glimpse – I caught a glimpse of the President as his motorcade passed by.

grudge – When someone is unkind to you, it’s hard not to hold a grudge.
skyscraper – Our city’s new skyscraper will have at least 40 floors.
flimsy – The plastic bucket was too flimsy to hold much sand.
drowsy – I always feel drowsy after lunch.
feeble – He made only a feeble attempt to study for the test, so he didn’t do well.
eavesdrop – It’s hard not to eavesdrop when people are talking loudly
mammoth – Cleaning up after the big riot was a mammoth job.
sluggish – I always feel sluggish after eating a big meal.
deduce – The police deduced what happened after examining the crime scene.
pitiful – The starving, neglected horse was a very pitiful sight.
tolerable – Temperatures became more tolerable when the sun went down.
boomerang – No matter how far you throw a boomerang, it will always come back.
blemish – The only blemish on the senator’s record was a speeding ticket.
scurrying – The squirrels were scurrying around, collecting nuts for winter.
harmonize – Our high school choir can harmonize better than most.
perpendicular – If two lines are perpendicular, they will form 90 degree angles.
forfeit – If there aren’t enough players on our team, we will have to forfeit the game.
amplify – The band used more than a dozen speakers to amplify their music.
bewilder – Your changing opinions bewilder me.
rupture – If your water pipes freeze and rupture, water could spray everywhere!
gullible – Jake is so gullible that he takes all of Mike’s jokes seriously.
jovial – Everyone feels more jovial around the holidays.
extravagant – The extravagant meal included ten entrees, five desserts and caviar.
pursuit – The Constitution gives Americans the right to the pursuit of happiness.
scandal – The bank scandal occurred because an employee embezzled money.
humiliate – Please don’t humiliate me by telling everyone the stupid thing I did.
grimace – You could see the boy grimace in pain when he fell to the floor.
elaborate – Over 1,000 guests were invited to Mrs. Winthrop’s elaborate party.
hoist – The crane will hoist the concrete bridge into place.
ridiculous – Her suggestion that we walk 65 miles to the beach was ridiculous.
deceit – She won her promotion through trickery and deceit.
accusation – Tom’s accusation was never proven in court.
calamity – The train derailment was the worst calamity our city has ever seen.
elegance – The princess embodied elegance by her dress and her demeanor..
shrewd – The shrew businessman was able to make a profit on nearly every deal.
luminous – It was hard to miss the museum’s mural because of its luminous colors.
shrivel – The skin on my fingers began to shrivel as I washed dishes.
manipulate – It has been said that one can manipulate statistics to prove anything.
compliant – The task force will be sure the company is compliant with current laws.
obscure – The trivia quiz featured so many obscure facts that no one did well on it.
tranquil – The night was refreshingly tranquil when the baby finally fell asleep.
malice – It’s hard not to act with malice toward the man who has been so mean.
reckless – The reckless driver first hit the curb, then drove into a storefront.
tactful – Jim found a tactful way to excuse himself from the party.
seizure – The seizure of illegal drugs was the biggest ever in the country.
gruesome – The large truck rolled over the squirrel, leaving a gruesome sight.600 Spelling
Bee Words & Sentences for Grades 6-8
tyranny – The people protested tyranny and longed for democracy.
redundant – It is redundant to say, Quickly he ran fast.
occurrence – The appearance of Halley’s Comet is a rare occurrence.
hereditary – Baldness is an hereditary trait.
hostility – The hostility in the border area of the warring countries was evident.
abdicate – Don’t abdicate your responsibility for your part of the group project.
demeanor – The jury could tell by the witness’s demeanor she was telling the truth.
aqueduct – The aqueduct carried water for 10 miles, down into the valley.
hideous – The motorcycle accident left a hideous scar across his entire face.