Senior Vocab List
Vocab List 1
abject
admonish
banal
bellicose
commensurate
distraught
euphemism
finesse
glib
lampoon
lugubrious
nebulous
nefarious
nemesis
phlegmatic
propriety
prosaic
pseudonym
purloin
revile
Vocab List 2
adroit
allay
assimilate
blazon
bravado
choleric
cognizant
colloquy
despot
dirge
discursive
ennui
expatriate
farcical
feign
fortuitous
hyperbole
incognito
mesmerism
omniscient
Vocab List 3
amorphous
ascetic
decorum
doggerel
dogma
exhort
facile
guile
implicit
inveigle
nondescript
nonentity
parsimonious
proffer
protégé
sanguine
scurrilous
seraphic
sundry
vociferous
Vocab List 4
absolve
antipathy
antipodes
broach
charlatan
erudite
etymology
extol
gratuitous
immutable
indigent
infringe
nettle
ostensible
predisposed
retroactive
specious
subjugate
truism
venerate
Vocab List 5
abnegation
ascribe
copious
elegy
engender
eulogy
euphony
extraneous
hackneyed
homily
humdrum
idiosyncrasy
inconsequential
introvert
mundane
paragon
poignant
progeny
sonorous
tenure
Vocab List 6
aberration
adjudge
artifice
augury
candor
captivate
chicanery
configuration
corroborate
dearth
deduce
diurnal
extant
herculean
ludicrous
proponent
refute
retrospect
salient
scrupulous
Vocab List 7
affront
capitulate
civility
connoisseur
effusion
exhilaration
foible
germane
gregarious
guffaw
incarcerate
indulgent
magnanimous
munificent
obsequious
patrimony
precocious
propitious
punctilious
querulous
Vocab List 8
abeyance
chastise
demagogue
deplore
detriment
discrepancy
emanate
harbinger
homogeneous
illicit
inscrutable
intercede
inundate
irrevocable
obnoxious
perfidious
pervade
prevaricate
primordial
sumptuous
Vocab List 9
anarchy
cadaverous
cajole
commodious
consign
elocution
ethnology
extricate
impair
incorrigible
maim
menial
nadir
pestilence
profuse
promulgate
rampant
strident
subversion
virulent
Vocab List 10
auspices
calumny
clandestine
contingency
fervid
foment
hiatus
impassive
litigation
mollify
propensity
recant
repudiate
retaliate
reticent
sedentary
solicitous
temerity
vestige
vindicate
Vocab List 11
chauvinism
cosmopolitan
devoid
differentiate
disparity
empirical
epitome
facetious
inexorable
moot
officious
quiescent
regimen
renounce
repository
sagacity
scathing
tenuous
testimonial
treatise
Vocab List 12
acrimonious
anachronism
atrophy
bode
burnish
coerce
consternation
desist
enigma
esoteric
expound
gauntlet
loquacious
mete
misnomer
mottled
precursor
terra firma
vantage point
voluminous
Vocab List 13
assiduous
avarice
aver
cessation
conciliate
corollary
denizen
duress
equanimity
espouse
extenuate
fissure
impeccable
iniquity
inordinate
mercurial
pecuniary
quell
rancor
tenable
Vocab List 14
abstruse
apostasy
bauble
bullion
burgeoning
caricature
commiserate
evanescent
festoon
fresco
frugal
gambol
iridescent
maudlin
opulence
pallor
promontory
remuneration
usury
venal
Vocab List 15
abscond
adjure
aspersion
biennial
capricious
circumvent
elicit
emaciate
equivocal
ethereal
extort
fiasco
longevity
malign
malinger
ignominy
prognosis
remonstrate
reprisal
taciturn
Checked Vocabulary Includes:
General Instructions:
**Number each entry.
**Spell the vocab word (or its form) correctly each time it is used.
**Skip a line between each entry.
**Do NOT write on the back of the paper.
**Use only blue or black INK–no pencil, no other ink colors.
**The instructions above and below MUST be followed for full credit.
On Line 1:
1. Write the vocab word as it appears on the list. (Remember to #)
2. Give the pronunciation for the word.
3. Give the part of speech (noun, verb, adj., adv., etc.).
On Line 2:
1. Write out the definition (s) for the word. Do NOT use any form of the word in the definition.
2. Give other forms of the word and label with part of speech.
On the Next Line:
1. Write a sentence using and spelling the vocab word correctly.
You may use any form of the vocab word.
Underline the vocab word in the sentence.
***Enriched classes:
Do NOT use any linking verbs in the sentences.
Sentences must give clear context clues to the meaning of the vocab words.