Vocabulary eXpected Grade Level: 6 (1,354)

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blared blaring bleak blemish blest blindness bliss blissful bloated bloodthirsty bloody blotch blotched bodily bodyguard bondage borrower bounding bounds bowels bows brackets braying breeches briefly brink bristles browsing brutal brute brutes buff buffeted bulged bulging burdensome burglary burial busied busying byways calculation calculations canst captive captives captivity captured caress caressed caressing carvings casket casual catapults cavalry chalky charred cheerfully cheerless cherish cherishes chessboard chewing chiefs chieftain chieftains childless chilling chilly circling circulated cisterns clammy clan clanged clans cleansed closeted closeting clotted clouds clove clumsily cluttered colonization commentaries commit committed commoner commonly commotion companionship compassion competition complicated compliments computed condemned confidence confines conquered conquering conqueror conquers conquest conscience conscious consented considerable consisted constant consult consulted consulting consume consumed consumes consuming contempt contents continually contraptions contrary convex costly cosy counsel counselled counselling counsels counterfeits countryside cowardly craftsman craftsmen crave craving crescent crest crested crests crevice crevices crimson cringe cringed cringing crocks crunch culvert cutter dale dales dame damper dawdle dawdling days deadlier deadliest deadly dealer debate debated debates debating deceit deceits deceive deceived deceives declared declares declaring dedicated deduct deducting defender defenders defiant defied defies defy defying departure depressed depression deprive deprived derry descendants desirable despair despaired despairing despairs despite destiny destroyer destroyers detachable detached detain detect detection development developments dewy dictated didst dike dikes disadvantage disappearance disclosed discomfort diseased dismal dismay dismayed disorder disordered disorders disposal disregard distilling distinct distinguish distinguished distressing distributed distribution divers dizziness dol dost downright drab drainage dreamlike dressing droves drowsiness duel dumpling durst dwellings eagerly eagerness eaves eavesdropping ebb ebbing ebony eclipse editorial eerie efficient elaborate elaboration elders emblem emblems emerald emeralds emerge emerged employed emptiness enclose encounter encountered encouragement endure endured endures enduring enlarge enlarged enlarging enrage enraged envied envy envying equated eruptions escort escorted establish established estates eventually examination excavation exceeded exceeding exerted exerting exhaustion exile exiled exiles existence expanse expectant expelled extent extinguished extracts extraordinary extremely eyed eyeless fabled fairly falter faltered faltering famine fare fared faring fascination fashioned fashioning fellowship fend fended fender fending ferocious fidgeted fidgeting filthy finder finders finely firmly fizzling flabby flexed flick flicked flicker flickers flicking flitted flounder floundered floundering flourished flowery flurried flurry followers foothold fore forefathers foreknowledge foremost foresaw foresee foreseeing foreseen forgetfulness forgetting forgiveness forlorn formal fortnight foster fostered fostering founded founder foundered foundering founds fourteenth fragment fragments framed freed freshened freshness friendless frightful frisky fruity fugitives fulfil fulfilled fulfilling fund furled furnish furnished gaily gait gallant gape gaped gaping garb garlands garment garments gash gashed generally genuine gesture giddy girdle gleeful glint glinted glinting glints glum goblet goblets goodly gorgeous greenish grime grimed griping grope groped gropes groping grudge grudged guaranteed guardian guardians guardianship guided guiding gully gushed gushing handicrafts handiwork handkerchief handkerchiefs handwriting handy hardier hardiest hardy hark hasten hastened hastening hastens hatred hatreds hazel hazels hazy headless headlong headman headmen headway healer healers hearers hearten heartened heartening heartless heed heeded heeding heir heirs helm helmed helms hemlock hemlocks herald heralds heredity heroes heroic highland highlands hither hitherto hoard hoarded hoards hobble hobbled hobbling hoisted honeycomb horsetail hostile humiliation humour humoured huntsman huntsmen identity idiom ignorant imaginable imitation imitations immediately immense immovable impatiently imply imposed imprison imprisoned impulse inaccurate inconvenient indignant inexperienced infrequent inhabited inhabits inherit inherited innards innermost inscription inscriptions intact intake intaken intention intentions interchanging invaders invested investigator irked irresponsible javelin jealousy jeered jeering jest jesting jests judged judging jumbled junipers justified justify keel la lally lance lances lawful lawless learned leathery leavings legging levied levies likewise linger lingered lingering liquor loan loot lopped lordship lordships lounging loyalty lull lulled lured lush lutes luxury maddened maddening madness maiden maidens maintain maintained malt manhood mantelpiece manuscript manuscripts marges mariner mariners marrow marshal marshalled marshalling marshals mason masons masterful memorable menace menaced menacing merciless mere meres merrymaking mesh meshed mid midwinter minstrel minstrels mirage mirth mistrust mistrusted misunderstand mockeries mockery modernize modernized modified mood moonrise moonshine moor moored moors moreover morn morsel morsels mournful mourning muck muster mustered mustering mutton nakedness nastier nastiest nasty needful network niche nineteenth noiseless noose northerly northernmost notable noted nourished nourishing nowadays nuisance nuisances obedience obedient objection observable obviously occasional offended omit omitted oneself ooze origins ornament ornaments outlaw outlawed outlaws outlook outraged outspread overcame overcast overcome overcoming overgrown overhang overhanging overhangs overhear overhearing overrules overtake overtaken overtakes overtaking overtook ownership parole partial patiently peasants penalty penetrate penetrated penetrating perched perilous perish perished perishes perishing persecute persisted personal personality pickaxes pincers pitiless plague platform plea pleas poached pocked points poisonous poker policies policy pomp ponder pondered pondering possession possessions precautions precise preference preparation preparations presentable presume prevail prevailed primarily primitive principle principles procedure proceeded proceeds proclaim proclaimed pronunciation prophecies prophecy propose proposed prospered protector provisions pursuers quaked quaking quench quenched quenching quest quests quietness raftered rafters rallied rally rallying ransom reasonably rebuke rebuked recognition reddened refer referred referring reflections refresh refreshed refuge refuges refusal regain regained regains regard regarded regarding regiment regiments reign reigned reigns reject rejected rejoin rejoined relation relations relish remembering remorse representative representatives reputation requirements resented resentment reserve reserved residence resistant resort respectable respectively restored restoring restrain restrained restraining retain retained retaining retake retaken retakes retrace retraced retracing revenge revenged reversal reversible revive revived reviving richness rick rigid rind rinds riot rocky roughly rove roving ruefully rumba rummaged rummaging russet rye sable sacrifice safekeeping salvage sandy sapphire satisfactory savage sawn sayings scaly scarcely scheme schemed schemes scorch scorched scorches scorn scorned scornful scour scribe scribes script scripts scuffles scuffling secretive seemingly semi sever severed shapeless sheath sheaths shinbone ships shipwreck shoals shrewd shroud shrouded shrouding shrouds shun shunned shunning sickle sidelong siege sift significance simmering sinew sinews sized slaughter slaughtered slayer slayers sledge sleepily sleepless slime slimed slope sloped slopes sloping sloth sluggish sluice slush snotty snugger solely solemn solitary sorceries sorcery soundless southernmost southward southwards span spanned spat spearhead spellings spire spires splutter spluttered spluttering spokesman spokesmen sprawled sprawling spur spurred spurring squad stank starling starlings steed steeds stench stenches stewardship sties stocky stony storage storehouse stowed strained straining straits strangle strangled strangling strategy stress stressed strikes stringed strive striven striving stronghold strongholds strove stuffy style styles submerged submit submitted submitting substituted succession suddenness suffocate suffocated sullen sunbeams surge surged surging surprisingly suspicion suspicions suspicious swagger swath swerve swerved swerving swiftness talons tapering tapestries taunted taunting taunts tempest tempests temptation tenderness thankfulness thence theory thereafter thickened thicket thickets threshold thrice throated throttle throttled throttling thunderous thyme thymes tidy tidying tissue toilsome tom topmost translucent treason treasuries treasury trench trenches trespass trespassing tributaries tributary tribute trickery trickster triple troublesome trough trowels truce trudge trudged trudging trustful trusty turf tying tyrant unafraid unaided unanswered unarmed unborn uncertainty unchanged unchecked unconcerned unconquered uncurled undecided undertake undertakes undertook undisturbed unearned unending unexplained unfaithful unfinished unfortunately ungrateful unguarded uninjured uninvited union unions unleashed unmanned unmasked unmistakable unmoving unnatural unnecessarily unoccupied unpopular unprotected unpunished unread unsaid unsatisfied unsay unsettled unstressed unsuspecting unthought untouched untroubled unused unwary unwelcome unyielding uplift uplifted uplifting uprising uprooted uprooting upstream users utmost utterance vagabond vagabonds vague variations varmint vastness vault vaulted vaulting vaults velvety venison venomous veranda verge vice victor victorious vigilance vigorous villain villains vineyards vivid voiceless void voids vomit vomited vow vowed vowing vulgar wafer wafers wage wages wanderer wanderers wanderings warbling warden wardens warily warlike watcher watchers waterlogged wayside wearer wedded wherefore wholly wield wielded wielding wields wildness wilt wilted windless wombs woody woollen woolly wordless workmen worsened worsening wouldst writhed writhing writings yearn yearned yearning yearns yew yield yielded yielding zig

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Mapping of American English vocabulary by grade levels, Flor et al (2024)