11th grade words

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  1. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  2. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  3. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  4. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  5. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  6. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  7. altercation
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  8. ameliorate
    make better
  9. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  10. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  11. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  12. appall
    strike with disgust or revulsion
  13. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  14. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  15. articulate
    express or state clearly
  16. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  17. authoritarian
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  18. aversion
    a feeling of intense dislike
  19. biased
    favoring one person or side over another
  20. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  21. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  22. callous
    emotionally hardened
  23. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  24. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  25. catharsis
    purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  26. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  27. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  28. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
  29. clamor
    utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
  30. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  31. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  32. commiserate
    feel or express sympathy or compassion
  33. composure
    steadiness of mind under stress
  34. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  35. contract
    a binding agreement that is enforceable by law
  36. copious
    large in number or quantity
  37. cordial
    politely warm and friendly
  38. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  39. debilitate
    make weak
  40. decadence
    the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
  41. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  42. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  43. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  44. despot
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  45. devious
    turning away from a straight course
  46. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  47. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  48. dissonance
    disagreeable sounds
  49. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  50. effervescent
    giving off bubbles
  51. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  52. elusive
    skillful at evading capture
  53. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  54. erroneous
    containing or characterized by mistakes
  55. exemplary
    worthy of imitation
  56. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
  57. extraneous
    not belonging to that in which it is contained
  58. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  59. frivolous
    not serious in content, attitude, or behavior
  60. grueling
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  61. haphazard
    dependent upon or characterized by chance
  62. heretic
    a person whose religious beliefs conflict with church dogma
  63. hindrance
    any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
  64. hypocrisy
    pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have
  65. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  66. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  67. incidental
    minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature
  68. incite
    provoke or stir up
  69. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  70. indict
    accuse formally of a crime
  71. indoctrinate
    teach uncritically
  72. intangible
    incapable of being perceived by the senses, especially touch
  73. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  74. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  75. listless
    lacking zest or vivacity
  76. meager
    deficient in amount or quality or extent
  77. meander
    move or cause to move in a winding or curving course
  78. negligent
    characterized by undue lack of attention or concern
  79. obliterate
    remove completely from recognition or memory
  80. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  81. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  82. prerequisite
    something that is needed or obligatory in advance
  83. proximity
    the property of being close together
  84. rectify
    make right or correct
  85. rescind
    cancel officially
  86. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  87. rigorous
    strict; allowing no deviation from a standard
  88. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  89. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  90. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  91. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  92. turbulence
    instability in the atmosphere
  93. unimpeachable
    beyond doubt or reproach
  94. unobtrusive
    not undesirably noticeable
  95. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
  96. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  97. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
Created on Tue Aug 22 12:30:19 EDT 2023

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