Vocabulary Lists for
Literacy Sta2ons
3rd Class
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sentence
Vocabulary List 1
ability
absorb
barricade
bask
cable
calendar
dangle
dazzle
elect
elegant
faint
fan
Vocabulary List 2
gasp
glide
habit
harsh
iden2fy
image
journey
landmark
launch
magnificent
malice
na2on
Vocabulary List 3
nectar
obey
observe
passage
pas2me
quarrel
quiver
rant
rare
sa2sfied
savoury
scaKer
Vocabulary List 4
tackle
talent
ul2mate
unlikely
vacant
value
wander
weak
zoom
accuse
achieve
belongings
Vocabulary List 5
bold
capable
capture
deadly
decay
enable
fantas2c
enemy
fatal
globe
govern
haste
Vocabulary List 6
imitate
immature
launch
league
marsh
marine
niNy
nocturnal
opponent
opposite
paKern
pause
Vocabulary List 7
rate
recall
schedule
sensi2ve
tentacles
terrifying
urge
urgent
vanish
vessel
whiz
wit
Vocabulary List 8
act
ac2ve
border
brief
carnival
cathedral
deed
defend
energise
examine
feature
fierce
Vocabulary List 9
grace
gradual
heap
hinge
individual
infec2on
likely
limit
marvelous
memorable
novel
nursery
Vocabulary List 10
ordeal
origin
perform
persist
reconsider
recrea2on
schedule
theory
threatened
vigorous
vision
wisdom
Vocabulary List 11
actual
addi2onal
brilliant
celebra2on
cell
defy
delicate
exhilarated
experience
finicky
flick
graduate
Vocabulary List 12
hint
influence
injure
locate
loyal
memorise
method
original
outcome
plain
plateau
refreshing
Vocabulary List 13
regret
rely
shaN
shuffle
thrill
thrive
volunteer
woe
wonder
wriggle
adjust
adopt
Vocabulary List 14
certain
challenge
delirious
demolish
grasp
gruff
explore
flimsy
fluKer
intellect
intelligent
mighty
Vocabulary List 15
milestone
misery
plunge
posi2ve
prank
remark
resident
signal
slink
2ngle
tournament
trail
Vocabulary List 16
advantage
adventure
chasm
cherish
destroy
determina2on
grasp
foe
fortunate
intend
intense
moist
Vocabulary List 17
predator
predict
prevent
advice
amazing
ambi2on
chill
claKer
clever
device
diagram
differ
Vocabulary List 18
foul
frail
fran2c
gulf
gust
interval
involved
moisture
mural
mys2fy
prey
primary
Vocabulary List 19
respect
responsible
retrieve
slither
slog
snug
transparent
treasure
triumph
ancient
appe2te
climate
Vocabulary List 20
digest
dim
disease
fret
frolic
frustrate
privilege
process
reuse
reverse
revive
solu2on
Vocabulary List 21
approach
arc2c
arrange
cling
coast
coax
distant
diverse
process
promote
rig
risk
Vocabulary List 22
sorrow
spectacular
speechless
astounding
aVtude
cocoon
commence
donate
doubt
prowl
roam
rubble
Vocabulary List 23
aKract
auc2on
confess
consider
contain
con2nent
convince
doze
spoil
squirm
starve
steer
Vocabulary List 24
available
average
coward
crew
crumple
cunning
driN
strain
structure
struggled
suitable
surrender
Vocabulary List 25
avoid
current
custom
customary
cylinder
organ
ponder
survey
swarm
sway
swiN
symbol
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