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11th Grade Vocabulary Words

Eleventh-grade readers work across complex arguments, literary forms, scientific models, quantitative reasoning, civic institutions, social analysis, and precise academic prose. This level emphasizes disciplinary meanings, source evaluation, rhetorical and linguistic analysis, transparent morphology, and the careful use of context and reference tools when a word has several possible senses.

This independently authored 800-word beta curriculum is arranged in twenty-three pages of up to thirty-five words. Pages containing words 1–500 include five cloze questions drawn only from that enhanced range; words 501–800 remain fully visible and editable as list pages while expanded practice is developed. Every row includes an editable subject-field label and a conservative word-study note about transparent affixes, compound structure, capitalization, or dictionary base forms. The cited sources calibrate range and difficulty only; all learner-facing definitions, examples, quizzes, and descriptions are original KSSR copy.

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Words 736–770 of 800
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
736	feign	verb Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: feign is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. ausdenken 2. fingieren 3. vortäuschen	The spy chose to feign illness to avoid the meeting.
737	fulsome	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: fulsome is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. taktlos 2. geschmacklos 3. übereifrig	The advertisement's fulsome praise made the ordinary device sound miraculous.
738	iconoclasm	noun Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: iconoclasm is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Ikonoklasmus 2. Bildersturm 3. Bilderstürmerei	The artist's iconoclasm challenged the museum's definition of fine art.
739	idiosyncratic	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: idiosyncratic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. idiosynkratisch 2. eigenartig 3. eigentümlich	The director's idiosyncratic style uses long silences and abrupt music.
740	insouciant	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: insouciant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	leichtfertig	His insouciant response ignored the seriousness of the safety warning.
741	lugubrious	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	1. düster 2. kummervoll	The actor delivered the comic complaint in a lugubrious voice.
742	mendacious	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	1. lügnerisch 2. verlogen 3. unwahr	The mendacious report concealed both the cost and the delay.
743	meretricious	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	1. großkotzig 2. großspurig 3. ordinär	The proposal's meretricious graphics could not hide its weak evidence.
744	munificent	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: munificent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	großzügig	A munificent donor funded the clinic for ten years.
745	palatable	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.	1. genießbar 2. schmackhaft 3. annehmbar	The compromise made the reform more palatable to cautious voters.
746	pejorative	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency.	1. pejorativ 2. abwertend 3. abschätzig	The editor removed a pejorative label from the neutral report.
747	portentous	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	1. eitel 2. hochtrabend 3. wichtigtuerisch	The narrator's portentous warning prepares readers for the collapse.
748	rarefy	verb Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: rarefy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. verdünnen 2. evakuieren 3. rarefizieren	High altitude can rarefy the air enough to impair breathing.
749	refractory	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: refractory is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. refraktär 2. feuerfest 3. feuerbeständig	The refractory infection did not respond to standard antibiotics.
750	seminal	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: seminal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. fruchtbar 2. produktiv	The scientist's seminal paper established a new research field.
751	truculent	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: truculent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. streitsüchtig 2. aufsässig 3. widerspenstig	The minister's truculent reply threatened the fragile truce.
752	whimsical	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: whimsical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. launenhaft 2. drollig 3. launisch	The illustrator filled the map with whimsical sea creatures.
753	quiescent	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: quiescent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	ruhig	The volcano has remained quiescent for decades.
754	redoubtable	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.	1. Ehrfurcht einflößende Person 2. respekteinflößende Person 3. ehrfurchterweckend	She became a redoubtable opponent of censorship.
755	remiss	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: remiss is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. nachlässig 2. träge	The agency was remiss in failing to inspect the bridge.
756	risible	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: risible is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	lachlustig	The spokesperson's risible excuse convinced no one.
757	sardonic	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: sardonic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. hämisch 2. mokant	The narrator offers a sardonic comment on every ceremony.
758	solipsistic	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: solipsistic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. egoistisch 2. egozentrisch 3. eigennützig	The memoir becomes solipsistic when it ignores every other perspective.
759	stultify	verb Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ify commonly forms a verb meaning to make or become.	1. blamieren 2. lächerlich machen 3. veralbern	Rigid rules can stultify creative teaching.
760	supplant	verb Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: supplant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. verdrängen 2. ersetzen 3. ausstechen	Digital photography began to supplant film.
761	transmute	verb Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: transmute is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. umwandeln 2. verwandeln	The poet can transmute grief into art.
762	trenchant	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: trenchant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	schneidend	Her trenchant critique exposed the policy's contradiction.
763	unassailable	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.	unangreifbar	The conclusion seemed unassailable until new data appeared.
764	unfettered	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: unfettered is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. ungehindert 2. ungezügelt	The law does not permit unfettered surveillance.
765	vaunted	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: vaunted is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. vielgepriesen 2. hochgelobt	The company's vaunted efficiency failed during the emergency.
766	veritable	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.	veritabel	The archive is a veritable treasure of firsthand accounts.
767	wan	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: wan is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. fahl 2. matt	After the long illness, he looked wan.
768	zealot	noun Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: zealot is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Eiferer 2. Fanatiker 3. Zelot	The novel distinguishes a committed activist from a violent zealot.
769	abstemious	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	enthaltsam	Her abstemious habits contrasted with the banquet's excess.
770	arrant	adjective Study Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word Word study: Base-form focus: arrant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	völlig	The forged quotation was arrant dishonesty.

Vocabulary reading and practice

The Fulsome Tribute

Reading practice for pages 22–23. Five relevant words are highlighted.

English reading

A critic refuses to feign admiration for an idiosyncratic new sculpture. Its playful iconoclasm challenges familiar public monuments, yet the artist appears insouciant about public anger. At the opening, a sponsor offers fulsome praise so excessive that listeners question whether it is sincere.

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Reading comprehension

1. What does the critic refuse to feign?

The critic refuses to feign admiration.

2. How does the artist respond to anger?

The artist appears insouciant.

3. Why does the praise seem doubtful?

The fulsome praise is so excessive that it seems insincere.

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