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Vocabulary Builders for Juniors

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PracticeAnswer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Vocabulary JamCompete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Spelling BeeTest your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

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QuizCreate and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign activitiesAssign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

chortle
a soft partly suppressed laugh
blunderbuss
a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle
arboreal
of or relating to or formed by trees
befuddled
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
acerbic
sour or bitter in taste
credible
capable of being believed
articulate
express or state clearly
influx
the process of flowing in
enthralling
able to capture and hold one's interest or attention
coddle
cook in nearly boiling water
flaccid
drooping without elasticity
encumber
hold back, impede, or weigh down
requite
make repayment for or return something
perishable
subject to destruction or death or decay
synchronize
happen at the same time
scythe
an edge tool for cutting grass
pyromania
an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
trek
any long and difficult trip
verve
an energetic style
query
an instance of questioning
marshal
a military officer of highest rank
precis
a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument
sphinx
a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head
travesty
a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
winnow
the act of separating grain from chaff

Created on 九月 8, 2009