rebuff (1) unseemly (9)
bequeath (17) dignitary (17) guile (3) malevolent (11) rebuke (5)
bizarre (6) dire (10) gullible (20) memento (9) recant (20) vehement (16)
bonanza (13) discern (11) memoir (18) recluse (4) vie (14)
brusque (1) discredit (15) haggard (16) meticulous (6) rectify (18) vignette (18)
bulwark (19) dismantle (12) hallowed (11) mettle (7) recur (3) vilify (20)
dispel (7) haunt (4) millennium (14) rejoinder (20) voluminous (14)
cache (18) disposition (3) havoc (19) mire (14) renounce (17)
cajole (16) dissect (14) hindrance (20) modify (3) renown (11) wrangle (13)
calamity (6) dissension (6) humane (15) mute (10) replica (7) wreak (10)
capacious (8) divert (9) humdrum (9) mutiny (5) reprisal (10) wrest (19)
chastise (15) dub (7) reproach (20)
citadel (17) requisite (18)

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