Common Vocabulary Words for Grades 4-6

abdicate ability abolish abreast abrupt absorb absurd abundant accelerate accept access accommodate accompany accomplish accurate accustom achieve acre active address adjoining admire affect afflict afford aft aggressive agony aid aide ailment alert alter altered altitude amiable ample ancestor anchor ancient animated announce annual antlers anxious appall apparent applaud approach approve approximate apt archery armor aroma arrest artificial ascend assemble assign assistant associate assume astonish astound athletic attack attempt attend attractive audition available avalanche avoid await awaken baggage ban banish banish banner banquet barren barrier bask beam beggar benefit betray beverage billboard bind blacksmith bland blank blast blend bliss blizzard bloom blossom boast bog boisterous bondage border bore bough bouquet brace brawl breadth breezy bridal bridle brief brilliant brittle brook bud budge bungle burden burly burrow cable calculate canal capable capital carcass caress cargo carnivore carve cask catapult cathedral cavity cease celebrate century certain challenge chamber chapel character cherish chord chord circular civil climate cling cloak cluster clutch coax colony colt column combine common communicate companion compassion compatible compel compensate complete comply comprehend conceal concentrate concept concern conclude confident confuse congratulate conquer consider considerable consist console consume contact contempt content contract contrast convalesce converse convey convince course cower crafty crave creak create crevice crew crop crude cub cultivate cumbersome current curry daily dainty damage debt decade decay decay decline decorate decrease

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Common Vocabulary Words for Grades 4-6

dedicate defeat defective dejected delay deliberate delicate demonstrate den denounce dense depart depend deposit deprive depth descend design desire despair desperate despise destination destroy destructive deteriorate detest develop deviate devote dictate dim direct disaster disclose discover disguise dismay dispute distant distract distress distribute dock doe dominate donate dormant double down drab dread dreary drought drowsy duration dusk eager eager easy ebony echo edible eject elated elder elegant elevate eliminate embrace employ encounter endless engage enormous enraged ensure entertain entire entrance entry envy equip equivalent erode error erupt escalate escape escort essential establish evade evaporate eventual evident ewe exasperate excavate exceed exceptional exclaim exert expand expel expensive experiment expert export expose exquisite external extinct extinguish extract exult faint false familiar famine famished fanatic fare fascinate feeble ferocious ferry fertile feud filthy final flail flee fleet flexible flimsy flinch foliage foolhardy forbid ford forecast foremost forgetful forlorn formal former forsake fortress fortunate fracture fragile frail frequent frigid fringe frivolous frontier fume furious gale gallop garment gash gather gesture gigantic glamorous gleam glide glimpse globe gloomy gorge grace graze grieve grim groove grove gruff guardian guest habit hail halt handsome hangar harbor hare harness harsh harvest hasty hatch haul hearty heave hectic helm helmet heroic hew hew hibernate hilarious hinge hint hire hive hoard hoist hollow hoof horde horizon hose hostile huddle hue

List compiled by Donna Young -- Printed from http://donnayoung.org/english/vocabulary/vocabulary-words.htm

Common Vocabulary Words for Grades 4-6

huge humble humiliate idle illuminate illustrated imagine immense impact implore impose include increase indignant infamous infant inflict inhale injure inn insert instant instruct intend intense intercept interior introduce intrude invade investigate irrigate isolate jeer jest jostle jubilation jubilee keen keg kid kin knave knit knoll lack lax liberate likeness limb limp litter livelihood loathe locate loose loyal lumber lurch lure magnificent major makeshift mammoth manageable mar marvelous master mate mature maximum meadow meager meddle melancholy menace merchant merit messenger methodical migrate mimic minor mirth mischief miser miserable misfortune mock modest moist molten monstrous mope moral morsel motionless mount mutter nave navigate negotiate nestle nibble nick nil nimble nonchalant nostalgia notable notify nourish nozzle numb numerous oasis obedient objectionable obscure observe obsolete obstacle obstinate obtain occasion occupy ominous opponent oppose optimist option oral orchard orchard ordinary organize ornate orphan outing outlaw outrage outskirts overdue overthrow paddle painstaking pantry parallel paralyze pardon passage pasture patient patriot peak peasant pedal peddle pedestrian peek peer penetrate perch perform perish permit persist persuade pessimist petrify petty phase pier pierce plead pledge plow plume plump plunge population portion portrait pounce practice prank precious precipice predict prefer prelude premature prepare preserve previous prey primitive proceed proclaim progress prohibit project prompt prone prophetic propose prosper protect protrude provide provoke prune puff puny purchase pursue quaint quaint quarry quash

List compiled by Donna Young -- Printed from http://donnayoung.org/english/vocabulary/vocabulary-words.htm

Common Vocabulary Words for Grades 4-6

quiver ram ramp ransack rap rapid rascal reassure rebel recall recent recite recline recognize recommend recover reduce reel refine refresh refuge regain reign reject release relent relinquish reluctant remain remark remote repair replace represent reputation request require rescue resemble resent resist respond response restrict resume retain retire retire reveal revert revise revive revolving reward ridicule rigid riot ripple roam role rouse rout route ruin rumble rural salary saunter scald scarce scatter scorch scoundrel scurry secret seize seldom sensation sensitive sentimental separate settler sever severe shallow shed shelter ship shun significant singe slay sleet slender slither sluggish sly snip snout soar sole solitary solo somber soothing source spacious spar sparse spectator splendid sprawl staggering stalk stall steadfast stern stimulate stingy stoop stout stump stunt stupendous sturdy submit subsequent substantial sudden sufficient suffocate sullen summit summon superior surface surplus surround survive suspect suspend symbol symptom talon tantrum taper task taunt teem tempest temporary terminate terror terse threadbare threat thwart tolerant topple tour tow tower tradition traditional tragic transform translate tremor trio trophy tropical trudge tumble uneasy unexpected uniform unmoved unwieldy upbringing upright urban utilize utter vain valiant valuable vanish vary vast venture verbal vertical victim vision vow voyage waddle waft wander weary wholesome widespread wilderness wither wounded wrench yarn yearn yield

List compiled by Donna Young -- Printed from http://donnayoung.org/english/vocabulary/vocabulary-words.htm