Essential Eleventh Grade Vocabulary: List 1

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  1. intimate
    marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
  2. contend
    compete for something
  3. discourse
    an extended communication dealing with some particular topic
  4. contrive
    make or work out a plan for; devise
  5. scruple
    an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
  6. vex
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  7. provincial
    associated with an administrative district of a nation
  8. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  9. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  10. faction
    a dissenting clique
  11. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  12. forbear
    refrain from doing
  13. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  14. profane
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  15. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
Created on Thu Jun 05 14:12:51 EDT 2025 (updated Thu Jun 05 14:14:32 EDT 2025)

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