42 Academic and Specific Vocabulary & Spelling Lists with Definitions and Examples

Continuing with my most recent vocabulary post, in this post, I present 42 Academic and Specific Vocabulary Spelling Lists with Definitions, along with some other worthwhile vocabulary teaching resources. These documents and learning materials (in pdf format) will provide a strong basis for understanding the English language, its multiplicity of words and phrases and how to use them with their meanings.

2,265 Most Frequent English Words (62 pgs, 2.06MB)
6-8 Grade Word Wizard Vocabulary Word List with Definitions (15 pgs, 102KB)
8th Grade Science Glossary (17 pgs, 135KB)
8th Grade Science Vocabulary with Definitions (6 pgs, 185KB)
8th Grade Science Vocabulary, Definitions, Review and Answers (11 pgs, 103KB)
9th Grade Spelling List (300 Words)
10th Grade SAT Word List with Meanings (10 pgs, 310KB)
262 SAT Vocabulary Words (17 pgs, 156KB)
300 Most Difficult SAT Words (13 pgs, 139MB)
The SAT’s Top 1000 Vocabulary Words with Definitions and Sentences (100 pgs, 1.00MB)
10,032 Top Noun+Noun Sequences (197 pgs, 921KB)
11,805 Top Verb+the+Noun Sequences (232 pgs, 776KB)
Academic Language of the English-Language Arts (15 pgs, 2.57MB)
Academic Vocabulary Cards (7 pgs, 496KB)
Academic Vocabulary Worksheet (18 pgs, 325KB)
Cambridge English Vocabulary List (56 pgs, 625KB)
Building English Language Learners’ Academic Vocabulary (5 pgs, 220KB)
Common Core Vocabulary and Engagement Strategies (56 pgs, 1.36MB)
Eighth Grade Spelling & Vocabulary Lists with Meanings (16 pgs, 62KB)
Math Common Terms (13 pgs, 190KB)
Math Vocabulary, Grades 3-5 (2 pgs, 97KB)
Math Words Sorted by Grade (4 pgs, 148KB)
NAWL Word List of 960 High Frequency Academic Words (32 pgs, 114KB)
Specific Vocabulary for Academic Subject Areas (14 pgs, 106KB)
Strategies to Build Student Vocabularies, Grades 4-12 (32 pgs, 402KB)
Sublists 1-10 of the Academic Word List with Word Families (29 pgs, 77KB)
Sublists 1-10 of the Most Frequent Words in Academic Word List (10 pgs, 84KB)
Supports for Writing and Discussion (4 pgs, 247KB)
Tennessee Academic Vocabulary, Guide for Educators (38 pgs, 309KB)
The 1,000 Most Common SAT Words with Definition and Sentences (70 pgs, 552KB)
The 4,000 Words Essential for an Educated Vocabulary (159 pgs, 983KB)
The Academic Word List of 570 Headwords with Related Forms & Definition Links (43 pgs, 1.29MB)
The Academic Word List of 570 Headwords with Related Forms by Sublist Frequency (18 pgs, 99KB)
Tier 2 and Tier 3 Common Core Vocabulary Terms (28 pgs, 263KB)
Tier 2 Vocabulary for Grades K-12 (12 pgs, 617KB)
Top 500 Vocabulary Words with Definitions (20 pgs, 237KB)
Vocabulary and Writing Guidelines (9 pgs, 173KB)
Vocabulary Development Strategies from Vanderbilt University (8 pgs, 622KB)
Vocabulary Development (162 pgs, 1.48MB)
Vocabulary Instruction Foundations (97 pgs, 3.70MB)
Word Knowledge – Which One Doesn’t Belong (12 pgs, 592KB)
Writing with Wow Words and Building Vocabulary (49 pgs, 4.65MB)