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Weekly Vocabulary Words for Kids August 31

Increase your child's vocabulary with this list.

  1. agile | see definition»

    able to move quickly and easily

  2. evanescent | see definition»

    tending to vanish like vapor : not lasting

  3. hovel | see definition»

    a small poorly built usually dirty house

  4. indulge | see definition»

    to allow (yourself) to have or do something as a special pleasure

  5. parch | see definition»

    to dry or make dry from heat and lack of moisture

  6. peruse | see definition»

    to read through carefully

  7. ponder | see definition»

    to think over carefully

  8. tulip | see definition»

    a plant related to the lily that grows from a bulb and has a large cup-shaped flower in early spring

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