Vocab 10-12 Review - Vocabulary List

Overview

This vocabulary list includes 60 words, accompanied by their definitions and, where applicable, pronunciation guides for both American and British English. The list is designed to assist learners in expanding their vocabulary through various learning tools such as flashcards.

Key Vocabulary Words

1. Appreciable

   • Enough to be estimated or measured.
   • Pronunciation: /pri(i)bl/

2. Autocratic

   • Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule.
   • Pronunciation: /dkrdk/ (US), /tkrtk/ (UK)

3. Blanch

   • Turn pale, as if in fear.
   • Pronunciation: /blnt/ (US & UK)

4. Blasphemy

   • Profane language.
   • Pronunciation: /blsfmi/ (US & UK)

5. Brawny

   • Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.

6. Concerted

   • Involving the joint activity of two or more.

7. Contend

   • Compete for something.

8. Humane

   • Marked by concern with the alleviation of suffering.

9. Illustrious

   • Widely known and esteemed.

10. Intolerable

    • Incapable of being put up with.

11. Irreverent

    • Showing lack of due respect or veneration.

12. Laborious

    • Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion.

13. Lithe

    • Moving and bending with ease.

14. Maltreat

    • Be cruel to someone.

15. Ponder

    • Reflect deeply on a subject.

16. Subversive

    • In opposition to an established system or government.

17. Synthetic

    • A compound made artificially by chemical reactions.

18. Temperate

    • Not extreme.

19. Venomous

    • Extremely poisonous or injurious.

20. Wily

    • Marked by skill in deception.

21. Brevity

    • The attribute of being short or fleeting.

22. Comport

    • Behave in a certain manner.

23. Concise

    • Expressing much in few words.

24. Demure

    • Shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way.

25. Depreciation

    • A decrease in price or value.

26. Deteriorate

    • Become worse or disintegrate.

27. Divulge

    • Make known to the public information previously kept secret.

28. Enlightened

    • Having knowledge and spiritual insight.

29. Forestall

    • Keep from happening or arising; make impossible.

30. Garble

    • Distort or make false by mutilation or addition.

31. Proponent

    • A person who argues for a cause or puts forward an idea.

32. Quaver

    • Give off unsteady sounds.

33. Recoil

    • Spring back; spring away from an impact.

34. Recoup

    • Regain or make up for.

35. Reek

    • Give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.

36. Relentless

    • Never-ceasing.

37. Rivulet

    • A small stream.

38. Squander

    • Spend thoughtlessly; throw away.

39. Staccato

    • (Music) Separating the notes.

40. Statute

    • An act passed by a legislative body.

41. Adept

    • Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude.

42. Aspire

    • Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal.

43. Bleak

    • Unpleasantly cold and damp.

44. Chide

    • Scold or reprimand severely or angrily.

45. Despicable

    • Morally reprehensible.

46. Diminutive

    • Very small.

47. Emancipate

    • Free from slavery or servitude.

48. Erroneous

    • Containing or characterized by mistakes.

49. Exploit

    • Use or manipulate to one's advantage.

50. Extemporaneous

    • With little or no preparation or forethought.

51. Impair

    • Make worse or less effective.

52. Invincible

    • Incapable of being overcome or subdued.

53. Languid

    • Lacking spirit or liveliness.

54. Mire

    • A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot.

55. Obtrusive

    • Sticking out; protruding.

56. Preamble

    • A preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution.

57. Render

    • Give or supply.

58. Rugged

    • Having long narrow shallow depressions in the surface.

59. Skeptical

    • Marked by or given to doubt.

60. Slipshod

    • Marked by great carelessness.

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