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Vocabulary Lists (for every grade)

The K-12 vocabulary list I couldn't find online

Why I created a list of over 4,000 words for grades K through 12
It goes without saying that vocabulary is an essential part of effective writing and reading. For this reason, I have spent much time searching for word lists that my students could use for the vocabulary activities in my lesson plans. I finally created this list of over 4,000 words from grades K-12 because I could not find a list that was both extensive  and accessible from a single web page. 
My method for creating each word list
To choose the vocabulary, I referenced word lists issued by school districts across the United States. I did this for each grade and excluded words I thought would not be sufficiently challenging. The words were selected with specific grade school exams in mind, like the SSAT, ISEE, SHSAT, and state exams.
Knowing words
What does it mean to know a word? I consider a word known when a student has mastered its form, meaning, and use. This means that a student can do the following: spell and pronounce a word, understand its dictionary meaning and connotation, and correctly use it in most contexts. This definition of word knowledge comes from Paul Nation's research on vocabulary, whose contribution to language acquisition is hard to overstate. If you are interested in delving deeper into the world of vocabulary acquisition, he is an authority in the field: click here to view his publications.
Retaining words
Unsurprisingly, research shows that students have a better chance of retaining a word when they create strong connections with the word in question. For this reason, the PDF activities available on this page engage learners in not only defining words but also creating sentences and images with them. I created my own vocabulary activities to encourage students to form meaningful associations with the words they use. The more students can create personal connections to a word in their written and spoken creations, the higher the chance of them retaining the word. The activities are a first step; however, to master a word, students should adopt it into their writing and speech. 
Consider sharing
It has been a lot of fun creating this resource for my students and others. As I'm sure you can imagine, it has taken a considerable amount of time to complete. It would mean the world to me if you share it. Others will benefit, and it will also help me create more free resources like this.

Table of Contents 

Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
​4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
7th Grade
​8th Grade
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9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
​12th Grade
Checklists (coming soon!)
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Vocabulary Activities

The activities below have been used countless times in classroom settings and in online teaching. Other teachers have purchased them from me in the past; however, I have decided to make them free for teachers, students, and parents. You are welcome to use my activities at home and in the classroom. Simply click one of the activities below to download it. Institutions, companies, and proprietors  must contact me before using my work. 
aplphabet_vocab_exercise_.pdf
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comic_strip_vocab_exercise.pdf
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break_apart_vocab_exercise_.pdf
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describing_situations_vocab_exercise_.pdf
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combo_sentences_vocab_exercise.pdf
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four_square_vocab_exercise_.pdf
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word_data_vocab_exercise_.pdf
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word_researcher_vocab_exercise_.pdf
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word_matrix_vocab_exercise_.pdf
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words_on_the_web_vocab_exercise_.pdf
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word_pairs_vocab_exercise_.pdf
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Kindergarten

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1st Grade

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comfortable
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2nd Grade

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3rd Grade

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4th Grade

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5th Grade

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abolish
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access
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achievement
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agony
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6th Grade

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abundant
access
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adequate
adhere
adjacent
agony
allegiance
ambition
ample
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anguish
anticipate
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artifact
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benefit
blunder
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burden
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campaign
capacity
capital
catastrophe
chronological
citizen
civic
civilization
clarity
collaborate
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concise
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influence
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migration
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narrate
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obstacle
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origin
originate
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parody
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persuade
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verge
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viewpoint
violate
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vital
vow

7th Grade

abate
abdicate
abnormal
abode
abrasive
abrupt
abruptly
accelerate
acclaim
acknowledge
acquire
acrid
addict
adequate
adjacent
admonish
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affliction
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allege
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apathy
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attribute
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bamboozle
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bias
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boycott
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brawl
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casualty
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cater
cause
characterize
chorus
chronological
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clamber
climax
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8th Grade

abet
abhor
abrasive
abuse
acceptance
access
accessory
accommodations
accord
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adapt
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adequate
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fortnight
foster
fragile
fragment
fraudulent
frequency
gallery
gaunt
generate
generation
gingerly
glorify
glut
gnarled
gracious
grapple
grieve
grope
gruesome
gullible
haggard
hamper
harmonious
haughty
haven
heritage
hilarious
hindrance
homicide
hospitable
hover
humane
humidity
humiliate
hydraulic
hypothesis
illuminate
immense
immigrate
imminent
immune
impel
imperative
imply
impose
improvise
impulsive
inaugurate
incense
incite
inclination
incomparable
inconsiderate
indelible
indifferent
inevitable
infinite
inflexible
ingenious
inherit
inquisitive
insoluble
inspire
instill
institute
integrate
integrity
intelligible
intensity
intentional
intercept
interrogate
intervene
intricate
intrigue
invariable
inventive
inventory
irascible
isolation
jeopardize
jubilation
jurisdiction
knoll
languish
latent
legendary
liable
liberal
liberate
literal
loll
lucrative
luminous
malfunction
malnutrition
manageable
maroon
massage
meddlesome
memento
memoir
menace
menagerie
mercenary
merge
mien
millennium
minimize
miscellaneous
misdeed
modify
monopoly
morale
multicolored
multitude
muse
muster
mutiny
mutual
myriad
narrate
nationality
negligent
neutral
notify
nourish
novelty
novice
obituary
obscure
obsolete
occupant
occurrence
omission
onslaught
opposition
optimism
ornate
ovation
overt
pacify
pamphlet
pang
panorama
parasitic
perish
persistent
perspective
persuasive
petition
petty
pewter
phenomenon
photogenic
picturesque
pioneer
pious
pithy
pivotal
planetarium
plausible
pleasantry
plunder
pollute
populate
porous
posterity
potential
prearrange
precise
predicament
prediction
premier
premiere
preposterous
presume
prevalent
primitive
principal
privilege
probable
probation
procedure
prodigy
proficient
profound
propaganda
proposal
proprietor
provision
prudent
pseudonym
pulverize
pun
punctual
pungent
quaint
quench
quote
rankle
rational
rebate
rebel
rebuff
rebuke
reception
recourse
recuperate
recur
refuge
regime
remorse
remote
renounce
renown
resilient
resolute
respiration
response
restore
restrain
revelation
revenue
reverberate
rigid
riotous
romantic
rubble
rue
ruthless
sable
sage
salutation
sanctuary
sarcasm
satire
saturate
secluded
sedate
sedative
serene
servile
shackle
significant
similar
simulate
simultaneous
sincerity
sinew
sleek
source
spacious
specific
sphere
spontaneous
sporadic
stamina
stance
staple
sterile
stint
strategy
strident
sublime
subside
successor
succumb
summit
superficial
surmise
surpass
susceptible
sustain
swelter
synthetic
tangible
tariff
tarnish
tedious
teem
temperament
testify
theme
theory
therapy
thrifty
thrive
tirade
titanic
tract
transit
transition
trepidation
tumult
turbulent
tycoon
ultimate
ungainly
universal
upbraid
urban
urgent
valid
validate
valor
variable
verify
vice versa
vie
vilify
vitality
voracious
wage
warranty
wrangle

9th Grade

abash
abomination
abscond
absolve
accelerate
accessory
accomplice
accost
acquittal
actuate
admonish
advocate
affiliation
affirmation
agility
agitate
alias
alleviate
allusion
aloof
alter
alternative
ambiguous
ambivalent
amble
amenable
amphitheater
ample
amputate
analogy
analyze
animated
animosity
annoy
annul
antagonism
anticlimax
antiseptic
aplomb
append
apprehensive
apprise
approximate
arbitrary
arcade
aromatic
artificial
ascribe
ashen
askew
assail
astute
attribute
austerity
authenticate
autocrat
autopsy
averse
awe
babble
barb
barrage
bedraggle
belated
benefactor
beneficial
benighted
bizarre
blasphemous
blatant
bleak
bloated
bolster
bountiful
bravado
brevity
brochure
brooch
bulwark
bungle
callous
calumny
canny
caption
caricature
carrion
casualty
cavalcade
celestial
chafe
chagrin
chaotic
chasm
chastise
checkered
chronic
circlet
circumscribe
clamber
clavicle
cleave
climactic
clique
coarse
cog
collateral
colossal
compact
compatible
complement
comprehensive
concentric
conception
concoct
concurrent
condescend
condiments
confine
congruence
connotation
context
contingent
contortion
contrast
convene
convoke
coquette
corroborate
cosmic
covenant
cower
crass
credible
creed
cull
culmination
cursory
cynic
dally
dearth
decadence
decoy
deducible
defeatist
deficient
delusion
demean
demise
demolition
demonstrate
demure
depict
deplete
derelict
derive
despotism
detergent
detract
detraction
devastate
devious
dictum
diffusion
digress
digressive
dilemma
diligent
dint
dire
dirge
disclaim
disconcert
disdain
dispersion
dissemble
dissent
dissolute
dissuade
distort
diverse
diversion
diversity
divest
dross
drudgery
eerie
effusive
egoism
egotism
elation
elicit
elude
elusory
emanate
emancipate
embroil
emulate
encumber
endearment
energize
enormity
enthrall
epilogue
epitaph
equestrian
equinox
equity
escalate
escapade
espionage
estranged
evaluate
exacerbate
excerpt
exemplary
exemplify
exhort
exotic
expediency
explicit
exposition
expunge
extant
extort
exuberant
fabricate
facilitate
faction
fallible
falter
fancied
fantastic
fawning
feasible
feign
feint
fervent
fester
fetter
fictitious
finale
finesse
fitful
flagging
flay
flout
fluctuate
fluster
forbearance
formulate
fortitude
frantic
fraught
fray
frenzied
friction
frigid
frustrate
fulsome
fusion
gainsay
gape
gauntlet
generality
generate
gentry
ghastly
gist
glaze
glean
gloat
goad
gory
granary
graphic
grueling
gruesome
gruff
guile
haggle
hallowed
hamper
harass
harping
harry
hazy
heresy
hibernate
hindmost
holocaust
homespun
humid
humility
hypocritical
hypothetical
ignoble
imbecility
imbibe
imminent
immobility
immune
impartial
impending
impertinent
impiety
implacable
implausible
implication
imply
impropriety
inanimate
inarticulate
incapacitate
incentive
incessant
incite
inclusive
incoherent
incongruity
incredulity
increment
indict
indisputable
indolent
infamous
inference
inflated
influx
infraction
infringe
infuriate
inherent
inhibit
inkling
innate
innovation
instigate
integrity
intercede
interminable
interpret
intimidate
intrepid
intuition
invulnerable
ironical
irreconcilable
isolate
iterate
jargon
jeopardize
jeopardy
jocular
jubilation
knell
labyrinth
lacerate
laggard
languid
latent
latitude
lavish
lethal
lewd
longevity
lout
lucrative
lunar
maim
mammoth
mandatory
maxim
meander
meddlesome
mediate
meditation
melee
mercenary
mete
metropolis
mettle
migratory
misadventure
misgivings
mishap
missile
mobile
molten
moodiness
morbid
morose
mortify
muddle
multiplicity
muse
musky
mutilate
natal
nauseate
nettle
nib
nicety
niche
nonchalance
noncommittal
nostalgia
novice
nutrient
oaf
obliterate
oblivion
obscure
obsolete
obtrusive
occult
odorous
olfactory
ominous
onomatopoeia
onslaught
ordinance
oscillate
overt
pacifist
pacify
palatable
pallid
paltry
pandemonium
panorama
pantomime
parley
parody
partiality
passive
pastoral
pathetic
patriarch
pediatrician
pell-mell
pensive
perception
perdition
perpetrate
perspective
pertinence
pertinent
pervade
perverse
pessimism
philanthropist
pithy
pittance
podiatrist
podium
polygamist
pommel
ponder
postulate
potpourri
practical
precipitate
preclude
precursor
predatory
premonition
prevalent
procrastinate
profusion
prognosticate
prolific
promiscuous
prone
proponent
propound
propriety
prostrate
protrude
provident
provocation
proximity
proxy
punitive
puny
quack
quell
quibble
quip
quizzical
rabid
rant
rapport
rationale
rationalize
rave
recant
recession
recipient
reciprocate
recluse
reconcile
recurrent
redress
redundant
reek
relegate
rend
render
renegade
renovate
replete
reprieve
reprimand
resonant
respective
respite
retaliate
retraction
retrieve
revile
revulsion
rift
rigor
rote
rummage
ruse
sabotage
saline
sallow
sate
satiate
saunter
savant
scavenger
schism
scourge
scrutiny
scuttle
sedate
seethe
seine
shimmer
simulate
soliloquy
spasmodic
specious
squalid
squander
stint
stoic
stolid
strident
subsequent
subsistence
subtlety
succinct
succumb
surmise
swelter
synthesis
tactile
talisman
tangible
tarnish
technique
tenuous
terse
testy
tether
throttle
timidity
tirade
torpid
touchy
toxic
transcend
transition
transparent
traumatic
tremor
trenchant
trite
tumid
turbid
turbulence
turmoil
ulterior
ultimate
unassuming
unbridled
uncanny
uncouth
unearthly
unfaltering
upbraid
valid
vapid
variegated
veneer
vent
verify
versatile
viable
vie
vindicate
virile
volatile
vulnerable
wrest

10th Grade

aberration
abject
abominate
abridge
abstraction
abyss
acclaim
accolade
accost
acoustic
acrid
acrimony
acute
adamant
adept
adjacent
adjudicate
adjunct
admonish
adulate
adulterate
advocate
affinity
affirmation
aftermath
aggregate
agrarian
allegory
allocate
altercation
alternative
ambidextrous
ambiguous
ambivalent
ameliorate
amenable
analogy
anarchy
animosity
annals
antiquated
aphorism
ascent
ascetic
ascribe
asperity
assemblage
assent
assiduous
assimilate
assimilated
astute
attest
augment
augur
august
aura
auspices
auspicious
austere
authentic
avarice
axiom
baleful
banal
bane
bastion
beleaguer
belie
belligerence
belligerent
bemuse
benevolent
berate
bereaved
bereft
beseech
beset
bilk
blatant
bogus
bolster
brandish
bravado
buffoon
bureaucratic
burgeon
calamitous
callous
capacity
carnage
castigate
cataclysm
catharsis
cautionary
cavil
cede
celestial
centennial
certitude
cessation
charisma
chary
chronic
churlish
circuitous
circumvent
clamor
clique
coalition
cognizant
cohesive
cohort
collaborate
colloquial
compel
comply
composite
compunction
concede
concoct
concurrent
condone
confidant
conjecture
connotation
conscience
constituent
constrain
consummate
contingent
contrite
conundrum
convalescent
conversant
convivial
countenance
courier
credulous
criteria
culinary
culpable
curator
curtail
cynicism
daunting
dearth
declivity
decorum
decrepit
deft
defunct
deity
dejected
delve
demeanor
demoralize
demure
denigrate
denizen
deplore
deploy
depreciate
derivative
derogatory
despondent
desultory
diabolical
differentiate
digress
dilemma
diminutive
disarray
disburse
discriminate
disgruntle
dismissive
disparage
disparity
disseminate
dissident
dissipate
distraught
divergent
diverse
divert
docile
doleful
dormant
dote
dour
dregs
dubious
dupe
ebullient
eccentric
effulgence
egocentric
elicit
elusive
emaciated
emissary
emote
emulate
enclave
endow
endure
engender
enigma
enormity
ensemble
enthrall
entrepreneur
ephemeral
epitaph
equilibrium
equitable
eradicate
errant
esoteric
esteem
estrange
ethereal
euphemism
euphoria
evanescent
exacerbate
exasperate
exodus
expedite
expel
expendable
extant
extrovert
exuberant
fabricate
facetious
facilitate
factotum
fallacy
fatuous
feasible
fervent
fervor
flaunt
flotilla
flourish
flout
foment
fortitude
fortuitous
fraudulent
fraught
frugal
furtive
galaxy
galvanize
gamut
gape
garish
gesticulate
gibe
gird
girth
glean
glib
glutton
gossamer
gourmet
grandiloquent
grandiose
gratuitous
guise
haggard
halcyon
harbinger
havoc
heinous
heresy
hierarchy
homily
homogeneous
hybrid
hyperbole
hypothetical
idiom
idle
ignominious
illicit
illusory
imbue
imminent
impalpable
​impediment
imperative
impervious
impetuous
implacable
implement
implore
importune
impulse
inalienable
incarcerate
inclination
incognito
incoherent
incongruous
inconsequential
incumbent
incur
indictment
indigenous
indignity
indiscriminate
indisposed
indolent
induce
ineffable
inert
inexorable
infamous
infatuated
infidel
infirmity
ingratiate
inherent
inimical
iniquitous
innocuous
innumerable
inordinate
insatiable
insidious
instigate
insurrection
intercede
intimation
intractable
intransigent
inure
inveigh
invoke
irrevocable
jargon
juncture
jurisdiction
juxtapose
lacerate
largesse
laudatory
lavish
lax
liability
liquidate
listless
ludicrous
luminary
maelstrom
magnate
magnitude
malevolent
malign
mandatory
manifesto
manifold
materialize
matriarchy
maul
mediocre
medley
mellifluous
mesmerize
meticulous
mien
minuscule
mire
misnomer
mitigate
morbid
motif
motive
muster
necessitate
negligent
neophyte
nonchalant
nonpareil
obituary
oblique
oblivious
obscure
odyssey
officious
olfactory
omnipotent
omnivorous
onerous
opaque
opportune
oppose
optimum
opulent
oratory
ornate
ostracize
palatable
pallid
panacea
panache
pandemonium
pantheon
parry
partisan
passive
patina
penchant
pensive
perfunctory
permeate
perpetrate
perseverance
pertinent
perverse
petition
picayune
pillory
pinnacle
pleasantry
plebeian
plethora
pliable
poignant
posit
posterity
precarious
precedent
precipitate
preclude
predecessor
predilection
prelude
premeditated
preposterous
prerogative
prestige
pretext
prevalent
procrastinate
profane
proficient
prohibitive
proliferate
promontory
propensity
proselytize
protocol
provocative
prudent
putrid
qualitative
qualm
quantitative
quell
quixotic
rambunctious
rampant
rancor
rapt
raucous
rebuff
rebuke
recalcitrant
reciprocal
recompense
rectify
redeem
refurbish
reiterate
rejuvenate
relegate
relinquish
reminisce
remiss
rendition
reparation
repast
repertoire
reproach
repugnant
requisite
resilient
resurgence
resuscitate
retrospect
revel
rudiment
rue
ruminate
sabotage
sadistic
sanction
scathing
scourge
scrupulous
scrutinize
scurrilous
sear
secrete
sediment
servitude
sibling
singular
smattering
sodden
somber
somnolent
speculate
spontaneous
spurious
stalemate
stalwart
static
stereotype
stigma
stipend
stolid
strewn
strident
stringent
stupefy
stupor
subordinate
subservient
subsidize
sufficient
sullen
sundry
tacit
taut
tawdry
temerity
temper
temperate
tenacious
tentative
tenuous
tier
titanic
torrid
tory
transcript
transient
transpire
travesty
trite
tumult
tutelage
tyranny
uncouth
undermine
unilateral
unkempt
unremitting
vagary
validate
vanguard
vengeance
verbatim
vestige
vigil
vindicate
visionary
vitriolic
volatile
waif
wan
warily
whet
winnow
wrangling
zealot
zephyr

11th Grade

abate
aberration
abhor
abstract
accolade
accommodate
acoustic
acquiesce
adage
adherent
admonish
admonition
adroit
adverse
advise
advocate
aesthetic
affectation
affinity
affront
aggression
agitate
alacrity
alienated
alleviate
altercation
altruistic
amateurish
ameliorate
amicable
amplify
analogous adj.
analogue
anarchy
anemic
animosity
annex
anomaly
antagonism
antediluvian
anthology
antipathy
antiquated
apathy
apoplectic
appall
appease
appraise
apprehensive
approximate
aqueous
arbitrator
arboreal
archaic
archipelago
archives
ardently
arduous
armada
arson
articulate
artifice
ascertain
ascetic
asperity
aspiration
assimilate
astute
audaciously
aura
austere
authoritarian
averse
aversion
avocation
bard
belittle
benefactor
biased
biennial
bilingual
binder
bizarre
brazen
brevity
broach
brusque
caitiff
cajole
callous
callow
candid
candor
canonical
cant
cantankerous
capacious
capitulate
captivate
cardinal
caricature
carnage
carping
catalyst
catharsis
caucus
caulk
caustic
cavil
censorious
censure
centurion
certitude
chantey
charlatan
chary
chasm
chastise
chastises
chicanery
chimerical
circumscribe
civility
clamor
clemency
cloture
coagulate
coalesce
cognizant
collusion
commandeer
commemorate
commentary
commiserate
commodity
compassion
complexity
composure
compulsory
computerize
conception
conciliatory
concurrent
conducive
confidant
confiscate
conflagration
congenial
consecrate
conspire
contract
convene
conventional
copious
cordial
cosmopolitan
crass
creative
credence
crestfallen
criterion
crony
crux
darkling
dearth
debilitate
debility
decadence
decalogue
decapitate
decimated
decorous
decorum
defalcate
deference
deferential
defoliate
delineate
deluge
delusion
demented
demonstrative
demurrage
deplete
deplore
depository
depravity
deprecate
derelict
deride
derision
derisive
derive
derogatory
descry
desecrate
despicable
despot
devious
didactic
dilapidated
din
discern
discreet
disheveled
disparage
dissemble
dissonance
docile
doppelganger
duplicity
dwindle
ecstatic
edifice
efface
effervescent
efficacy
egregious
egress
eloquent
elucidate
elusive
emaciated
emanate
embark
embezzle
emblazon
embroil
emeritus
emigrate
empathy
emphatic
enamor
encomium
encroach
endorse
endow
enfranchise
enigmatic
enlighten
ensconce
enterprising
enumerate
envoy
epaulet
epicure
epiphany
epistolary
epitome
epitomized
equanimity
equivocal
equivocate
err
erratic
erroneous
ersatz
evocative
exalt
exclusive
exemplary
exorbitant
expatriation
expedient
exploit
extant
extraneous
extremity
extricate
fabricate
falsify
fastidious
felicity
fervent
forbearance
formidable
fraudulent
fray
freakish
frieze
frivolous
froward
fugacious
fungible
furrier
fusillade
futile
gaffe
gall
galleon
gambit
gambol
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garner
garrison
garrulous
generalize
genre
genteel
geopolitics
gist
glacial
globular
glower
goad
gouge
gratis
gratuitous
grueling
gusto
haphazard
hapless
haughtiness
hegemony
heretic
hermeneutic
hindrance
hypocrisy
iconoclast
imminent
immortality
impartial
impassioned
impassive
imperious
impetuous
impish
impolitic
impudence
inaugurate
incessant
incidental
incisive
incite
inconsequential
incorrigible
incredulous
incubus
indecorous
indelible
indict
indicted
indigenous
indigent
indoctrinate
indolence
indolent
indomitable
indulgent
inebriation n
ineffable
ineluctable
inept
inevitable
inexorable
inexpedient
infamous
infer
infirmity
inflection
influential
informant
ingratiate
inimitable
iniquity
initialize
innocence
innocuous
innovate
inquisitor
inscrutable
insentient
insipid
insouciant
instigate
instrumental
insurgent
insurgent'
intangible
integrity
intelligible
intensify
intonation
introspection
inveigle
invoke
irenic
ironclad
irreproachable
irrevocable
jeopardize
jostle
jovial
judicious
knickknack
labyrinth
lascivious
lavish
legacy
lineaments
listless
litigious
littoral
liturgy
loathsome
lobbyist
lofty
loll
lope
loquacious
ludicrous
lugubrious
lumber
luminary
lummox
lurch
lustrous
lynch
machinations
maculated
maelstrom
magnanimous
magnate
maintain
maladroit
malady
malcontent
malefactor
malevolent
malign
malleable
mallet
mammoth
manifest
mannered
mantle
meager
meander
megalopolis
mensch
mentor
mercantile
minutia
misapprehension
misappropriate
misbegotten
miscreant
misdemeanor
misfortune
misgiving
misnomer
misprize
misrepresent
monitor
monitory
monotone
moribund
mortify
mulish
myriad
negligence
negligent
nemesis
nocturnal
nocuous
noetic
nomadic
nostrum
noxious
nullify
nutritious
obfuscate
obligate
obliterate
obnoxious
obsequious
obsession
obsolescence
obtuse
odious
ogle
ominous
omnipotent
omniscient
omnivorous
onslaught
onus
opalescence
opprobrious
orate
ornate
orthodox
ossified
ostentatious
palatial
palisade
palliative
pallid
panacea
pandemic
panegyric
panoply
paradigm
paragon
paramount
passionate
passive
pathetic
pathology
pathos
patois
patronage
patronize
pentagon
pentathlon
performatives
petrified
placid
plague
plausible
plumb
poignant
polity
pollinate
ponderous
popularize
portly
posthumous
postulate
pragmatic
preamble
precedent
precedential
precipice
precipitate
precipitous
preclude
precocious
predicament
predilection
preeminent
prelude
premonition
preoccupy
preponderance
preposterous
prerequisite
prerogative
presumptuous
pretension
prevail
priggish
prima
priory
pristine
probe
probity
procrastinate
prodigal
profane
profound
profuse
progeny
prosperity
prostrate
protrude
proximity
quadrangle
quadrant
quadruple
qualitative
querulous
rabble
rancor
rational
recalcitrant
recession
reciprocate
reconcile
recrudescence
rectify
redress
reflective
refugee
refulgent
rejuvenate
remnant
repression
rescind
resolute
resolution
resolve
resonance
respite
restive
restoration
resuscitation
retention
retinue
retraction
revere
revoke
riddled
ridicule
rigmarole
rigorous
risible
rivulet
rudiment
rue
sacrilege
salacious
salient
salutary
sanctimonious
sanction
sanguinary
sap
sapient
sardonic
sate
savant
savor
scintillate
scrutinize
sedate
severance
sidereal
sinecure
skeptical
smelt
solitude
soothsayer
spendthrift
sporadic
spurious
spurn
squalid
stanch
standardize
statute
staunch
stringent
subjugation
subsistence
substantiate
subterfuge
subversive
suffice
suffragist
sullied
superannuate
supercilious
surmise
synergy
talisman
tantalizing
teetotaler
temperate
temporize
tenacious
tentative
therapeutic
timorous
tirade
torpor
translucent
traverse
trivial
turbulence
turmoil
vanguard
uncanny
uncertain
underwrite
unfetter
unimpeachable
unobtrusive
untoward
unwieldy
unwitting
usurp
usurpation
vacillate
vanquish
variance
venerable
venerate
verify
vertigo
vestige
vigilant
vignette
vindictive
vocation
vociferous
vogue
volatile
volition
voluminous
wavelet
waylay
whimsical
zenith

12th Grade

abbreviate
abdicate
abstinence
abut
accentuate
acolyte
acumen
adulation
adulatory
adversity
aesthetic
amatory
amicable
anachronistic
anarchy
anecdote
anonymous
antagonist
antic
arable
arbitrary
arbitrate
arid
assail
assay
assiduous
assimilate
assuage
asylum
atavism
atonement
atrophy
attenuate
auburn
audacious
aura
autarchy
baleful
bedlam
benevolent
bestial
bibliophile
blasé
bolster
boorish
brassy
bulwark
callous
callow
camaraderie
canard
caprice
capricious
cede
celerity
censure
centrifuge
chastise
choleric
chronicler
churlishness
circuitous
circumlocution
circumspect
circumvent
clairvoyant
clamor
clandestine
clemency
cliché
clientele
cloistered
coalescence
coda
cogitate
collaborate
colleague
colloquial
commandeer
commingle
compassion
complacent
compromise
condescend
condescending
conditional
conduit
conformist
congregation
consummate
contusion
convergence
cosmogony
crustaceous
debonair
decode
deference
deleterious
demagogue
demure
despondent
despotism
destitution
detriment
detrude
deviate
devour
dexterity
diacritical
diaphanous
digression
dilemma
diligent
discredit
discursive
disdain
disposition
dissident
dissipate
divergent
doting
doublet
draconian
dragoon
duplicity
effulge
empathy
emporium
emulate
enervating
engender
enhance
entrails
ephemeral
epistemic
esoteric
ethereal
etymology
eugenic
eulogy
euphemism
euphony
evacuate
evanescent
evoke
exact
exasperation
excrescence
exemplary
existentialism
extenuating
extraneous
extrude
faun
feign
feral
fiancé
flagrant
florid
foppish
forlorn
fortuitous
frugal
furor
furtive
garrulous
germinal
gibbering
glib
gloze
gossamer
gravity
gregarious
gritty
grovel
guffaw
guile
guise
gullibility
gumption
habiliments
hackneyed
halcyon
hallow
hamper
haughty
hedonism
hedonist
homogeneous
hospice
hubris
hypothesis
ilk
illicit
impasse
impervious
impetuous
impious
implicate
importune
impute
incoherence
incommiscible
incompatible
inconsequential
inevitable
ingrate
inimical
innate
integrity
intemperate
intercession
interim
interlocutor
interloper
intermittent
intractability
intransigent
intrepid
intromit
intuitive
inundate
inure
inveigle
irrevocable
jubilation
jurisdiction
laud
laudatory
laurel
lavatory
leaven
lecher
legerdemain
linchpin
listless
livid
lobbyist
locate
longevity
lumber
lutarious
manifesto
maraud
marshal
martinet
masochist
matinee
matriarchy
matriculate
maudlin
maverick
mawkish
meager
melodrama
mendacious
mendicant
mercurial
meretricious
miasma
mirabile
mulct
mundane
neologism
nettle
nonchalant
novice
numinous
ontology
opulent
orator
ordain
ostentatious
overzealous
paradigm
paradox
paragon n
paranoia
parapet
parasite
parched
parochial
parody
parry
parsimonious
parsimony
pastiche
pedagogy
pedestrian
penurious
perfidious
perfidy
philology
picayune
pith
placate
plaudit
plight
prattle
precocious
pretentious
preternatural
procrastinate
profligate
prognosticate
proletarian
proliferate
prominent
propagate
propensity
proprietary
prosaic
prosperity
protocol
protuberant
protuberate
provincial
provocative
proximate
prudent
prune
psychosis
purloin
quell
querulous
quixotic
raconteur
radix
rancorous
rapacious
rarefy
reclusive
reconciliation
refract
relegate
remuneration
renovation
resilient
restrained
revengeful
reverence
rigor
sagacity
scabbard
scale
scandal
scapegoat
sclerotic
score
scotch
scrupulous
scrutinize
scurrilous
scurvy
sedulity
sedulous
seemly
sensuous
sentinel
sequester
serendipity
serration
servile
shard
sinewy
skiff
skirmish
smorgasbord
solecism
solicit
somatic
sophomoric
soporific
sortie
sparse
speckled
spontaneity
spurious
stagnant
stanza
stentorian
stickler
stoic
strident
stupefying
subliminal
submissive
suborn
substantiate
subtle
succinct
sui generis
superficial
superfluous
supine
suppliant
supplicant
supposition
suppress
surly
surreptitious
sybarite
syllogism
syncopation
systemic
séance
taciturn
tactful
tactile
talon
tamp
tangible
tarnish
tedium
temper
tenacious
tender
tenuous
terse adj.
testiness
tetchy
theogony
therapeutic
throwback
thwart
timorous
tirade
tome
tortuous
totter
touting
tractable
trammel
tranquil
transcendent
​transcendental 
transient
translucence
travesty
trenchant
trepidation
triad
trite
truant
truculent
tumult
tumultuous
ubiquitous
ubiquity
ultimatum
undergird
underscore
understate
unify
unprecedented
unprepossessing
upshot
urbane
urchin
utopian
vacillate
vacuous
vagary
vagrant
vale
vapid
variegate
vendition
veneer
venerable
venturing
veracious
veracity
verbiage
veritable
verity
viands
vicissitude
vilification
vindicate
visceral
viscidity
vital
volition
volubility
vortex
vulpine
waffle
wag
waggish
waif
waive
wallow
wane
​warren
wary
wax
weltanschauung
whimsical
wily
winsome
wispy
wistful
wizened
word
wry
yucca
zeal
zealot
zenith
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