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Weekly Vocabulary Words for Kids February 19

Increase your child's vocabulary with this list.

  1. arena | see definition»

    an enclosed area used for public entertainment

  2. bodega | see definition»

    a usually small grocery store in an urban area

  3. eavesdrop | see definition»

    to listen secretly to private conversation

  4. haggard | see definition»

    having a hungry, tired, or worried look

  5. irate | see definition»

    very angry

  6. ligament | see definition»

    a tough band of tissue that holds bones together or keeps an organ in place in the body

  7. retribution | see definition»

    punishment for doing something wrong

  8. tantamount | see definition»

    equal to something in value, meaning, or effect

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