Vocabulary: Words With Meaning and Example
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In this article, we have printables on SMART VOCABULARY for kids! This will help the kiddos build their vocabulary and will further help in their language and communication development! Having a diverse vocabulary set right from childhood can be beneficial for them in the future, so we brought you some easy-to-remember and learn vocabs to attain smartness in the kids! You can even print them out as flashcards to have a quiz as a fun learning activity anytime and anywhere!
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Smart Vocabulary For Kids
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Aficionado![Aficionado - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/aficionado-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: A person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime
eg. He is a crossword aficionado.
Afters![Afters - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/afters-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Sweet food is eaten at the end of a meal.
eg. We had ice cream for afters.
Agog![Agog - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/agog-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Very eager or curious to hear or see something
eg. People are agog for the Delhi election results.
Apprehensive![Apprehensive - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/apprehensive-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen
eg. I’m very apprehensive about my upcoming exams.
Audacity![Audacity - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/audacity-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: The willingness to take bold risks
eg. Her audacity came in handy during the emergency.
Belabour![Belabour - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/belabour-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Attack someone physically or verbally
eg. Jane was belaboring Ed with her fists.
Big-Headed![Big-Headed - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/big-headed-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: An arrogant person
eg. His boss was a big-headed person.
Burning Desire![Burning Desire - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/burning-desire-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: If you have a burning desire to do something, you are extremely interested in it or want to do it.
eg. She has a burning desire to open her own school.
Burst![Burst - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/burst-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: to explode outward, with noise
eg. One of the balloons burst with a loud noise.
Chatterbox![Chatterbox - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chatterbox-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: A chatterbox is someone who talks a lot.
eg. Your sister’s a real chatterbox!
Condone![Condone - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/condone-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Accept (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive)
eg. The college cannot condone any behavior that involves illicit drugs.
Corpulent![Corpulent - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/corpulent-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: If you describe someone as corpulent you mean they are fat
eg. This is a story about a corpulent gentleman.
Covenant![Covenant - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/covenant-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: An agreement or a promise
eg. The covenant to pay the rent on the due date is absolutely fundamental.
Demure![Demure - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/demure-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Shy, modest, and well-behaved (especially used for girls)
eg. Hannah is very demure and sweet.
Disdain![Disdain - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/disdain-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: The feeling of not liking someone or something and thinking that they do not deserve your interest or respect
eg. He regards the political process with disdain.
Disposable![Disposable - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/disposable-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: A product that is purchased with the intention of throwing it away after use.
eg. I purchased some disposable cups for the picnic.
Distinctive![Distinctive - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/distinctive-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Unique/ different from others
eg. Rehman biryani has its distinctive taste.
Doff![Doff - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/doff-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Remove (an item of clothing)
eg. She doffed her hat.
Don![Don - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/don-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Put on (an item of clothing)
eg. In the dressing room, the players donned their football shirts.
Empty-Headed![Empty-Headed - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/empty-headed-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: A stupid person who lacks intelligence or sense
eg. I’ve never seen such an empty-headed student.
Equivocate![Equivocate - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/equivocate-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: To intentionally speak in a way that is unclear and confusing, especially to hide the truth
eg. He asked her once again about that matter and again she equivocated.
Farouche![Farouche - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/farouche-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: A shy person, socially inept
eg. Helena is so farouche.
Fatigued![Fatigued - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/fatigued-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Tired/ exhausted
eg. She looked fatigued, with dark circles under her eyes.
Flabby![Flabby - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/flabby-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: (of a part of a person’s body) soft and loose
eg. This exercise helps to flatten a flabby stomach.
Frivolous![Frivolous - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/frivolous-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Behaving in a silly way and not taking anything seriously
eg. I think he sees her as a frivolous young woman.
Gallant![Gallant - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/gallant-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Brave and heroic
eg. I made gallant efforts to win the first medal.
Grimace![Grimace - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/grimace-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Expression of pain or disgust
eg. She had a grimacing face when her coffee slipped.
Insatiable![Insatiable - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/insatiable-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.
eg. Like so many politicians, he had an insatiable hunger for power.
Leverage![Leverage - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/leverage-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Use (something to achieve something new or better)
eg. We can gain a market advantage by leveraging our network of partners.
Lucid![Lucid - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/lucid-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Expressed clearly; easy to understand
eg. The lecture was lucid and straightforward, allowing the students to grasp the concepts presented fully.
Ludicrous![Ludicrous - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ludicrous-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Foolish, unreasonable, nonsensical
eg. His ludicrous expressions make me cringe.
Mitigate![Mitigate - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mitigate-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful
eg. It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the natural environment of the island.
Peculiar![Peculiar - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/peculiar-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Unusual and strange/ different from what is normal
eg. She has the most peculiar ideas.
Penitent![Penitent - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/penitent-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Someone who is very sorry for something wrong that they have done, and regrets their actions.
eg. He realized that he was wrong and looked so penitent.
Perilous![Perilous - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/perilous-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Full of danger or risk/ extremely dangerous
eg. The roads were perilous and we had to be really careful on every bend.
Perish![Perish - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/perish-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: To die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed
eg. Three hundred people perished in the earthquake.
Perplexed![Perplexed - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/perplexed-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Someone who is confused or shocked.
eg. If you were me, you would get perplexed too.
Pugnacious![Pugnacious - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pugnacious-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: A person who is always ready to argue or fight.
eg. Due to her pugnacious nature, she is not liked.
Quibble![Quibble - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/quibble-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: To argue about something that is not very important
eg. There’s no point quibbling over a couple of dollars.
Recluse![Recluse - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/recluse-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: A person who lives alone and avoids going outside or talking to other people
eg. She is a millionaire recluse who refuses to give interviews.
Serene![Serene - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/serene-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Peaceful and calm; worried by nothing
eg. Natalie always has a serene smile on her face.
Shrug![Shrug - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/shrug-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Raise (one’s shoulders) slightly and momentarily to express doubt
eg. She shrugged her shoulders as if to say that there was nothing she could do about it.
Slacker![Slacker - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/slacker-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: A person who avoids work
eg. We need hard-working employees, not slackers.
Sojourn![Sojourn - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sojourn-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Stay somewhere temporarily
eg. She had sojourned once in Egypt.
Spotty![Spotty - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spotty-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: A person with spots on their skin.
eg. Use this cream for your spotty skin.
Sycophant![Sycophant - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sycophant-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Someone who praises powerful or rich people in order to get some advantage from them
eg. She appears to be a sycophant.
Tear-Jerker![Tear-Jerker - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/tear-jerker-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: A film, play, book, or story that makes you cry.
eg. Bring a pile of tissues with you when you watch that tear-jerker film.
Thwart![Thwart - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/thwart-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: to stop something from happening or someone from doing something
eg. Our holiday plans were thwarted by the airline pilots’ strike.
Trendy![Trendy - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/trendy-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Someone or something that is trendy or very fashionable and modern
eg. These shoes are trendy and up-to-date.
Truce![Truce - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/truce-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: a short interruption in a war or argument, or an agreement to stop fighting for a period of time
eg. After years of rivalry the two companies have agreed (the US agreed to) a truce.
Turmoil![Turmoil - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/turmoil-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: A state of great disturbance, confusion, and anxiety
eg. Your mind is in such turmoil you do not know what you are saying.
Uncouth![Uncouth - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/uncouth-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Someone who is rude, noisy, and unpleasant.
eg. She thought he was loud-mouthed and uncouth.
Upside![Upside - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/upside-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Advantage/ the positive part of a situation
eg. It’s annoying that we can’t travel until Thursday. But the upside is that the tickets will be cheaper then.
Vex![Vex - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/vex-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Make(someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried
eg. Don’t vex your mother, she’s in a foul mood.
Vim![Vim - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/vim-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: Energy; enthusiasm
eg. Tortoise is full of vim and vigour.
Wend![Wend - Vocabulary](https://www.kidpid.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/wend-vocabulary.png)
Meaning: To move slowly and not directly
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