Sophomore English 3-4 Vocab Lists
List 1
- Acquittal
- Analogy
- Antiquity
- Assert
- Condescend
- Contemptuous
- Electorate
- Elite
- Ethical
- Evolve
- Excerpt
- Fortitude
- Heresy
- Inarticulate
- Mentor
- Notoriety
- Paternal
- Pauper
- Posthumous
- Prophetic
List 2
- Amiable
- Apprehensive
- Bayou
- Callous
- Commendable
- Grimace
- Indignant
- Indomitable
- Ineffectual
- Judicious
- Malleable
- Melodramatic
- Mystic
- Paraphrase
- Personification
- Succumb
- Verbatim
- Vibrant
- Visage
- Whimsical
List 3
- Affliate
- Atrocious
- Compassion
- Composure
- Deteriorate
- Discern
- Encumber
- Exalted
- Insipid
- Invariably
- Lament
- Loathe
- Painstaking
- Plausible
- Pompous
- Portly
- Proximity
- Rejuvenate
- Repress
- Unprecedented
List 4
- Aesthetic
- Aura
- Charisma
- Cliché
- Conceive
- Emphatically
- Fabricate
- Impediment
- Martial
- Mediocre
- Opportune
- Paradox
- Prolific
- Qualm
- Reactionary
- Recipient
- Stamina
- Wan
- Zealous
- Zephyr
List 5
- Axiom
- Compatible
- Compliance
- Encompass
- Implacable
- Inanimate
- Incentive
- Indestructible
- Innate
- Militant
- Mutable
- Perception
- Pivotal
- Postulate
- Prevalent
- Recourse
- Retribution
- Stringent
- Transcend
- Transitory
List 6
- Appease
- Archaic
- Autonomy
- Balmy
- Beguile
- Besiege
- Commerce
- Devastation
- Espionage
- Facsimile
- Inclement
- Invincible
- Latitude
- Perseverance
- Precarious
- Pretext
- Vigilant
- Vulnerable
- Wane
- Wreak
List 7
- Apex
- Bourgeois
- Canine
- Coffer
- Defunct
- Edifice
- Hieroglyphic
- Inaccessible
- Influx
- Innovation
- Juncture
- Meager
- Obliterate
- Ossify
- Perceive
- Ravage
- Retainer
- Rivulet
- Subsidize
- Tawny
List 8
- Aptitude
- Astute
- Buffet
- Conducive
- Delectable
- Ensue
- Erratic
- Expedient
- Facilitate
- Hors d’oeuvre
- Lapse
- Mosque
- Palatable
- Pastoral
- Quantitative
- Recur
- Requisite
- Steppe
- Succulent
- Zenith
List 9
- Annihilate
- Clemency
- Concession
- Decimate
- Dissent
- Diversion
- Evade
- Flagrant
- Inhibition
- Insolence
- Mandatory
- Mannerism
- Meticulous
- Moderation
- Pacifist
- Prone
- Protocol
- Purge
- Submission
- Ultimatum
List 10
- Abound
- Admirably
- Affidavit
- Amnesty
- Bedlam
- Bias
- Censure
- Colloquial
- Consolidate
- Constituent
- Curtail
- Destitute
- Diminutive
- Emancipate
- Exultant
- Inalienable
- Ornate
- Prelude
- Rift
- Timorous
List 11
1, Bestride
- Casement
- Clangor
- Debut
- Documentary
- Enjoin
- Fluctuate
- Gloat
- Indict
- Legacy
- Livid
- Melancholy
- Mortify
- Patent
- Patriarch
- Reprieve
- Requiem
- Theoretical
- Vehement
- Wheedle
List 12
- Arbiter
- Botch
- Breach
- Cant
- Clientele
- Closure
- Condole
- Convene
- Crony
- Disconcerting
- Equilibrium
- Impartial
- Indifferent
- Momentum
- Oblivious
- Rectify
- Stipulate
- Stratagem
- Subsidiary
- Substantially
List 13
- Abdicate
- Debase
- Effervescent
- Episode
- Explicate
- Immaculate
- Imposition
- Inadvertent
- Infallible
- Itinerary
- Mull
- Naive
- Quibble
- Rankle
- Resonant
- Sardonic
- Sporadic
- Stimulant
- Synthesis
- Translucent
List 14
- Contend
- Daunt
- Demure
- Detonate
- Edify
- Eject
- Intermittent
- Intuition
- Irrational
- Irrelevant
- Jostle
- Lexicon
- Pallid
- Redundant
- Reminiscent
- Rendevous
- Sequel
- Simulate
- Synopsis
- Throng
List 15
- Carp
- Caustic
- Coincidental
- Decrepit
- Farce
- Incendiary
- Inconsistent
- Irksome
- Jargon
- Malignant
- Negligible
- Obligatory
- Odious
- Parody
- Pertinent
- Protrude
- Rebuke
- Scenario
- Sordid
- Transition
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.