Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Definition
Words 5 letters or less
100

sympathy, mercy

Compassion

100

to observe carefully

scrutinize

100
irritable

querulous

100

anachronistic

out-of-date

100

skillful

deft

200

profound respect

reverence

200

to attribute to someone

Impute

200

secret, stealthy

surreptitious

200

superfluous

more than enough

200

watchful, alert

wary

300

speaker

orator

300

to criticize harshly

censure

300

guilt diminishing

Extenuating

300

transient

temporary, fleeting

300
extremely dry

arid

400

joy, exultation

jubilation

400

to regard with scorn 

disdain

400

hateful

rancorous

400

vindicate

to clear from blame

400

a source of harm

bane

500

short account of event

anecdote

500

to verify, confirm

substantiate 

500

displaying wealth

ostentatious

500

precocious

talented beyond one's age

500

to strongly desire, to crave

covet