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Level A ~ Supplementary Vocabulary List
(Terms taken from Level F of the Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop book – 1996 edition)
Abate
Abduction
Abet
Abominate
Absolve
Abstemious
Academy
Accede
Accentuate
Accessory
Accrue
Acculturation
Acrimonious
Adamant
Addendum
Adulation
Adventitious
Affable
Aggrandize
Aggressive
Akimbo
Alma mater
Alter ego
Ameliorate
Amenable
Amnesty
Amorphous
Analogy
Anathema
Annotation
Anomalous
Antediluvian
Aplomb
Approbation
Aqueduct
Arbiter
Archetype
Ascribe
Aspersion
Assay
Assuage
Astute
Atlas
Aura
Austere
Autonomy
Avarice
Avatar
Aver
Axiomatic
Bedlam
Belie
Beneficent
Berate
Bizarre
Blatant
Blazon
Bombastic
Bookworm
Bovine
Brickbat
Broach
Brouhaha
Brusque
Bulwark
Bumptious
Bunkum
Buttress
Cachet
Cadaverous
Cadge
Cajole
Callow
Caricature
Carnage
Carousal
Castigate
Casus belli
Cavalier
Caveat
Censurable
Cessation
Checkmate
Choleric
Circuitous
Clangor
Cloy
Coalition
Collate
Colloquial
Cologne
Commiserate
Concession
Concoct
Conducive
Conduit
Congress
Connoisseur
Consternation
Contiguous
Contingent
Contraband
Contrive
Corpulent
Corroborate
Covert
Crass
Credulous
Criterion
Culpable
Cupidity
Curtail
Debase
Debonair
Decadence
Decease
Deduce
Deference
Definitive
Deleterious
Demagogue
Demeanor
Denizen
Deplete
Desecrate
Desist
Digress
Dilatory
Disabuse
Disavow
Disconcert
Disconsolate
Discursive
Dismal
Dispassionate
Disquisition
Disseminate
Dissension
Dissipate
Dither
Donnybrook
Dowdy
Drivel
Ductile
Dun
Efficacious
Egalitarian
Egregious
Egress
Elicit
Elliptical
Encumber
Enhance
Enigmatic
Enjoin
Ennui
Enthrall
Epitome
Equable
Equanimity
Equate
Equidistant
Equilibrium
Equipoise
Equitable
Equivocate
Erudite
Evanescent
Exhort
Ex officio
Expatiate
Expedite
Expiate
Expostulate
Expurgate
Extenuate
Extraneous
Extrapolate
Extricate
Extrude
Exude
Ferment
Fetter
Figurative
Figurehead
Filch
Florid
Flout
Foist
Foment
Forbearance
Fortuitous
Fractious
Gallivant
Galvanize
Gauche
Gauntlet
Gist
Gossamer
Gradient
Gradualism
Grandiose
Gratuitous
Grisly
Hackneyed
Hector
Heinous
Herculean
Heresy
Heuristic
Hiatus
Homograph
Hortatory
Humbug
Hyperbole
Hypothetical
Ignoble
Immemorial
Immutable
Impassive
Imperious
Implicit
Impound
Impromptu
Impugn
Inadvertent
Inauspicious
Inception
Incisive
Inconsequential
Incontrovertible
Inculcate
Induction
Inequity
Infer
Infirmity
Infraction
Infringe
Ingratiate
Inimical
Iniquitous
Innuendo
Inquest
Inquisition
Inquisitive
Inroad
Inscrutable
Insular
Insurgent
Intemperate
Intercede
Interloper
Intrinsic
Invective
Inveigh
Irresolute
Irrevocable
Jaded
Jejune
Lassitude
Legerdemain
Limerick
Literal
Lurid
Magniloquent
Marathon
Mausoleum
Mawkish
Mecca
Megalomania
Mentor
Meritorious
Metaphor
Metaphysics
Millennium
Mitigate
Modicum
Modus operandi
Mogul
Mollify
Motley
Munificent
Nebulous
Nomenclature
Nominal
Noncommittal
Nonplussed
Novice
Obdurate
Occult
Odium
Odyssey
Oligarchy
Onus
Opportune
Orotund
Osprey
Ossify
Ostensible
Ostentatious
Palpable
Paragon
Paraphrase
Parlay
Peculate
Pedestal
Penury
Perceptive
Perfidy
Permeate
Pernicious
Prerequisite
Persona non grata
Personification
Petulant
Pillage
Politic
Potpourri
Prate
Precedence
Precept
Precipitate
Precocious
Predecessor
Predilection
Preeminent
Preen
Prerequisite
Prerogative
Presentiment
Pretentious
Prima facie
Pro tempore
Proclivity
Procrastinate
Profligate
Prognosticate
Prolific
Propagate
Propensity
Proprietary
Prosaic
Protagonist
Providential
Provincial
Provocative
Pun
Punctilious
Quail
Querulous
Query
Raffish
Recapitulate
Recession
Recondite
Red herring
Redoubtable
Redundant
Regress
Reinstate
Rejoinder
Relegate
Remit
Remonstrate
Reprobate
Reprove
Repudiate
Requisite
Requisition
Resilient
Restitution
Resurgence
Resuscitate
Retrench
Retrograde
Reverberate
Rhetoric
Scared cow
Sadistic
Salient
Salutary
Sanctimonious
Sangfroid
Sartorial
Satiate
Scathing
Scintillating
Scourge
Scurrilous
Sear
Sedentary
Seditious
Sedulous
Sententious
Sepulchral
Simile
Simulate
Sinecure
Skew
Skullduggery
Slang
Sleazy
Slovenly
Soporific
Spartan
Specious
Spate
Spawn
Squeamish
Stalwart
Stanch
Status quo
Stipend
Straitlaced
Stringent
Subservient
Succinct
Supplicate
Supposition
Surfeit
Surmise
Surreptitious
Susceptible
Sybaritic
Symbiotic
Tenuous
Thwart
Torpid
Tortuous
Traduce
Transcend
Transgress
Transient
Transmute
Transpire
Turgid
Ulterior
Umbrage
Unctuous
Unequivocal
Untoward
Unwieldy
Upshot
Vantage
Vapid
Varnish
Verbose
Viaduct
Vicarious
Vitriolic
Vouchsafe
Vulnerable
Wheedle
White elephant
Winsome
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Recommended Reading for Teachers
Edutopia
Notebook/Binder Organization Ideas
Suplementary Vocabulary Level A
Supplementary Vocabulary Level B
Supplementary Vocabulary Level C
Mindsets: A Blog
Sample Advanced Placement (AP) Syllabus
VDOE Writing Checklist and Rubric
Graphic Organizers
Bibliography Crafting
MLA Guide
Basic Literary Notes
Conflict Concepts
Inspiring Books for Young and "Old" Children
Top 100 Novels of All Time
Author's Purpose
Types of Order
Mapping
Journal Topics #1
Activities for Books
Activities for Books #2
Activities for Books #3
Gifted Information
ELL Information
Transition Words
Roots & More
Important Info. -- VDOE