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
Meaning: A person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime
eg. He is a crossword aficionado.
Afters
Meaning: Sweet food is eaten at the end of a meal.
eg. We had ice cream for afters.
Agog
Meaning: Very eager or curious to hear or see something
eg. People are agog for the Delhi election results.
Apprehensive
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
Meaning: The willingness to take bold risks
eg. Her audacity came in handy during the emergency.
Belabour
Meaning: Attack someone physically or verbally
eg. Jane was belaboring Ed with her fists.
Big-Headed
Meaning: An arrogant person
eg. His boss was a big-headed person.
Burning Desire
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
Meaning: to explode outward, with noise
eg. One of the balloons burst with a loud noise.
Chatterbox
Meaning: A chatterbox is someone who talks a lot.
eg. Your sister’s a real chatterbox!
Condone
Meaning: Accept (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive)
eg. The college cannot condone any behavior that involves illicit drugs.
Corpulent
Meaning: If you describe someone as corpulent you mean they are fat
eg. This is a story about a corpulent gentleman.
Covenant
Meaning: An agreement or a promise
eg. The covenant to pay the rent on the due date is absolutely fundamental.
Demure
Meaning: Shy, modest, and well-behaved (especially used for girls)
eg. Hannah is very demure and sweet.
Disdain
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
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
Meaning: Unique/ different from others
eg. Rehman biryani has its distinctive taste.
Doff
Meaning: Remove (an item of clothing)
eg. She doffed her hat.
Don
Meaning: Put on (an item of clothing)
eg. In the dressing room, the players donned their football shirts.
Empty-Headed
Meaning: A stupid person who lacks intelligence or sense
eg. I’ve never seen such an empty-headed student.
Equivocate
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
Meaning: A shy person, socially inept
eg. Helena is so farouche.
Fatigued
Meaning: Tired/ exhausted
eg. She looked fatigued, with dark circles under her eyes.
Flabby
Meaning: (of a part of a person’s body) soft and loose
eg. This exercise helps to flatten a flabby stomach.
Frivolous
Meaning: Behaving in a silly way and not taking anything seriously
eg. I think he sees her as a frivolous young woman.
Gallant
Meaning: Brave and heroic
eg. I made gallant efforts to win the first medal.
Grimace
Meaning: Expression of pain or disgust
eg. She had a grimacing face when her coffee slipped.
Insatiable
Meaning: (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.
eg. Like so many politicians, he had an insatiable hunger for power.
Leverage
Meaning: Use (something to achieve something new or better)
eg. We can gain a market advantage by leveraging our network of partners.
Lucid
Meaning: Expressed clearly; easy to understand
eg. The lecture was lucid and straightforward, allowing the students to grasp the concepts presented fully.
Ludicrous
Meaning: Foolish, unreasonable, nonsensical
eg. His ludicrous expressions make me cringe.
Mitigate
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
Meaning: Unusual and strange/ different from what is normal
eg. She has the most peculiar ideas.
Penitent
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
Meaning: Full of danger or risk/ extremely dangerous
eg. The roads were perilous and we had to be really careful on every bend.
Perish
Meaning: To die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed
eg. Three hundred people perished in the earthquake.
Perplexed
Meaning: Someone who is confused or shocked.
eg. If you were me, you would get perplexed too.
Pugnacious
Meaning: A person who is always ready to argue or fight.
eg. Due to her pugnacious nature, she is not liked.
Quibble
Meaning: To argue about something that is not very important
eg. There’s no point quibbling over a couple of dollars.
Recluse
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
Meaning: Peaceful and calm; worried by nothing
eg. Natalie always has a serene smile on her face.
Shrug
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
Meaning: A person who avoids work
eg. We need hard-working employees, not slackers.
Sojourn
Meaning: Stay somewhere temporarily
eg. She had sojourned once in Egypt.
Spotty
Meaning: A person with spots on their skin.
eg. Use this cream for your spotty skin.
Sycophant
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
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
Meaning: to stop something from happening or someone from doing something
eg. Our holiday plans were thwarted by the airline pilots’ strike.
Trendy
Meaning: Someone or something that is trendy or very fashionable and modern
eg. These shoes are trendy and up-to-date.
Truce
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
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
Meaning: Someone who is rude, noisy, and unpleasant.
eg. She thought he was loud-mouthed and uncouth.
Upside
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
Meaning: Make(someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried
eg. Don’t vex your mother, she’s in a foul mood.
Vim
Meaning: Energy; enthusiasm
eg. Tortoise is full of vim and vigour.
Wend
Meaning: To move slowly and not directly
eg. The thieves then wended their way through the dark back streets to the docks.
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