Vocabulary

Weekly Vocabulary Words for Kids March 23

Increase your child's vocabulary with this list.

  1. fray | see definition»

    to wear into shreds

  2. melodramatic | see definition»

    extremely or overly emotional

  3. milieu | see definition»

    surroundings, setting

  4. mischief | see definition»

    behavior or activity that annoys or bothers but is not meant to cause serious harm

  5. puny | see definition»

    small and weak in size or power

  6. scamper | see definition»

    to run or move quickly and often playfully about

  7. wistful | see definition»

    having or showing sad thoughts and feelings about something that you want to have or do and especially about something that made you happy in the past

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!