Essential Twelfth Grade Vocabulary: List 7

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  1. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
    He kept assiduous notebooks detailing the technical specifications of how film sets operate. Los Angeles Times (Jun 14, 2014)
  2. bode
    indicate by signs
    "Sounds like she's in a good mood. This bodes well for the day." The Belles
  3. circumvent
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
    “Indeed, some taxpayers may be confused by the new information requirements, while others may find ways to circumvent the rules.” Washington Post (May 11, 2021)
  4. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
    To write a thoughtful, persuasive argument requires hard thinking and clear, cogent rhetoric. Washington Post (Jun 9, 2015)
  5. deign
    do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
    She stood at the desk a long time before the librarian deigned to attend to her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
  6. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
    Smith was not being disingenuous, but he was not being forthcoming either. Salon (May 21, 2013)
  7. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
    According to one government military commander in the area, reconciliation was just a euphemism for surrender. Seattle Times (Jul 18, 2018)
  8. fractious
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
    He was only some kind of folk legend, a warning used by mothers when youngsters were fractious or disobedient. Redwall
  9. impute
    attribute to a cause or source
    Scientists impute dental decay to high consumption of sugar, cautioning the public that children are not the only offenders. Time (Mar 5, 2015)
  10. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
    All were men inured to hard service and familiar with frontier life. Greely, Adolphus W.
Created on Fri May 30 11:28:03 EDT 2025 (updated Fri May 30 11:28:08 EDT 2025)

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