Middle School Vocabulary
115,399 words at the middle school level.
Abbreviation of Aid and Attendance (additional pension funding provided to certain United States war veterans).
Alternative form of A&E.
Alternative form of A&R.
A strip of proteins, in the myofibril, that stains dark.
A town, parish, and municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
A small amount.
A standard, relatively small, bra cup size, consisting of a measurement around the bust that is one inch longer than a measurement around the band, plus five inches.
plural of A cup
A small number of (a set of countable items); more than one but not very many; especially, more than two but not very many (explained in usage note at several).
Alternative spelling of A-flat.
Alternative form of agra.
pierced, cut away, or made translucent in such a way as to form a design
Obsolete form of akin.
Alternative form of A-list.
The primary plot of a piece of literature, television, etc., contrasted with the secondary B plot.
(law)
The innermost circle of a nuclear explosion, within which all structures are destroyed.
Any of many major roads in the United Kingdom, mostly multi-lane dual carriageways between cities.
The primary footage for non-narrative or interview-based film, usually involving talking heads or footage that directly relates to the moment.
Alternative form of A* (“academic grade”).
Alternative letter-case form of A to Z.
A wave on an electrocardiogram representing the upward deflection in the right atrial pressure occurring during right atrial contraction.
Abbreviation of Australasia.
Abbreviation of Ahmedabad: a city in Gujarat, India.
Alternative form of aight.
Alternative spelling of ain’t, originating as a contraction of am not
Alternative form of Atong
plural of a**
The Agusta A.106 prototype helicopter, which never made it into pre-production.
plural of A-106
The Agusta A109 twin-engine utility helicopter.
plural of A-109
plural of A-32
plural of A-60
behind, at the back
Alternative form of abuzz.
Alternative form of ACDM.
Alternative form of achoo.
Indian lettuce; Lactuca indica
Sized so as to fit an A cup.
Acceptance Day at West Point, when cadets complete their basic training.
A configuration of DNA in cells, right-hand twisting double helix with a small size difference between major groove and minor groove, wider and more squashed twist than B-DNA; found during transcription and replication.
Alternative letter-case form of A-fib.
plural of a-fib
A tone one semitone below A, between G and A, denoted A♭.
Alternative form of A game.
plural of A-gay
Initialism of Assisted GPS.
Alternative form of ahold.
Minced oath of asshole /arsehole.
For adults only
Obsolete form of akin.
Abbreviation of artificial life.
Having a silhouette that replicates the letter A by flaring out from the top, like a funnel, narrow and fitted at the neck and shoulders, skimming the hips and widening toward the bottom, with little or no shaping or seaming at the waist.
The first of a number of lists, especially lists arranged in order of importance or preference.
third-person singular simple present indicative of A-Log
Alternative letter-case form of A-okay.
Alternative form of A plus.
An A-pillar.
Alternative form of Ayrab.
A configuration of RNA, right-hand twisting double helix, that forms the default configuration of double-stranded RNA.
Alternative spelling of A road.
Alternative form of A roll.
Alternative form of arow.
The side of a cassette tape or record that holds the primary track.
A person on the asexual spectrum and/or aromantic spectrum.
A word, especially a noun in Indo-European linguistics, whose stem ends in /a/.
Alternative form of A team.
With a lance.
In rivalry.
A bad word that starts with the letter a, such as ass/arse or asshole/arsehole.
Alternative form of AD.
Alternative form of AG.
Alternative form of a.m..
Alternative form of AU.
Alternative form of AAA.
Alternative form of AAF.
Initialism of American Academy of Nursing.
Initialism of American Academy of Pediatrics.
Initialism of Amateur Athletic Union; also AAU.
Initialism of American Bar Association.
Alternative form of ABC.
plural of A.B.
Alternative form of ACT.
Alternative form of ADA.
Alternative spelling of AEF.
Initialism of after extra time.
Alternative form of AGI.
plural of A.I.
Alternative spelling of AKA.
Abbreviation of administrative law judge.
Alternative form of AMA.
plural of A.M.
Initialism of any other business, the last item on the agenda for a meeting, when any matter not already dealt with may be raised.
Alternative form of AOC (“Alexandria Ocasia-Cortez”).
Initialism of Arab Republic of Egypt.
Alternative form of ASI.
plural of A.U. (astronomical units)
plural of a.u.
plural of A/3C
Alternative form of AKA.
Alternative form of asl (“age, sex, location”).
plural of A1/C
plural of A2/c
Initialism of Atari 2600.
plural of A2600
simple past and past participle of A2A
present participle and gerund of A2A
Initialism of armor, armament, and ammunition.
Initialism of American academy of allergy, asthma, and immunology.
Initialism of American Academy of anti-aging medicine.
Initialism of Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies of New Zealand.
plural of AAAA
Initialism of American Association of Agricultural College Editors.
Initialism of American Afro-Asian Educational Exchange.
Elongated form of agh.
Initialism of Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development.
Initialism of American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization.
Initialism of Advanced Army Aircraft Instrumentation Program.
Initialism of Antiaircraft Artillery Information Service.
Initialism of Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, now part of the UAW.
Acronym of American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care.
Initialism of Antiaircraft Artillery Operations Center.
plural of AAAOC
Initialism of American Atheists Addiction Recovery Groups.
Alternative form of argh!
Initialism of Association for the Advancement of Agricultural Sciences in Africa.
Initialism of American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, now known as the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
plural of AAAV
plural of AABB
Initialism of Association of American Boards of Examiners in Veterinary Medicine.
Initialism of amphibious assault bulk fuel system.
plural of AABFS
Initialism of American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboretums.
Abbreviation of advanced airborne command post.
Initialism of Allied Association of Bleachers, Printers, Dyers, and Finishers.
A surname.
A female given name.
Initialism of American Association of Baggage Traffic Managers.
Acronym of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, a professional association in the United States of psychiatrists specializing in work with children and adolescents.
Initialism of American Association of College Baseball Coaches, which is now known as the American Baseball Coaches Association.
Initialism of American Academy of Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics.
Acronym of Association of American chambers of commerce in Latin America.
Initialism of American Association of Chairmen of Departments of Psychiatry.
Abbreviation of army aircraft.
plural of AACFT
A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Initialism of Afro-American Cultural and Historical Society.
Initialism of American Association of Community and Junior Colleges.
plural of AACM
Initialism of Australian Advisory Council on Bibliographical Services.
Acronym of American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.
Acronym of army area communications system.
plural of AACO
Initialism of Asian American Certified Public Accountants.
Initialism of Association of Asbestos Cement Pipe Producers.
Initialism of American Association of Cleft Palate Rehabilitation.
plural of AACP
Initialism of American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.
Initialism of Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa.
Initialism of American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, now known as Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Initialism of American Association for the Comparative Study of Law, now known as the American Society of Comparative Law.
Initialism of airways and air communications service manual.
plural of AACSM
plural of AACS
Initialism of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
Initialism of American Association of Correctional Training Personnel.
Initialism of American Association of College and University Business Officers.
plural of AACU
plural of AACV
plural of AADA
Initialism of army air defense control and coordination system.
Initialism of army air defense command post.
plural of AADCP
plural of AADC
Initialism of American Association of District Governing Boards.
A female given name of Indian origin.
Acronym of Army and Air Force Exchange Service.
A female given name from Urdu.
Initialism of American Academy of Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Alternative form of Aagaard.
Initialism of autoandrogynemorphophilia.
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
simple past and past participle of aah
One who aahs (in various senses).
present participle and gerund of aah
plural of AAIB
present participle and gerund of AA
Initialism of arteritic AION, Arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (UK), Arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (US).
A surname.
plural of Aaker
A bushy small tree, Dodonaea viscosa, native to Hawaii, Australia, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky leaves and dark wood.
plural of aalii (Dodonaea viscosa).
A city in East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
A village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Initialism of American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
Initialism of American Association of Managing General Agents.
A surname from Norwegian.
A surname from Norwegian.
A lentil dish, typically made with toor dal (pigeon peas), that is a staple in Maharashtrian cuisine.
Abbreviation of Australian Antarctic Building System: a modular construction system used by Australia for its buildings in Antarctica.
Acronym of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander.
A female given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.
Initialism of Association of Asian-Pacific American Artists.
plural of aapa
plural of AAPI
A female given name.
Alternative form of Aari
A municipality and town, the capital of Aargau canton, in northern Switzerland; capital of the Helvetic Republic between 1798 and 1803.
A male given name from Hindi, of Indian usage.
The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata and somewhat resembling a pig. Common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
A male given name from Hebrew.
A canton of Switzerland. Capital: Aarau.
Alternative form of argh.
A city and port in Denmark, in East Jutland; the second-largest city in Denmark.
The elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus, and in the Quran.
plural of Aaron
Alternative form of aroo (“howl of a wolf or dog”).
Elongated form of argh.
plural of aaRS
plural of aaRS
Alternative form of aarti.
A particular Hindu prayer ritual, involving candles made from clarified butter.
plural of aarti
A male given name from Hindi, of Indian usage.
Synonym of kashk.
The language (often considered to be Southern Cushitic) formerly spoken by the Asa people of Tanzania.
Initialism of American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
Initialism of American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists.
plural of Aase
Abbreviation of air assault.
A language of Tanzania.
Alternative form of atman.
Alternative form of atman.
plural of aatma
A spirit in Basque mythology, a cave-dwelling shapeshifter usually taking the form of a young bull. Arising from his lair at night, more so in stormy weather, Aatxe attacks malevolent people such as criminals and, in addition, safeguards people by keeping them at home when danger is nearby.
Alternative form of augh.
Initialism of American Association of Variable Star Observers.
A male given name from Irish, a new American spelling variant of Aidan.
Alternative spelling of azan.
Initialism of American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums.
From the beginning.
Syllabic abbreviation of Abstract Expressionism.
Alternative form of ABDL.
plural of abaa
Pronunciation spelling of about.
A member of a nomadic Beja people of upper Egypt.
A race of tiny birds.
Synonym of Boa (“member of ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo”).
Alternative form of Baboa.
Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.
plural of abaca
A Nigerian food made from dried shredded cassava with fish, eggs, spices, etc.
plural of abacus
Towards the back or rear; backwards.
plural of aback
The Abaco Islands, an island and cays group in the north of the Bahamas.
Alternative spelling of bycoket.
plural of abac
The rhinoceros.
A port city in Khuzestan, southwestern Iran.
plural of abada
Obsolete form of abode.
A surname.
A surname from French.
plural of Abadi
Alternative spelling of Abaddon.
plural of Abad
Behind
Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.
A language of Papua New Guinea.
A type of fowl found in Ethiopia, and said to have a sort of horn on its head; probably the helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris.
Pronunciation spelling of about.
A surname from French.
plural of Abair
Alternative spelling of abaca.
The capital city of Khakassia, Russia.
plural of abaka
A cultural and political organization from the 1950s opposed to Belgian colonial rule in what later became the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
An Afro-Cuban men's initiatory fraternity or secret society that originated from the Cross River region of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon.
Alternative spelling of abaca.
plural of abaká
A surname from Spanish
Alternative form of abampere.
plural of abamp
Outside the anus
To desist in practicing, using, or doing; to renounce.
A district of Bilbao, Spain.
One who abandons.
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
third-person singular simple present indicative of aband
Alternative spelling of abnet.
A river in Gabon.
A member of the Sioux tribe of American Indian; Siouan.
A surname.
A barangay of San Carlos, Pangasinan, Philippines.
A surname from Spanish
Eye dialect spelling of about.
nomogram
A surname from Spanish.
to strip, uncover (make bare)
plural of Abare
Pronunciation spelling of about.
A municipality of Bahia, Brazil.
Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.
One who, or that which, abases.
third-person singular simple present indicative of abase
To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit.
A town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia.
Obsolete form of abashed.
The monetary unit of Afghanistan during the 19th century, valued at 1/3 of a rupee.
An inability to walk due to a defect in muscular coordination.
Of, pertaining to or caused by abasia.
plural of abasi
in the sunshine; basking.
Obsolete spelling of abbasi.
simple past and past participle of abate
Someone or something being abated.
One who, or that which, abates.
plural of abate
Alternative form of abasic
A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire.
An enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.
a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee
A tiny spirit being in Zulu folklore.
Acronym of able bodied adult without dependents.
Synonym of aba.
plural of abaya
A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in the Russian autonomous republic of Karachay-Cherkessia, in the Caucasus Mountains, as well as in Turkey.
The monetary unit of Georgia until 1833, divided 40 puli.
Synonym of Abaza.
plural of abazi
A municipality of Bahia, Brazil.
plural of abba
A Muslim caste.
Archaic spelling of abbot.
An Italian abbot, or similar clergyman in minor orders
plural of abbat
The name of the upper reaches of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.
Archaic form of abbey.
simple past and past participle of ab
A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.
plural of abbe
A surname.
plural of abbey
A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.
plural of abby
present participle and gerund of ab
A surname.
A surname.
plural of abbot
A surname originating as an occupation.
A surname.
Abbreviation of abbreviation.
Alternative spelling of abbrev..
To shorten by omitting parts or details.
Shortened; made briefer.
The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
plural of abbr
plural of abbr.
Abbreviation of abbreviation.
plural of Abbs
but
plural of Abby
plural of abbé
plural of ABC
Initialism of airborne battlefield command and control center.
A unisex given name originating as a coinage.
Initialism of American Boys' Club for the Defense of Errol Flynn.
plural of ABCD
Alternative form of absey (“alphabet book”).
plural of abcee
Misspelling of abscess.
plural of ABCP
A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.
a group of saints responsible for the continuing existence of the world
In Persia, a servant who chills beverages.
An ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece.
The Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an.
Obadiah (biblical prophet)
A male given name from Hebrew.
plural of Abdi
plural of ABDL
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
The tenth judge of Israel. (biblical character)
plural of Abdon
plural of Abdo
A surname.
plural of Abdou
To draw; to conduct away; to take away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part; to move a limb out away from the center of the body; abduct.
To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
Leading away; a carrying away.
One who abducts; a kidnapper.
A male given name from Arabic used by Muslims.
plural of Abdul
plural of Abdy
To put up with; to endure; to bear.
third-person singular simple present indicative of abear
Beating.
A surname.
plural of Abebe
A surname from Persian.
plural of Abedi
plural of Abed
Alternative form of abid
plural of abeed
Alternative form of abir.
plural of Abee
Alternative form of aby.
A celibate priest or monk of the Armenian Apostolic Church; a hieromonk.
A surname.
A surname from Spanish.
The Ambulas language of Papua New Guinea.
plural of Abela
The white poplar (Populus alba).
plural of abele
Any of the various honeysuckles of the genus Abelia.
A surname.
A barangay of Ligao, Albay, Philippines.
A surname from Spanish.
A surname from German.
plural of Abeln
The abnormal termination of a program.
plural of abend
An animal (usually bull) horn used by the Maroon people of Jamaica as a musical instrument; and also (historical) formerly by slaveholders to summon slaves to canefields and by the Maroon army to communicate cryptic messages over great distances.
plural of abeng
University of Aberdeen, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate
An American surname from Swedish derived from the Scandinavian Åberg or Aaberg.
A surname.
To go astray; to err.
third-person singular simple present indicative of aberr
A surname
plural of Abert
third-person singular simple present indicative of abet
A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
Alternative form of abaya.
The name of a number of kings of Osroene.
The berry of the juniper, Juniperus communis.
plural of abhal
A form of devotional poetry sung in praise of the Hindu god Vitthala.
A surname.
Alternative form of Abkhaz.
Alternative form of abir.
Obsolete form of abhor.
third-person singular simple present indicative of abhor
Obsolete form of abhor.
A female given name from Hebrew.
A barangay of Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines.
A barangay of Atok, Benguet, Philippines.
The act or condition of abiding; residence, stay.
To endure without yielding; to withstand.
simple past and past participle of abide
One who abides, or continues.
third-person singular simple present indicative of abide
Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.
A language of Côte d'Ivoire.
A form of tramadol
plural of abid
Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
Dead but unburied.
A tree of the genus Abies.
plural of abigeus
A male given name, of a demon of war in Christian mythology, and of various (often fictional) figures named after him.
King of Judah after Rehoboam, the first to begin reign over Judah only; the father of Asa
An alternative form of Abijah, the king after Rehoboam (biblical character)
A city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
An ancient city in the Decapolis, situated between Gadara and Capitolias in modern Jordan.
Alternative form of abilo.
An oily seed, from the South American plant Fevillea trilobata, used to make candles.
Bogo; a Philippine fruit tree, Garuga floribunda, from the family Burseraceae.
plural of abilo
Obsolete form of abysm.
plural of abime
Without life.
A member of an extinct people of Argentina and Paraguay.
The members of the privy council of the monarchy of Rwanda.
fenugreek seeds
A village in Kiruna municipality, Norrbotten County, Lapland, Sweden.
To bite; eat; devour.
A group of matriculation exams taken in the final year of German secondary school.
plural of abiu
A writing system for Arabic, historically also employed as a numeral system, in which there is one glyph (symbol or letter) for each consonant but vowels are not specified.
plural of abjad
A wine seller; one who is subject to the abkari tax.
The manufacture or sale of liquors or drugs.
plural of abkar
Alternative form of abkari
Alternative form of Abkhaz.
Abkhazian: of or pertaining to Abkhazia, the Abkhazian people, or their language.
blinded; made blind.
Alternating light and dark stone, as used in (especially Arabic) architecture.
Blaring.
Blasting, making a loud noise.
To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.
The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel.
Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.
Having a range of physical powers as specified.
plural of abled
Alternative form of ablet (freshwater fish)
plural of ablen