Middle School Vocabulary
114,351 words and 1,048 expressions at the middle school level.
Alternative form of ǃOǃKung.
Alternative form of ǃKung.
Alternative form of $DEITY.
plural of %age
plural of %ile
plural of &lit
Alternative form of 1-555.
Clipping of 1-800.
Alternative form of 1-900.
He or she; singular of they, used as a gender-neutral form of the third person singular.
Used to dismissively imply that a poster is baiting for engagement.
plural of (You)
simple past and past participle of *67
present participle and gerund of *67
simple past and past participle of *69
present participle and gerund of *69
A subgenre of roguelikes, characterized by non-rushed gameplay, levels not being saved upon being left, large numbers of items and a steep power curve.
plural of *band
plural of *nix
plural of *nix
Alternative spelling of double-plus-good.
Used to form the names of cities and towns, especially in Persian- and Urdu-speaking areas.
Able to be done; fit to be done.
Used to form adverbs corresponding to adjectives that end in -able.
Used to form an adjective from a noun.
having the quality of
Having a specified adicity.
Used to form names of analgesics.
Used to form names of analgesics.
Blood; presence in blood (of a substance denoted by an affixed combining form); state or condition of the blood.
Used to form names of inhibitors of phosphodiesterase PDE5 with vasodilator action.
plural of -age
Alternative form of -agogue.
leading
One whose wealth exceeds a specific number of units in the local currency.
plural of -aire
pain, suffering
Alternative form of -algia.
Objects associated with a particular thing.
-al + -ity
Alternative form of -ly (adverbial suffix), used with adjectives ending in -ic.
Alternative form of -log, used after a consonant or diphthong.
plural of -alog
Used to form names of compounds with the structure Ar–CH(OH)CH₂NH–R used as combined alpha and beta blockers.
amic.
Amide derivative.
An amine.
Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun indicating a state or condition, such as result or capacity, associated with the verb.
plural of -ance
Added to verbs and adjectives to form nouns conveying a condition or quality associated with the verb.
stamen
male mate(s), husband(s)
Used to form an adjective meaing "of or pertaining to" from a noun ending in -aneus and -aneum.
having the specified number of internal angles
Used in forming female given names.
Chemical suffix denoting a substance (usually an alkaloid or amine) derived from a particular base, often a plant or amino acid.
Forms names of anti-worm drugs, often pyrantel derivatives.
flower
Used to form names of psychoactive tricyclic compounds.
leading, leader
forms medical terms for the onset of certain changes in puberty
form of government or rule
plural of -arium
Used to form an adjective meaning "of or pertaining to" from nouns ending in -arium.
A believer in something.
Alternative form of -arize (“used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives”).
Used to form an adjective meaning "action, process, result, or ideology" from adjectives and nouns ending in -ary.
A place associated with a specified thing.
Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives ending in -ary.
Used to form names of dicoumarol derivatives used as anticoagulants.
Used to form names of antiarrhythmics.
Alternative spelling of -eroo.
plural of -ase
Used to form names of generic corticosteroid drugs.
Used to form diminutive and pejorative nouns, labeling someone pretending to be what they are not.
Used to form adjectives from nouns, often with the meaning meaning "of, or relating to".
Used to form names of hepatitis C virus NS5A inhibitors used as antivirals.
Alternative form of -ate.
third-person singular simple present indicative of -ate
An event, usually collaborative, characterized by intense activity, effort, and time spent connection to a specific theme or goal.
Alternative form of -tic.
Changes a component into an adverb meaning "by that component."
present participle and gerund of -ate
An action or process.
of, related to, or associated with the thing specified
Used to form agent nouns, usually from verbs that have the ending -ate.
forms adjectives of, relating to, or connected with the thing specified
a hybrid monoclonal antibody, derived from both rat and murine sources
Used to form names of diazepam derivatives.
a monoclonal antibody that targets a bacterium
Refers to styles of football.
Used to form names of barbituric acid derivatives used as hypnotics.
Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.
Forms nouns for a discrete living organism that has a specified mode of living.
Alternative form of -biont.
Used to form generic names of barbiturate drugs.
an immature cell or tissue
carried or spread by
Synonym of -borough.
plural of -bot
Moving or travelling towards.
Synonym of -burgh.
Place name suffix, indicating the site of a fortified place.
A placename suffix indicating a fortified place.
Used to form names of RNA polymerase (NS5B) inhibitors used as antivirals.
procession
A procainamide or lidocaine derivative used as a Class I antiarrhythmic.
A synthetic alkaloid used as a local anesthetic.
Used to denote a plan that provides health care services.
Part of a fruit or fruiting body.
plural of -carp
Forming words for audiovisual content distributed to an audience, usually in a manner denoted by the word stem.
Used to form names of carbocyclic nucleosides used as antivirals.
Denoting a cappuccino-like beverage with another specified ingredient (a cherry-ccino with cherries) or purpose (puppuccino for puppies).
A tumour.
plural of -cel
Related to the geologic era called the Cenozoic, the current one.
Appended to a person's name (usually a female, child, a close friend, or an intimate) to add politeness. It is sometimes used to denote cuteness or familiarity.
Alternative form of -cha.
An organism, especially a plant or plant pathogen, that spreads by a specified agent, or in a specified manner.
Method of plant or seed dispersal.
Used to make adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -cide.
killing
a monoclonal antibody that targets the cardiovascular system
Excessive usage of the phoneme.
fracture (having a fracture of such a form)
something that breaks or destroys.
A specified form of slope or gradation.
plural of -coccus
A cavity.
Alternative spelling of -coel.
a monoclonal antibody that targets colon tumors
Forming nouns (and occasionally adjectives) relating to organisms that inhabit a particular habitat.
horn(s)
Used to form names of corticosteroids except prednisolone derivatives.
Used to form names of corticosteroids except prednisolone derivatives.
Combines with the prefixes for 1-9 to form complex prefixes referring to 21-29.
World.
Used to form names of selective cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors.
rule (in the sense of governing).
A skill of a particular kind.
temperament, constituent pattern.
A participant in a specified form of government.
plural of -crat
indicating a material functionally similar to concrete
Used to form names of acridine derivatives.
Forms the names of sports that involve racing across an artificial cross-country course of bumps, jumps, drop-offs, troughs, curves, and such.
Cryptography.
crystal.
Denoting things associated with, or compared to, Dracula: Count Chocula, Bunnicula etc.
Used to form diminutive nouns.
Alternative form of -cule (diminutive suffix).
Alternative form of -cule (diminutive suffix).
Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.
Related to (a particular kind) of cells.
skin or covering
skin or skin disease
Binding, fusion.
An unsaturated hydrocarbon with two double bonds; a diene
Used to form names of vasodilators.
Used to form names of vasodilators.
islands, archipelago.
Used to form names of dopamine receptor agonists or dopamine derivatives used as antiparkinsonisms or prolactin inhibitors.
Used to form names of sympathomimetics.
Forms placenames related to racetracks (now especially large covered racetracks) or similar structures.
The quality or state of running or moving in a specified manner.
Forms names of certain types of motors and electrical circuits.
Alternative form of -odynia (when the preceding morpheme has a terminal vowel)
Used to form the second-person singular simple past indicative of verbs.
Alternative form of -izzle (suffix forming hip-hop-sounding words)
Alternative form of -ein.
Used after a title to indicate that the person has been elected to hold the title, but has not yet officially taken it.
Used to form adjectives from chemical names, particularly acids and their derivatives.
Used to form feminine proper names
Alternative spelling of -aemia.
Same as -ance; having the state or condition of.
plural of -ence
Forming abstract nouns denoting conditions, qualities, or states.
simple past and past participle of -en
plural of -ene
present participle and gerund of -en
An endothelin receptor antagonist.
suffix for alkenyl functional groups
Used with nouns to form adjectives with the sense of resembling or having the characteristics of the suffixed term; similar to -ous.
Alternative form of -rel.
Used to form names of ergot alkaloid derivatives.
Produced or activated by (the specified thing).
work
Alternative spelling of -ery (“place”).
plural of -ery
Non-Oxford British English standard form of -erize.
To add r-coloring; to take on an r-colored vowel; to exhibit or undergo erhua.
Used to form verbs from nouns, following the pattern of verbs derived from Latin verbs ending in -esco
simple past and past participle of -esce
third-person singular simple present indicative of -esce
Used to form nouns denoting condition, action, or process.
In the style or manner of; appended to nouns, especially proper nouns, and forming adjectives.
Alternative form of -ess.
plural of -ess
Alternative form of -stan.
Used to form names of estrogens.
Used to form adjectives, meaning "pertaining to", derived from nouns, most of which end in -esis
Indicating a 4-ring heterocyclic compound with nitrogen and one double bond
Alternative form of -ette, used in forming female given names.
Used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.
Forming nouns denoting female people, usually from terms ending in French -eur.
Forms the names of functional diseases or of conditions such as pyrexia or cachexia.
Used to form names of ibufenac derivatives used as generic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Used to form names of fibrinogen receptor antagonists.
simple past and past participle of -fy
One who, or that which, does what is indicated by the stem (usually a verb).
third-person singular simple present indicative of -fy
Having or pertaining to a gender identity or sexual orientation which fluctuates in intensity or between multiple options.
Hydrophobic rigid contact lens material.
Used to make adjectives meaning times.
Having the shape or form of; looking like.
Used to form names of phosphorous derivatives of various pharmacological categories.
Used to form names of phosphonic acid derivatives used as antivirals.
Free from; devoid of; without.
Euphemistic form of -fag
Used to form names of phenethyl derivatives used as sympathomimetics.
Euphemistic form of -fag
travelling out from
Used to signify a noun that dispels or removes.
Now uncommon spelling of -ful.
plural of -ful
a monoclonal antibody that targets a fungus
present participle and gerund of -fy
Used to form names of gabamimetic agents.
Used to form nouns describing forms of marriage.
Combined with a relevant place, person, activity, etc. to form the names of scandals.
plural of -gate
Denotes a genre of music which makes heavy use of distortion effects and wall of sound production.
describes something which is formed in a certain way or produces something
Forms adjectives relating to things producing or generating something.
Used to form words for the aglycone (non-saccharide) residues of steroidal glycosides.
production
Used to form names of steroids, progestogens.
Combined with a relevant place, person, activity, etc. to form the names of scandals.
language
Forming nouns relating to the jaws or mouthparts.
Scientific knowledge of a subject.
Forms nouns that describe the genesis of a class of thing.
to strive towards some action; similar to -maxx, but also implies misguidedness or foolishness
a monoclonal antibody that targets testicular tumors
a monoclonal antibody that targets ovarian tumors
Describes a specified way of walking or locomotion, especially according to the limbs or organs utilized.
Something written, drawn or otherwise recorded.
that writes
Used to signify a local ruler or administrator.
Used to form names of platelet aggregation inhibitors.
Used to form names of platelet aggregation inhibitors.
the state of having a specific number of wives
Rotatory.
Used to create nouns indicating a state; -hood.
plural of -head
plural of -hedron
Used to refer to derivatives of Stonehenge.
Denotes addiction to or indulgence in the substance or activity of the stem word.
A substantive suffix denoting a condition or state of being.
plural of -hood
Relating to the hyoid bone.
plural of -ial
Alternative form of -ana.
plural of -ian
plural of -iasis (occasionally denoting types of the noncount sense, as for example with lithiases)
A pathological condition or process.
Forms names of specialized fields of medical practice.
An adjective suffix, now usually in a passive sense; forms adjectives meaning "able to be", "relevant or suitable to, in accordance with", or expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense.
Used to form adverbs corresponding to adjectives that end in -ible.
Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning "of or pertaining to"; adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Greek or Latin origin, but used with other words also.
Used to form names of isoxicam derivatives used as anti-inflammatory agents.
Used to form names of uricases.
forming nouns denoting occupations
Alternative form of -cide.
Forms abstract nouns from Greek or Latin bases.
Used to form nouns, denoting a quality or condition, from adjectives, especially ones ending in -ic (in which case "ic" is not duplicated (see -ity)).
Alternative form of -sicle.
Radical having two valence bonds at the point of attachment.
Forming nouns or adjectives.
Denotes a chemical compound containing a ring containing nitrogen
Used to form diminutive nouns.
reproductive organs, gametes, and early life stages
indicates a female variant of a noun ending in -ian
spelling of the suffix sequence -y followed by -est, or of certain words ending in -y suffixed with -est.
Forming nouns denoting the quality or condition of being what is indicated by the first element of the word.
Used to form names of clomifene or tamoxifen derivatives used as antiestrogens or estrogen receptor modulators.
simple past and past participle of -ify
Alternative form of -fier.
third-person singular simple present indicative of -ify
Alternative form of -form (with interfix -i-)
A sematilide derivative used as a Class III antiarrhythmic.
Used to form names of numerical bases (radixes).
Used to form names of acyl CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase inhibitors used as antihyperlipidemics.
Used to form names of immunosuppressants other than antineoplastics.
A component of some female given names.
Alternative form of io-.
Used to form an adjective meaning "resembling" from nouns ending in -ium/-ia.
Suffix added to verbs to form nouns.
Alternative spelling of -ous.
simple past and past participle of -ise
Alternative form of -izer.
third-person singular simple present indicative of -ise
present participle and gerund of -ise
plural of -ism
Alternative form of -ism.
Forms nouns denoting one who follows a principle; an adept.
Alternative form of -stan.
Used to form adjectives from nouns or from other adjectives, with the meaning "of or pertaining to" the preceding component.
Forming adjectives, typically from a place ending in -polis.
Forming verbs, typically implying intense or repetitive activity.
plural of -ite
Relating to, resembling, marked by.
plural of -ity
Alternative form of -tion (with interfix -i-)
Denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection.
Forming the names of polyhydric alcohols (sugar alcohols).
Used to forms nouns of state, condition or quality.
plural of -ium
simple past and past participle of -ize
used to form nouns which are formed from verbs from nouns or adjectives, the final nouns having the sense of "the agent which makes what is denoted by the noun/adjective".
third-person singular simple present indicative of -ize
Used to form names of diphenylmethylpiperazine derivatives.
present participle and gerund of -ize
Alternative form of -izzle (suffix forming hip-hop-sounding words)
Used to form names of kanamycin and bekanamycin derivatives (obtained from Streptomyces kanamyceticus) used as antibiotics.
a monoclonal antibody that targets interleukins
Used to form nouns denoting groups or classes taken collectively from animate nouns
Forms names of specific cytokines.
indicates a type of swimwear
Used to form names of interleukin receptor antagonists.
Forms (often intentionally childish or twee) diminutives of nouns.
Used to form names of renin inhibitors.
A flagellate of a given type.
Forming nouns denoting abnormal or disordered forms of speech.
Used to form the name of a territory, country, or region.
Worshipper of.
worship of
A (language) variety.
A suffix meaning “meadow” present in various given names and toponyms of Old English origin
a specified form of possession (noun sense 5 or noun sense 6), fit or seizure
Having pollen grains with one or more leptomata, thin edges near the pole
a monoclonal antibody that targets an infectious lesion
Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.
comparative form of -ly: more -ly
superlative form of -ly: most -ly
Resembling, having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns).
a monoclonal antibody that is an immunomodulator
small, immature, miniature
forming adverbs, generally of condition or situation
Used to form the names of rocks and minerals.
Alternative form of -lite.
Action or proceeding, practice, ritual
Synonym of -logist.
Forms names of speech disorders.
-logical
plural of -log
Speech, or a way of speaking, a narrative, logical discourse.
A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.
Forms adjectives indicating length or duration when suffixed to nouns.
speaking, speech
Someone who exercises power through a particular means.
decomposition or breakdown
Word-forming element used in making nouns corresponding to nouns in -lysis and adjectives in -lytic.
Used in adjectives relating to nouns with the suffix -lysis.
Forming nouns with the sense of ‘battle, fight’.
to carry out a specified form of divination
Divination.
Forming compound nouns with the sense of person who has a mania for.
Alternative form of -mans.
compulsion or obsession.
Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning the state of being (the adjective), the quality of being (the adjective), or the measure of being (the adjective).
a monoclonal antibody that targets mammary tumors
Used to form nouns having the sense of "a comrade or fellow with whom what is denoted by the noun is shared".
plural of -mate
Used to denote a fixed number, measure, or amount at a time.
a monoclonal antibody that targets melanomas
A condition of the limb(s).
Attached to a verb to form a noun meaning the action denoted by the verb or its result.
plural of -ment
Forming nouns with the sense of part, segment
Used to form the names of measuring devices.
Forming nouns relating to measures and measurement.
Used to form names of aminoglycosides, antibiotics obtained from various Micromonospora.
Used in the names of several twisty puzzles.
Hatred; dislike; aversion.
Hating (something); averse to (something).
Forms nouns relating to a person who is presenting in a given manner regardless of their gender identity.
third-person singular simple present indicative of -mog
Forming a placename or a surname derived therefrom and denoting or connoting a hill or mountain; sometimes (as in estate names) used more for euphony and connotation than for geomorphic denotation. Word formation in English using the suffix to name towns and family estates was most productive in the mid-19th through mid-20th centuries.
Deadjectival suffix used to form an abstract noun usually from personal adjectives.
Used to form a comparative of certain adjectives and adverbs, usually ending in -er.
shape, form, structure
Furthest; -est; used to form superlatives of certain adjectives, especially directional and inherently-comparative ones.
Relating to motion or motor functions.
a monoclonal antibody that targets the musculoskeletal system
Used to form names of antibiotics produced by Streptomyces strains.
Used to form names of cannabinoid receptor agonists.
Denoting a hurricane or a whirl containing or made of the stem word.
plural of -nado
Pressed, closed.
relating to a nastic change
Forms nouns meaning voyager or traveller
Used to form names of HIV protease inhibitors used as antivirals.
Characteristic of, pertaining to, or possessing a filiform structure.
Alternative form of -nema.
a monoclonal antibody that targets the nervous system
Appended in general, often informally, stylistically, or jocularly, for reification of an attribute.
Obsolete spelling of -ness.
plural of -nik
plural of -nik
plural of -nik
a system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a body of a particular field; distribution, arrangement, management
Alternative form of -onymy.
Used to form the names of salts and esters of carboxylic acids e.g. benzoate, hexanoate
tooth; toothed
plural of -off
Indicating a 5-ring heterocyclic compound with nitrogen and one double bond
Alternative form of -logy, used for phonological reasons when the preceding morpheme ends in certain consonant sounds.
Used to form names of compounds with the structure Ar–OCH₂CH(OH)CH₂NH–R used as β-adrenoceptor antagonists.
Used to form names of steroids or steroidlike drugs that are not prednisolone derivatives.
plural of -oma
plural of -oma
Obsolete form of -oma.
Forms adjectives meaning "related to the study of".
Forms nouns meaning “a study of the totality of something”.
A tile with a specified number of connected squares.
Used to form a verb from nouns ending in -oma.
Used to form names of conditions involving a tumor, swelling, or mass.
Used to form the names of acids derived from aldoses by the oxidation of the aldehyde group (e.g., gluconic acid).
Designating an onium particle.
Alternative form of -nomy.
word
Used to form nouns describing the study, formation, or use of words or names
vision (used to form names of visual defects)
Alternative form of -poly.
Forming compound nouns denoting specific deficiencies of sight.
Synonym of -opia (“seeing”).
examination
Used to form, from one noun, a second meaning "wide view of" the first, or (with ironic reference to the preceding sense) "surfeit of", "overattention to", or "exaggerated praise of" the first.
plural of -orium
Forming nouns denoting a place for a particular function or thing.
Used to form names of morphinan derivates used as opioid receptor antagonists/agonists.
plural of -osis
An alpha-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist
functional disease or condition such as hepatosis
Smell; odour.
Having disease or abnormal condition.
Alternative form of -tomy.
conjoined twins
Used to form names of verapamil derivatives used as calcium channel blockers.
Used to form names of heparin derivatives including low molecular mass heparins.
Used to form nouns indicating someone with a particular disorder
plural of -path
suffering, feeling, emotion
Indicative of a pause or discontinuance.
Referring to the recurring or repeating element in a word describing multiple iterations of an event.
Alternative form of -ped.
A specialized encyclopedia about the prefixed subject.
Alternative form of -pelago (“sea”).
deficiency
travelling towards
Fixing (in place), fastening.
Something that eats, or consumes.
Feeding on; consumption of.
Appearing; visible; seeming.
Concerning a manifestation or (first) appearance.
Alternative spelling of -phile.
Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend".
liking for
Used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing.
A type of sound.
sound or its production
Alternative spelling of -phore (carrier).
Bearer, carrier or conveyor.
Alternative form of -phyll.
leaf
Tribehood.
A member of a taxonomic group of plants or algae, chiefly one whose taxonomic name ends (or ended) in -phyta.
Used to form names of zolpidem derivatives used as hypnotics/sedatives.
Used to form names of tricyclic compounds.
The contents of a cell.
A small body, structure, particle, or granule, especially of living matter.
Alternative form of -plasia.
Comprising a number of parts, as in duplex.
Indicating the number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.
Used to form names of imidazopyrimidine or pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives used as anxiolytics, sedatives, or hypnotics.
breathing, respiration
Alternative spelling of -pnea.
Having feet; footed.
Alternative form of -pod.
A unit or line consisting of a specified number of metrical feet
Used to form nouns that denote the making or creating of something.
Forms names of cities or kinds of cities.
Pertaining to the number of sellers in a market.
plural of -post
Used to form names of prednisone and prednisolone derivatives.
Used to form names of sulpiride derivatives.
Used to form names of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors.
Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors and used as antibacterials.