12th Grade Vocabulary List
Here are word lists for students in 12th Grade; they include spelling words and academic words for arts and other educational classes with example sentences from classic literature, online practices, and printable PDF worksheets, like word lists and cards.
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Quick Access 12th Grade LAK12 Spelling Words
LAK12 recommends the following 500 words as a must-have spelling skill for the 12th-grade students. The vocabulary lists are displayed in eight groups on the webpage, making it easy to view and skim. Each word is clickable to check its definition on demand.
In each group webpage, you can also run interactive spelling quizzes, word definition single choice tests, and other online exercises. Because some people used to study new words in old-school ways, the list's PDFs are also available to download from the page.
In each group webpage, you can also run interactive spelling quizzes, word definition single choice tests, and other online exercises. Because some people used to study new words in old-school ways, the list's PDFs are also available to download from the page.
abate
abdicate
aberration
abject
abstruse
abysmal
acerbic
acquiesce
acrimonious
acumen
adept
admonish
aesthetic
affectation
aggregate
allure
allusion
ambience
amphitheater
annihilate
annul
antithesis
apathetic
apex
aphorism
appalling
ardent
atrocious
august
auspicious
automation
avow
banal
befall
bland
blasphemy
blurb
bogus
bourgeois
brandish
brevity
broach
bureaucracy
cajole
callow
cancellation
candor
capillary
capricious
carnivorous
castigate
cater
catharsis
catholic
celibacy
cervical
chagrin
charisma
charlatan
choleric
choreography
chronic
circumspect
clarion
clemency
clientele
cognizant
colleague
collegiate
communicable
complicity
component
compression
concept
conclusive
concord
concurrence
concurrent
condone
confound
conjure
consecrate
consul
consultant
contemptuous
contentious
continuance
contradictory
conveyance
convivial
convulsion
cosmic
covert
credentials
creditor
crucial
crypt
culminate
cumulative
curtail
curvature
cynic
cynical
daunt
dearth
debit
debutante
decorous
default
deference
deficient
defile
definitive
deflation
deft
deity
delineate
delve
demented
demolition
demoralize
demure
denigrate
denizen
deplorable
deposition
depreciate
derivative
designate
deteriorate
devastate
dialect
diaphragm
dictum
dignitary
dilate
discretion
disgruntle
disillusion
disintegrate
dispel
dispensary
dispense
displacement
disquiet
disreputable
dissect
disuse
diverse
docile
dogged
dogmatic
domination
dormant
dote
dregs
droll
duct
dupe
dynamic
eccentric
eclectic
effusion
egocentric
elongate
eloquent
emancipate
embellish
emboss
embryo
eminent
emit
encampment
enhance
enigma
ensemble
enthrall
entreaty
epiphany
epitome
equanimity
equilibrium
equivocal
equivocation
eradicate
esteem
ethical
evangelical
evasion
exacerbate
expatriate
expedite
expressive
expressly
extradition
exuberant
facetious
farcical
feasible
feign
ferocity
ferret
fidelity
finale
finesse
flail
flange
flaunt
focal
foible
folio
foment
formulate
forthright
forum
frivolous
frontage
froth
frugal
frustrate
furtive
gainsay
gaseous
genteel
germinate
glaze
glib
glutton
grandiose
granulate
gratify
grotesque
grovel
guerrilla
hackneyed
hapless
heirloom
heritage
hew
hoax
hovel
humdrum
humiliate
humility
hypocrite
hysteria
idiom
illegitimate
illustrious
impeach
imperative
imperial
impertinent
impoverish
impregnate
inaccessible
incandescent
incision
inclination
inclusive
incorporate
incriminate
indemnify
indisposed
induce
inducement
inert
inevitable
infatuate
infernal
inkling
innumerable
inquisitive
insufferable
integral
intolerable
intolerant
intuition
inundate
invertebrate
invincible
invoke
ire
irony
irreducible
jargon
kinetic
lateral
laud
legacy
liberalism
linear
linguistics
liquidate
listless
lucid
mainstay
malady
manipulate
manor
materialize
maternal
maudlin
maul
mechanization
medley
mendicant
metaphysical
minutiae
mire
misconception
momentum
morbid
mutation
mystical
narcotic
narrate
necessitate
nefarious
negotiate
neural
nucleus
obituary
oblique
oblivion
obnoxious
obscene
obtuse
opaque
optics
opulent
oratory
ordinance
organic
organism
overture
pacify
panorama
parry
parse
passive
patron
pensive
permeate
personage
perspective
pertinent
pervasive
pessimistic
phenomenal
pictorial
pigment
pilgrimage
pinnacle
piteous
plebeian
pliable
populate
portal
portly
precept
precinct
pregnant
prelude
preoccupy
prestige
profess
proficient
progression
prophylactic
prose
providence
prudent
pulverize
putrid
qualm
quandary
quell
querulous
radiate
radical
ratify
rational
ravenous
ravish
readjust
rebuff
rebuke
recondite
recuperate
reformatory
reimburse
reinstate
remittance
renounce
renovate
reorganize
repercussion
reprove
repudiate
reputable
residue
resolute
respite
revere
reverie
revert
revoke
rhapsody
rift
ritual
rogue
roster
rostrum
rue
sally
satire
saturate
scope
scrimmage
scrutinize
sear
secluded
sector
sediment
segment
segregate
silhouette
simultaneous
skeptical
skirmish
slothful
smelt
sodden
solitude
solvent
somber
spasm
spontaneous
squander
stability
stance
sterile
stigma
stimulate
stolid
stupefy
stupor
suave
subside
sundry
superimpose
superlative
surreptitious
symmetry
synthetic
tabulate
taint
tangent
tantalize
tart
tawdry
temperate
theorem
tier
timely
tirade
tolerable
torrid
torso
tout
transcribe
transpose
tributary
tumult
ultimate
ultimatum
uncouth
unerring
unkempt
usage
usurp
variable
venerate
vestige
vex
vigil
vigilant
vilify
visualize
vitality
volatile
waif
wan
wanton
wend
whet
wistful
zealous
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