Vocabulary eXpected Grade Level: 9 (773)

abandonment abate abated abridged absolved absolving absurdly abundantly acceded adamant adornments afield ageing agitation allay allude alluded allured amid amiss angular antiquated appalling appealed appreciatively armour armoured armouries armoury aromatic ashen assail assailed assailing assails assimilation audibly aught babel baldric barrenness baseborn bastion bastions beardless bedridden beechen befriend befriended begotten beleaguered bemused bendable benefactors benevolent bequeath bequeathed bereft betrothed bewitchment bewitchments bier biers bight bilberry bladed bleary blessedly blindly blunderbuss bogey bolster bolsters bootless booty bowman bowmen brandished brandishing bristling burg burgeon byword campaigner caper capered capering careering catering cauldron ceaselessly ceded celandine celeb cesspool chamberlain changeful chattels checked circlet circlets clawlike cleave cleaving clematis clumsiness coffer colourless commemorate commemorating communicative comparatively compulsion condescending conies connexion connexions conservative constrained contended contending copped coppices councillor councillors counsellor counsellors cower cowered cowering crannies cranny culled cur dank daresay dauntless daylong dazzlingly deathless deathlike deceptive defence defences deficit deficits defilement defilements degraded densely dependants deploring desertion despatched despondent despondently destitute deterred devious deviously dint dirge disappointedly disbelieve disbelieved disconcerting discourtesy disdained disfigured dishonour dishonoured dishonours dislocation dismally dispel disrespectfully dissipate dissuade dissuaded distantly distasteful disturber disuse domed dong dreamless drear drippings drowsily dubiously dumbly eared earnestness earthborn earthier earthward earthy edict elusive elusiveness embalmed embedded eminent en enchain encroached encroaching encumber encumbered endeavoured endeavours endow enhanced enquiry enrichment ensuing enthralled entrap entrapped espoused estrange estranged everchanging everlastingly exemplified exhalation extraordinarily eyeholes facets faggot faggots fain fallow falsely fawning fay fealty feebly fen fens fevered fewness fey filbert fireless fissure fissures fittingly fixedly flagging flaxen flout footfall footfalls footpads footsore forbiddingly forefront foresighted forespoken forgo fount fraught fulfilment fuller furtherance furtive gaffer gaffers gallantly gatekeeper gatekeepers genealogical genuinely gild gilded gird girded girth girths gleaned glen glens gloaming goaded gore grandsire grassless gratified gravely grievously groundless guise guises gunwale hadst haggard haired hallow hallowed hallows haltingly handsomely hangings hapless hardily harped harping harried harry harshly haymaking heady hew hewed hewers hewing hideously hindmost homewards honourable hornlike horseflesh hotly hovels howsoever humility hyacinths ilex immeasurably immensely immortality immovably immutable impenetrable imperishable impervious impregnable impromptu impudence inattentive inaudibly incalculable incompatible inconveniently incurable indifferently indomitable infamous inflowing infusion inheritance innumerable inquirer inquiringly inquisitive inquisitiveness insatiable insecurity inset insignificant interminably intertwined intertwining intolerable intriguing intrusion irksome irresolute irrevocable jewellery kerb kindheartedly kine kinship knell knighthood knobbed knobbly labialized labyrinthine lamely lamplit lavishly lazybones leanness learning learns leathern lee leprous lidless lightless limbed lineage listlessly lithe liveries livery loathsome loitering lolled lolling lout lust lusted lusting lusty magnificence malady malefactor malleable marjoram marjorams marvellously masterless mauled mementoes midmost millennial minstrelsy mire mires misadventure miscarry misconstruing mishandled moodily multiplicity myriads naturally nominal northmost notably nu numberless oft oppressors outcrop outfly outlying outpaced overlong overlord overmuch overpowered overpowering overwritten palatalized palfrey paraphernalia parley parleying pate pathless perceptibly phonetically piercingly pillaging pillared pinnacle pinnacles pipeful pitifully plunderers poetical poignant positively premonition presage primeval primly princedom professionally profitless profundity pronged prostrate prowess prudent pungent purposeless qualities quay quays queenly quell quelled quelling questioning rampant rankle rascally rashly rashness reappearance rearguard rearrangement recklessly recompense redness reintroduced relentlessly remonstrance remorsefully remorseless renegade renegades renounce renounced renown reoccupy reorganization replenishment repose reprieved reproached reproachful reproachfully reputedly requisite resinous resonant respite restoration revelry rna roofless rootless roundness ruination saddlebow saffron sage sages saith savour savoured sceptre screes scrumptiously searchers semblance sequel sere servitude sevenfold shalt sheathed sheathing sheaves shingly shrewdly shrillness silvan singed skilfully skirmish slowcoach sluggard smelling smells smelt smite smites smiting smote snakelike snufflers snuffling soldiery solstice sombre sorrel spake sparely sparsely spasm spate spouse squandered squarely stabber stagnant stalwart stark starlit stealthy steerers stickily stinted storied stoutly strictly subtly successors succour succoured suffice sufficed suffices summoner sump sundry sup superimposed supped supportable surefooted surmounted sustenance swag sward swart te telco terse testy thane theoretic thine thornless throe throes thyself toneless tottered tottering traceries tracery training trains traverse traversed traversing treacherously treatise tumult tumults tuppence twiggy twilit umbels unaccountably unaltered unbeknown unbidden unbind unbounded unburied unceasingly unchallenged unclad unclosed uncommonly unconcernedly uncontested uncounted uncouth undamaged undefended underparts undertone undeterred undiminished undimmed unease unevenly ungenerous ungentle unheated unhorsed unintentional uninviting uniquely unjust unjustly unkempt unloosed unmade unmake unmarked unmeaning unmercifully unmolested unnameable unneeded unopposed unpleasantly unquietly unreason unrecoverable unrespectable unrevealed unroofed unseeing unshapen unsleeping unspoilt unsystematic untasted untaught untrusty untruthfully unusually unwearied unwholesome upbraid upbraided uptake urchins urgently usage uselessly uttermost uvular vainly valour vambrace vanguard vanquish vanquished variance vehemence venerable venomed veritably vexed victuals vie vied vigil vigilant vintage vitals vouch wain wains waived wallowing wanton wantonly wariness waterless waterman wayfarer wayfarers waywardness weaponless weatherworn webby weepy weighty westernmost whatsoever whelps whence whereby wherein whereof wickedly wiles wilful wilfully withy witless worsted wrest wrested writ wrongfully wrongly wrought

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