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WORDLY WISE 3OOO 2nd Edition • Books K–12 Word Lists Oral Vocabulary Development
       Word List
       (Numbers in parentheses refer to the lesson in which the word appears.)
       able (4)            dangle (7)          gentle (9)          muddy (1)       ring (1)        stream (11)
                           dawn (12)           giggle (6)                          rope (4)        stretch (5)
       balance (8)         decorate (6)        glance (3)          narrow (12)     rotten (4)      stroke (9)
       beak (10)           delighted (5)       glossy (4)          naughty (4)     row (1)         strong (1)
       bird (12)           demonstrate (12)                                        rub (5)         stumble (4)
       blame (4)           den (7)             hard (9)            office (5)      ruined (11)     surprise (6)
       blossoms (10)       destroy (2)         healthy (2)
       bounce (8)          dew (1)             hoof (11)           pair (10)       shady (8)       tangled (12)
       brave (10)          direction (11)                          patch (3)       sight (5)       tiny (2)
       broad (11)          drain (8)           include (9)         patient (5)     signs (2)       tools (5)
       burst (3)           dusty (8)           insects (2)         peaceful (2)    silky (9)       top (8)
                                               instruments (7)     plenty (6)      sink (11)       touch (9)
       capture (12)        edge (4)            invitation (4)      poke (7)        slip (1)        tracks (11)
       chilly (7)          empty (3)                               polite (4)      smooth (9)      trade (8)
       claws (12)          fear (10)           join (1)            practice (7)    sniff (7)       tube (12)
       collect (3)         fit (5)                                 prepare (11)    soil (1)
       comfort (9)         flat (3)            leak (3)            present (6)     sparkle (8)     wave (2)
       community (2)       float (3)           lump (6)            protect (10)    split (3)       whisper (6)
       cradle (3)          fluffy (1)                              proud (5)       stare (1)       whistle (7)
       creep (2)           flutter (11)        measure (12)                        sting (10)      wiggle (2)
       crowd (5)           fresh (7)           melt (8)            record (11)     store (10)      wing (10)
       cushion (9)         frown (6)           metal (9)           relax (6)       straight (6)
                           full (8)            miserable (10)      release (12)    straw (7)
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                                                                                                                Book 1:
WORDLY WISE 3OOO                    2nd Edition • Books K–12 Word Lists                    Oral Vocabulary Development
       Word List
       (Numbers in parentheses refer to the lesson in which the word appears.)
       action (8)               damaged (14)             imitate (15)            raise (5)         tank (10)
       adjust (11)              decay (3)                injured (6)             rapid (9)         tearful (12)
       alone (11)               desert (3)                                       receive (13)      temperature (3)
       ancient (8)              design (5)               land (12)               reflect (9)       thick (4)
       applause (15)            dim (12)                 lean (9)                remain (9)        tide (13)
       arrange (5)              dip (2)                  leap (1)                remove (10)       tilt (12)
       artistic (15)            divide (13)              length (13)             reverse (6)       tower (13)
       astronaut (12)           drop (13)                level (9)               ripe (7)          train (6)
       atmosphere (14)          dusk (3)                 liquid (2)              rise (15)         tropical (6)
       attach (5)                                        lively (7)              rude (14)         trunk (1)
       awkward (13)             eager (11)               load (1)                rusty (5)
                                entire (8)                                                         uneven (4)
       bashful (8)              enormous (3)             mature (15)             scale (12)        utensils (4)
       batteries (5)            entrance (10)            meadow (14)             scratch (10)
       bend (3)                 equal (13)               meet (6)                search (14)       vehicle (10)
       boil (4)                 exercise (11)            memory (15)             section (5)       view (12)
       bold (13)                exhibit (6)              misty (6)               separate (4)      volcano (3)
       brakes (10)                                       modern (8)              shallow (2)
       button (12)              fair (9)                 month (15)              shape (4)         wagon (7)
                                fancy (7)                monument (1)            simple (14)       weave (7)
       capital (1)              fan (8)                  motion (10)             skeleton (3)      whirl (8)
       caution (11)             filthy (10)              mural (15)              sob (14)          whole (12)
       chart (12)               flaky (4)                                        solid (4)         wild (2)
       chore (7)                flash (2)                nation (1)              splendid (9)      wind (14)
       clear (2)                funnel (9)                                       spray (10)
       clever (14)                                       object (9)              sprinkle (4)
       close (4)                gleaming (11)                                    stake (9)
       coast (1)                globe (1)                paddle (2)              steady (11)
       compass (2)              grow (15)                pattern (11)            steep (1)
       complete (11)                                     peak (2)                stormy (5)
       construct (13)           hang (10)                perform (8)             stump (3)
       costume (8)              hatch (6)                photograph (15)         surface (6)
       cranky (6)               headlight (11)           pile (7)                swamp (1)
       crash (14)               hollow (7)               prehistoric (3)         sway (5)
       cross (7)                                         property (5)            swift (2)
                                                                                 switch (8)
                                                                                 tame (7)
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                                                                                               Book 1:
WORDLY WISE 3OOO                2nd Edition • Books K–12 Word Lists       Oral Vocabulary Development
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WORDLY WISE 3OOO                 2nd Edition • Books K–12 Word Lists                                               Book 2
                                                   Word List
                          (Numbers in parentheses refer to the lesson in which the word appears.)
    aboard (9)              cavern (4)             fierce (11)            mallet (15)               spear (4)
    absorb (5)              center (5)             faucet (8)             mention (13)              stalk (14)
    accident (2)            channel (13)           fern (6)               miner (6)                 story (9)
    acrobat (2)             chimney (4)            flame (4)              motor (3)                 strand (9)
    adult (14)              claw (1)               flap (1)               muscle (3)                support (2)
    alarm (2)               cliff (3)              flood (8)
    anchor (5)              club (8)               fold (7)               net (4)                   tangle (2)
    antenna (3)             clump (14)             fuel (6)               newcomer (14)             telescope (10)
    ape (4)                 collapse (12)                                                           torch (4)
    aquarium (8)            cone (6)               gallon (15)            outline (12)              tower (9)
    arch (12)               connect (13)           gap (2)                                          tread (7)
    astronomy (10)          core (5)               gaze (10)              parade (7)                trunk (5)
    atlas (11)              corner (7)             gift (8)               peak (13)                 tusk (14)
    attention (12)          couple (1)             girder (9)             pearl (8)
    award (12)              crater (10)            grain (6)              plain (14)                universe (10)
    aware (11)              cube (6)               gratitude (14)         planet (3)                utensil (12)
                            curious (14)           gravity (10)           present (6)
    badge (7)               cushion (1)            groom (1)                                        valley (8)
    balance (3)                                                           rare (11)                 vehicle (13)
    banner (7)              degree (10)            herd (14)              rectangle (7)
    base (15)               demolish (12)          hive (5)               reflect (10)              wealthy (14)
    besides (10)            design (7)             hoof (11)              rotate (9)                weigh (2)
    blast (9)               diameter (10)
    boar (11)               din (15)               icicle (8)             salute (7)                yard (1)
    boulder (3)             discard (15)           imitate (8)            sapling (5)
    bounce (2)              display (7)            instrument (15)        scholar (13)              zero (1)
    brain (4)               dome (15)              invent (9)             scoop (2)                 zigzag (13)
    branch (4)              dozen (4)                                     sculpture (12)
    brush (5)               earth (6)              joint (3)              seam (6)
    bud (5)                 empire (13)            journey (11)           settle (13)
    bustle (3)              enormous (2)                                  share (1)
                            equator (11)           lizard (6)             shelter (1)
    cage (8)                excess (12)            local (11)             skill (15)
    calf (1)                                       luxury (15)            slight (15)
    career (9)              factory (5)                                   slope (3)
    cautious (9)            fang (11)              machine (3)            spade (12)
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WORDLY WISE 3OOO               2nd Edition • Books K–12 Word Lists                                          Book 3
                                                   Word List
                          (Numbers in parentheses refer to the lesson in which the word appears.)
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WORDLY WISE 3OOO                     2nd Edition • Books K–12 Word Lists                                               Book 4
                                                        Word List
                            (Numbers in parentheses refer to the lesson in which the word appears.)
     ability (12)         communicate (10)    entry (8)          increase (11)     persuade (5)       separate (12)
     abreast (18)         complete (1)        equip (7)          inhale (17)       pessimist (4)      severe (3)
     abrupt (5)           concentrate (15)    escort (17)        insert (20)       petty (18)         shallow (7)
     achieve (5)          concern (15)        essential (19)     instant (7)       phase (5)          shrewd (9)
     active (4)           conclude (17)       evaporate (11)     intend (6)        pierce (20)        shun (12)
     address (17)         confirm (9)         eventual (20)      interior (8)      plead (14)         slay (10)
     advantage (9)        confuse (7)         exceed (2)         intrude (8)       plunge (14)        sole (9)
     affect (2)           congratulate (20)   exceptional (14)   invade (13)       portion (8)        source (19)
     ail (10)             consider (15)       exclaim (6)        isolate (13)      pounce (15)        spacious (8)
     afford (14)          considerable (11)   expose (4)                           practice (16)      stingy (17)
     alter (7)            console (10)        exquisite (6)      jeer (6)          precious (8)       stout (16)
     amiable (12)         contempt (5)        external (18)                        precipice (10)     submit (14)
     ancient (8)          content (16)        extinguish (16)    keen (7)          prefer (12)        sufficient (1)
     annual (11)          contract (4)                                             prepare (3)        sullen (20)
     appall (13)          contrast (15)       familiar (16)      lack (1)          progress (6)       summon (17)
     apparent (15)        cower (10)          famished (3)       limb (2)          project (1)        surface (8)
     applaud (6)          crafty (6)          fanatic (13)       limp (7)          prompt (15)        surround (7)
     approach (3)         create (19)         fare (17)          livelihood (10)   prospect (9)       suspect (13)
     approve (17)         crude (11)          feud (18)          locate (8)        prune (16)         symbol (15)
     apt (16)                                 flexible (7)                                            symptom (10)
     arrest (20)          decay (2)           foliage (11)       mammoth (2)       quaint (5)
     artificial (11)      dejected (13)       forbid (2)         master (1)        quarry (8)         talon (15)
     astonish (9)         deliberate (10)     forecast (3)       mature (2)        quiver (20)        temporary (13)
     astound (4)          depend (13)         foremost (19)      meadow (14)                          terror (13)
     attempt (5)          deprive (17)        forlorn (17)       melancholy (14)   ramp (8)           threadbare (16)
     attend (4)           depth (10)          forsake (19)       menace (15)       recall (5)         threat (18)
     audition (19)        descend (8)         fortress (18)      merit (17)        recent (15)        torment (9)
                          desire (10)         fortunate (14)     migrate (3)       recite (4)         tour (19)
     ban (15)             despise (20)        founder (9)        misfortune (10)   recognize (19)     tower (2)
     banish (10)          destructive (3)     fragile (15)       misgiving (9)     recommend (1)      tradition (19)
     barrier (18)         detest (16)         frequent (18)      mock (5)          recover (12)       tragic (13)
     benefit (1)          develop (1)         fringe (14)        modest (4)        reduce (3)         trio (19)
     blend (11)           disclose (6)        frontier (18)      mope (12)         refine (6)         trophy (15)
     bliss (12)           dismay (1)          furious (12)                         regain (10)        trudge (14)
     blossom (16)         dispute (20)                           nestle (3)        reject (5)         typical (9)
     boast (14)           distant (9)         gash (11)          nourish (11)      release (20)
     bore (11)            distribute (7)      gesture (12)                         relent (14)        uneasy (6)
     bough (16)           drab (6)            glimpse (5)        observe (3)       remark (1)         utilize (18)
     breadth (18)         dreary (13)         grace (4)          obstinate (14)    replace (12)       utter (1)
     burrow (3)           drowsy (3)          grove (2)          obtain (16)       represent (1)
                          dusk (16)                              occupy (13)       request (12)       vain (6)
     calculate (2)                            hail (1)           orchard (16)      resist (2)         valiant (17)
     capable (20)         eager (4)           hamlet (9)         orphan (10)       respond (4)        vary (11)
     capital (18)         ease (1)            hearty (17)        outrage (20)      reveal (13)        vast (18)
     caress (12)          eject (7)           helm (20)                            revise (5)         venture (3)
     cease (3)            elder (17)          hibernate (3)      parallel (4)      rout (13)          victim (7)
     century (8)          elevate (19)        host (9)           paralyze (4)                         vision (11)
     chamber (8)          eliminate (19)      hue (11)           parch (9)         scarce (9)
     cherish (4)          embrace (7)         humble (14)        passage (8)       scorch (2)         waft (17)
     chord (14)           engage (19)         humiliate (20)     patriot (1)       scoundrel (6)      wander (16)
     climate (2)          ensure (18)                            peasant (18)      scurry (7)         widespread (15)
     clutch (12)          entertain (5)       impact (13)        peer (6)          seize (7)
     coax (12)            entire (6)          implore (20)       permit (2)        sensitive (5)      yield (11)
     column (2)           entrance (19)       impose (4)         persist (5)       sentimental (19)
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WORDLY WISE 3OOO                    2nd Edition • Books K–12 Word Lists                                                 Book 5
                                                       Word List
                            (Numbers in parentheses refer to the lesson in which the word appears.)
      abdicate (16)       colony (7)         establish (10)     intercept (16)     pasture (17)       significant (9)
      abolish (6)         combine (2)        evade (10)         introduce (2)      patient (1)        slither (13)
      absurd (9)          companion (1)      evident (3)        investigate (15)   pedestrian (1)     sluggish (13)
      accelerate (11)     compatible (1)     exasperate (12)    jest (20)          penetrate (12)     snout (13)
      access (14)         compassion (20)    excavate (19)      jostle (1)         perish (19)        soar (9)
      accommodate (13)    compensate (7)     exert (20)         jubilation (4)     petrify (15)       solitary (7)
      accomplish (9)      comply (20)        expand (17)        jubilee (16)       pledge (8)         solo (11)
      accurate (4)        comprehend (3)     expel (19)                            population (19)    somber (18)
      accustom (1)        conceal (13)       experiment (9)     kin (16)           portrait (12)      sparse (15)
      afflict (17)        concept (1)        export (2)                            predict (15)       spectator (9)
      aggressive (13)     confident (11)     extinct (3)        liberate (10)      prelude (19)       stall (11)
      agony (6)           conquer (5)        extract (2)        likeness (18)      premature (3)      steadfast (6)
      alert (1)           consist (17)       exult (11)         loathe (6)         preserve (3)       stimulate (12)
      altitude (11)       consume (2)                           lumber (9)         previous (5)       stupendous (19)
      ample (20)          contact (11)       famine (17)        lurch (15)         prey (3)           subsequent (18)
      ancestor (3)        convalesce (12)    fascinate (7)      lure (5)           primitive (17)     substantial (7)
      animated (18)       convince (18)      feeble (7)                            proceed (11)       suffocate (19)
      anxious (11)        course (4)         ferocious (3)      major (15)         proclaim (16)      summit (5)
      approximate (4)     crave (2)          fertile (17)       makeshift (5)      prohibit (10)      superior (10)
      aroma (2)           crevice (5)        flail (13)         maximum (11)       prone (15)         survive (3)
      ascend (9)          cultivate (2)      flee (15)          meager (18)        prosper (8)        suspend (9)
      assemble (8)        cumbersome (20)    flimsy (9)         meddle (6)         protrude (13)
      assign (1)                             foolhardy (5)      methodical (11)    provide (14)       taper (13)
      associate (14)      decade (14)        formal (7)         mimic (9)          provoke (16)       task (8)
      assume (16)         decline (18)       former (16)        minor (15)         puny (3)           taunt (14)
      available (10)      decrease (8)       fracture (15)      mirth (20)         purchase (2)       teem (17)
      avalanche (5)       dedicate (12)      frigid (7)         mischief (18)      pursue (10)        tempest (12)
                          delicate (14)      frivolous (8)      molten (19)                           terminate (9)
      banquet (8)         denounce (6)       fume (19)          monstrous (6)      reassure (10)      terse (5)
      barren (17)         dense (9)                             moral (20)         rebel (12)         thwart (5)
      bask (13)           depart (4)         gale (4)           morsel (13)        refuge (17)        tolerant (14)
      betray (18)         deposit (7)        gigantic (3)                          reign (16)         topple (15)
      beverage (2)        despair (4)        gorge (13)         navigate (4)       reluctant (10)     transform (14)
      bland (2)           desperate (8)      grim (6)           negotiate (18)     remote (7)         translate (6)
      blizzard (5)        destination (4)    guardian (16)      nonchalant (11)    require (14)       tremor (19)
      boisterous (14)     deteriorate (4)                       nostalgia (4)      resemble (7)       tropical (2)
      bondage (10)        dictate (12)       hangar (11)        notable (12)       restrict (12)
      brace (11)          disaster (15)      harbor (6)         numerous (10)      resume (20)        unwieldy (9)
      brilliant (14)      distract (1)       harsh (7)                             retain (18)        upbringing (12)
      brittle (2)         distress (20)      harvest (8)        oasis (17)         retire (1)         urban (15)
      budge (1)           dominate (16)      heroic (9)         obedient (1)       revert (17)
      bungle (16)         donate (10)        hew (8)            obscure (3)        revive (4)         vertical (5)
      burden (20)         dormant (19)       hilarious (18)     obsolete (18)      ridicule (20)      visible (13)
      burly (1)           drought (17)       hoist (16)         obstacle (1)       rigid (7)          vow (18)
                          duration (3)       horizon (4)        occasion (10)      riot (16)          voyage (4)
      carcass (13)                           hostile (8)        oppose (10)        ripple (13)
      cargo (8)           edible (8)         huddle (7)         optimist (5)       rouse (6)          waddle (7)
      carnivore (3)       elegant (19)                          option (3)         route (5)          wilderness (14)
      cask (8)            employ (14)        idle (14)          outskirts (20)                        wither (17)
      catapult (6)        encounter (20)     illuminate (14)    overdue (12)       saunter (11)
      celebrate (8)       equivalent (2)     immense (15)       overthrow (12)     scald (19)         yearn (10)
      challenge (5)       erode (17)         indignant (20)                        seldom (12)
      character (6)       erupt (19)         inflict (6)        painstaking (19)   sensation (18)
      cluster (2)         escalate (6)       intense (15)       pardon (16)        sever (4)
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WORDLY WISE 3OOO                   2nd Edition • Books K–12 Word Lists                                                 Book 6
                                                      Word List
                          (Numbers in parentheses refer to the lesson in which the word appears.)
     abandon (12)        complicate (10)    excel (7)            incredible (3)     peril (9)          skeptic (18)
     abbreviate (11)     compose (15)       exclude (11)         inept (8)          perpetual (9)      skirmish (8)
     abroad (18)         consent (14)       exhaust (7)          infest (20)        persecute (1)      sneer (11)
     abundant (3)        consequence (16)   exhibit (1)          inflate (4)        persevere (11)     solar (15)
     accompany (8)       conserve (9)       exhilaration (18)    inhabit (3)        placid (16)        soothe (7)
     accumulate (9)      conspicuous (1)    exist (15)           inhibit (6)        plummet (4)        splendor (3)
     adapt (13)          constant (7)       expanse (8)          innate (5)         pollute (4)        squalor (3)
     adversary (12)      construct (19)     expedition (8)       inscribe (5)       possess (11)       stampede (7)
     affection (1)       contaminate (9)    exploit (17)         insist (20)        posture (5)        stationary (4)
     aggravate (9)       continuous (6)     extend (2)           inspire (11)       poverty (1)        stench (19)
     aloft (4)           contribute (1)     extensive (14)       install (19)       predicament (16)   stern (16)
     analyze (15)        controversy (18)   exterminate (20)     integrate (2)      prejudice (11)     stifle (5)
     anguish (18)        convenient (8)     extraordinary (15)   interpret (8)      preliminary (17)   strew (19)
     antic (5)           cordial (18)       extravagant (9)      intrigue (14)      priority (16)      substitute (9)
     anticipate (10)     corrode (17)                            invaluable (8)     prominent (13)     superb (4)
     apparel (6)         council (20)       factor (10)                             propel (4)         supplement (8)
     appeal (1)          custody (2)        fad (10)             jeopardy (4)       punctuate (7)      supreme (2)
     appreciate (6)                         fanciful (11)                                              sustain (9)
     apprehensive (15)   debris (17)        fantastic (14)       knack (10)         quench (13)        swarm (20)
     appropriate (11)    deceive (16)       fatality (16)                           quest (17)         swivel (4)
     arid (3)            declare (1)        fatigue (13)         leeway (17)
     arrogant (2)        deft (5)           fee (20)             leisure (10)       rash (20)          tentative (5)
     attain (4)          degrade (2)        ferry (1)            linger (8)         ravenous (7)       terrain (3)
     attire (5)          deplete (13)       fiber (6)            lofty (1)          realistic (7)      territory (8)
     awe (16)            detain (2)         flammable (4)        loom (16)          recount (18)       trace (15)
                         detect (12)        fragrant (19)        lull (16)          reinforce (16)     tranquil (5)
     baffle (12)         diligent (5)       frugal (9)                              rejoice (12)       transfer (6)
     bankrupt (10)       diminish (9)       function (6)         majority (11)      relinquish (14)    transport (13)
     beneficial (8)      discreet (14)      furnish (19)         manipulate (18)    repel (19)         treacherous (16)
     benevolent (14)     disk (15)          fuse (15)            marvel (14)        resolute (11)      triumph (2)
     blunder (12)        dissent (18)       futile (11)          massive (19)       resource (9)       tyrant (14)
     bluster (20)        dissolve (6)                            mediocre (7)       restore (19)
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     compete (10)        exaggerate (14)    impurity (9)         peninsula (3)      sinister (12)
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WORDLY WISE 3OOO                       2nd Edition • Books K–12 Word Lists                                               Book 7
                                                         Word List
                            (Numbers in parentheses refer to the lesson in which the word appears.)
     abate (1)            casualty (8)         emit (20)          indifferent (5)   omen (20)           sacred (12)
     abduct (12)          citrus (5)           emphasize (15)     industrious (1)   oppress (18)        sacrifice (9)
     abode (12)           clamber (11)         endorse (13)       inevitable (8)    orbit (12)          scanty (13)
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                          detriment (20)       haughty (7)        menial (5)        prowess (15)        ungainly (2)
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     capricious (12)      eerie (11)           incredulous (14)   obsession (13)
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WORDLY WISE 3OOO                  2nd Edition • Books K–12 Word Lists                                                     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)
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    chastise (15)     dub (7)                                                      reproach (20)
    citadel (17)                                                                   requisite (18)
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WORDLY WISE 3OOO                  2nd Edition • Books K–12 Word Lists                                                     Book 9
                                                     Word List
                          (Numbers in parentheses refer to the lesson in which the word appears.)
    accentuate (15)     contemporary (5)    extol (1)              jaded (15)          precocious (13)      supersede (11)
    adage (4)           contend (4)         extraneous (4)         judicial (19)       prodigy (8)          surmount (18)
    adhere (18)         contravene (16)     extravaganza (18)                          proffer (13)         sustenance (2)
    adroit (8)          convoluted (15)                            laggard (2)         propagate (6)        sylvan (13)
    adversity (12)      credible (12)       facet (19)             lament (3)          proponent (6)        synthetic (9)
    affront (8)         crusade (8)         facetious (11)         lapse (8)           protégé (8)
    aficionado (15)     cynical (5)         facsimile (9)                              pugnacious (14)      tacit (8)
    alacrity (2)                            faculty (12)           magnanimous (10)    punctilious (4)      tangible (11)
    allude (3)          decapitate (15)     fallacy (11)           manifest (12)                            temporal (4)
    allure (9)          decimate (14)       farce (17)             martial (20)        quandary (9)         tenable (18)
    amass (14)          decompose (11)      fateful (7)            martyr (19)         quash (17)           tenuous (16)
    amenity (11)        deduce (2)          feckless (3)           masochistic (15)    querulous (20)       tome (20)
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    amputate (10)       default (16)        foray (17)             maxim (1)                                tractable (14)
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    antiquity (9)       definitive (8)      furor (11)             memorabilia (20)    recipient (17)       trauma (3)
    apex (19)           defray (11)                                meteoric (13)       recuperate (4)       traverse (2)
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    aptitude (10)       depreciate (9)      gratis (10)            moribund (7)        remonstrate (13)     trite (10)
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    consecrate (3)      expostulate (7)                            practicable (10)    sumptuous (7)
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WORDLY WISE 3OOO                 2nd Edition • Books K–12 Word Lists                                                    Book 10
                                                    Word List
                          (Numbers in parentheses refer to the lesson in which the word appears.)
    aberration (14)   catharsis (12)       ebullient (19)       illusory (2)          mien (18)            rapt (18)
    abominate (15)    cautionary (9)       emaciated (5)        imbue (1)             miniscule (20)       recompense (6)
    abridge (15)      cavil (18)           enclave (5)          implacable (2)        misnomer (9)         refurbish (10)
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    accost (20)       celestial (14)       engender (5)         importune (17)        muster (8)           remiss (14)
    acoustic (18)     centennial (2)       enormity (12)        inalienable (3)                            rendition (7)
    acrimony (5)      certitude (14)       entrepreneur (19)    incarcerate (3)       necessitate (12)     reparation (3)
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                                                        Word List
                          (Numbers in parentheses refer to the lesson in which the word appears.)
    abeyance (14)        composure (4)        explicit (5)         itinerant (9)       phlegmatic (2)       seismic (7)
    abstruse (5)         conclave (15)        expound (6)                              phobia (9)           sensuous (14)
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    comport (2)          expedient (1)        inveterate (6)       philistine (6)      salubrious (11)
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WORDLY WISE 3OOO                     2nd Edition • Books K–12 Word Lists                                                Book 12
                                                     Word List
                          (Numbers in parentheses refer to the lesson in which the word appears.)
    abjure (7)         cetacean (8)         efflorescence (19)   indigent (4)        obdurate (1)         regurgitate (4)
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    canard (14)        dotage (14)                               nihilism (7)        ratify (7)           wraith (10)
    carcinogen (15)    doyen (3)            iconoclast (4)       nonplus (10)        recalcitrant (4)
    carouse (5)                             imbibe (3)           nostrum (3)         recourse (8)
    celerity (17)      educe (20)           immure (2)           nugatory (11)       rectitude (5)
    cerebral (18)      efface (12)          inchoate (7)         nuptials (18)       refractory (18)
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