Vocabulary eXpected Grade Level: 8 (916)

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closely coastlands colonized comfortless commemoration commodity compensation compiled compounded compounds confer confounded conical conjure conjuring conspiracy constantly constrain constraining contributor converged converging converse cornel coronal correspondence corruption corslet corslets countenance countrified courteously courtly coverlet coverlets covet coveted covets cowardice craggy credible crookedly crossings crossly cruelly cunningly curdled curdling dangerously dappled dappling darkly deceptions deem deemed deeming defiantly deficiency deft dejectedly delete deliberate deliberately delightedly deliverance deluded depleted deposed derived desolate devastate devastates devastating diffused dimness dingle dire disastrous discern discerned discontent discord discreetly dishevelled dispelled dispossess dispossessed disquietingly dissension dissensions dissimilar distinction distinctions distraught dominion dominions doubtfully dour draught draughts dreadfully drones droning drunkenly dubious dully dumbness earnestly easternmost eddying edgewise ells embarked embattled enamoured encompassed endlessly enfolding engrossed engrossing engulf engulfed enormously esteem esteemed esteeming evermore evilly exaggeration exceedingly excellently exceptionally expectancy extension fabulously fag faithfully fanfare fanged farsighted favour favoured favourite favourites fearlessness festering festers fibre fiercely fifteenth firmness fitful fitfully flabbergasted flagstone flatness flattery flaunt flavour flecked fleeted fleeting fleshless flickered flickering flustered fondly foolishly foreboding forester foretell foretelling foretellings forethought foretold forsooth forthcoming fortunately frauds frightfully froth frothed frothing frugal fruitful g galled garnets gatherer gatherers gaunt gauntlets genealogies genealogy gloat gloated gloating gloomily glumly glut goings graciously gratefully graven graveyard greatly greedily greenwood greenwoods greybeard greybeards grievances grimness grotto grudgingly gruffly guttural habergeon habitual hack hacked hacking hacks haggling hamlet hamlets handled handling haphazard harbour harbourage harboured harbours harmlessly harpers hauberk hauberks haughty havoc headstall hearken hearkened hearted heathland hedgerows henceforth hereafter hereditary hesitatingly hewn highroad hindrance hoarsely hobgoblins homage homecoming hopelessly horny horribly hoy hullo humpbacked idiotic immeasurable imminent impassable implications implored inaccuracy inadequate incantation incantations inclination inclined incorrupt inevitable inevitably inflame inflamed initially inlaid inmost innovation insolence insolent intelligible intensely intentional intently interlacing inventory inverted invisibility inwards irresistibly iv jargon jargons jetsam jingled jingling journeyed journeying journeyings jowl joyously justly keenly keystone kindliness knowingly laborious lakeside lament lamented lamenting lander landers largely largish larn leaguer leaper learners leastways leaved legged leggy leisurely lidded linden ling livid loathed loathing lodgings loftier lofty lolly longish lubber lustily mace maces madly magnitude maimed manfully marshland marvellous masted mastery materials meagre meddlers medially melancholy melodious menacingly metalwork mindless misdeeds misgave misinterpreting mistook moonless mortality mourners muffled munition muse mused musing musings musty myrtles mysteriously mythical narratives nasal nasals needlessly needlework neighbour neighbourhood neighbouring neighbours newly nicely ninepins nobly noiselessly nosey nothingness oblivious obscure obscured obstinately occasionally odour odours offensive officially ominous ominously onslaught oozy oracle orb ordained outcry outfall outflow outpost outposts outset outwardly outworn overlaid overpass overran overrun overruns painfully palpitating pang paring passable passers password passwords pastured paternal pathway pathways pawn pawns peacefully pebbly pedestal pedestals pent penthouse perchance perilously permanently perpetually perplexities perturbed ph phonetic pilgrimage pitfalls pivoted plainly plight plighted pong popularly portage possessor possessors postscript potencies potency potent practise practised practising praiseworthy preceded preceding precipice precipices prentice presently presumption pretence privately proceedings profound prone prosperity quagmires quivered quivering quoits radiance rammers ransacked ransacking ravage ravaged readily readiness reams recapture recapturing reckonings reconciled reconquered redecorated rediscovered reduction regretfully regrettable relapsed relinquish relinquished reluctance reluctantly remade remake remaking remnant remnants removal rend rending renewal reordering repent repentance repented repenting repents repute resolute resolved restlessly restraint revere revered reverence richly ringed ritual riverside riversides rogue ropers rudely ruffian ruffians rumour rumoured rumours ruthlessly saxifrages scantily scattered scattering scones scoundrels scourges scrubby scuttle scuttled scuttling searchingly seared searing sears seaward secretly securely sedge seething sentry serene shaper shard shards sharers sharpness sheen sheer shifted shifting shipbuilder shirk shirking shooter shoreward shortcomings signified signifies signifying sinister skilful skulking slaver slavered slavering sleepiness slobbering slouched slouching smithies smithy smitten snick snicked solace solemnly solitude sooth soundlessly southwest spawned specially speedily spidery spinners spittle splendidly splendour splendours spurning starless stature staunch staunched staves steadfastly stealthily sternly stonily storeyed strenuous stubbornly stumpy stupidly sturdily subsided subterranean subtle subtleties subtlety sulkily suppressed supremacy surname surnames swathed sweepings swordsman swordsmen talkative tat teemed teeming temperament tenseness thereby thereof thereupon thither threateningly throaty thwart thwarted tier tiered tiers timeless torchlight tracker trackers transparency trappings traveller travellers treasonable treeless trespasser trespassers tresses trestle trestles trill trilled triumphantly truant truants trumpeters trussed truthfully tufted tum tunic turbulent tussle twitter twofold ultimate unaccountable unawares unbearably unbent unblinking uncanny uncertainly unchanging uncharted unclasped unclenching uncomfortably unconquerable undaunted undead undoubtedly uneasiness uneaten unexpectedly unfulfilled unfurl unfurled ungracious unheeded unimaginable unintelligible uninteresting unlading unlawful unlearn unlearned unlit unmelted unmoved unquenchable unquiet unrelated unruffled unsaddled unscathed unshaken unshaped unslinging unslung untamed untended unto untutored unveiled unwanted unwillingly unwisely upkeep upturned vaguely valiantly vapour vapours variously vassal vassals vi vile vilest violently virtually visibly waft wafted 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Credits

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