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English Vocabulary · Grade 11 Live Review Preview

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.

Please note: the vocabulary lists for grades 9~11 have been selected to ensure no overlap with the previous grade level. If the words are too specialized or difficult for you, please go back to grade levels 4~8 and review the words on those pages.

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701abeyancenoun
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state.

1. suspensão 2. pendênciaThe disputed permit remained in abeyance until the court ruled.
702abjureverb
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Word study: Base-form focus: abjure is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

abjurarThe witness agreed to abjure violence and support peaceful negotiation.
703abscondverb
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Word study: Base-form focus: abscond is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

esconder-seThe treasurer tried to abscond with the missing funds.
704acerbitynoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

acerbidadeThe review's acerbity turned criticism into personal attack.
705adumbrateverb
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Word study: Base-form focus: adumbrate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

adumbrarWriters often adumbrate a later conflict through an opening image.
706aggrandizeverb
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ize commonly forms a verb meaning to make, become, or apply.

engrandecerThe ruler used monuments to aggrandize his dynasty.
707approbatoryadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: approbatory is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

aprovadorThe committee's approbatory report recommended immediate renewal.
708asceticismnoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.

1. ascetismo 2. asceticismo 3. ascéticaHer asceticism included simple food and few possessions.
709asperitynoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

1. aspereza 2. asperidadeHe answered with asperity after the repeated accusation.
710atavisticadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: atavistic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

1. atávico 2. atavísticoThe novel depicts the feud as an atavistic return to clan violence.
711balefuladjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: baleful is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

prejuízoThe guard cast a baleful glance toward the intruder.
712beatificadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: beatific is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

beatíficoA beatific smile spread across her face as the choir began.
713biliousadjective
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.

abominávelThe bilious columnist attacked every proposal without offering an alternative.
714blandishmentnoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result.

lisonjaNo blandishment could persuade the auditor to ignore the missing records.
715bovineadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: bovine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

bovinoThe audience's bovine stare suggested boredom rather than calm attention.
716carpingadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: carping is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

carpaThe carping review complains about punctuation but ignores the argument.
717chronicitynoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.

cronicidadeThe condition's chronicity requires long-term management.
718circumstantialadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: circumstantial is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

circunstancialThe case was circumstantial, relying on timing and location rather than an eyewitness.
719complaisantadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: complaisant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

complacenteThe complaisant aide approved every request without examining its cost.
720compunctionnoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.

compunçãoShe felt compunction after taking credit for her colleague's idea.
721concomitantnoun
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Word study: Base-form focus: concomitant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

concomitanteTemporary noise was an unavoidable concomitant of the renovation.
722consanguineousadjective
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Field: Grade 11 precise interdisciplinary word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.

1. carnal 2. consanguíneoThe archive traces consanguineous ties among the region's ruling families.
723contraveneverb
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Word study: Base-form focus: contravene is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

gegen infringirThe secret search would contravene the agency's privacy policy.
724contumaciousadjective
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.

desobedienteThe judge sanctioned the contumacious witness for refusing every lawful order.
725corpulentadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: corpulent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

corpulentoThe portrait shows a corpulent merchant seated beside a lavish meal.
726diffidencenoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state.

timidezHer diffidence disappeared when the discussion turned to her research.
727eclecticismnoun
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Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.

ecletismoThe building's eclecticism combines classical columns with modern glass.
728elegiacadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: elegiac is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

elegíacoThe memoir's elegiac final chapter remembers a vanished neighborhood.
729emollientnoun
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Word study: Base-form focus: emollient is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

emolienteThe pharmacist recommended an emollient for the dry, irritated skin.
730encomiasticadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: encomiastic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

encomiásticoThe encomiastic biography overlooks the leader's documented failures.
731ennuinoun
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Word study: Base-form focus: ennui is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

1. tédio 2. enfado 3. fastioMonths of identical routine left him in deep ennui.
732epigrammaticadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: epigrammatic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

epigramáticoHer epigrammatic conclusion compresses the essay into one sharp sentence.
733ersatzadjective
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Word study: Base-form focus: ersatz is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

1. cópia 2. imitaçãoThe set used ersatz marble made from painted plastic.
734execrableadjective
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Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.

execrávelThe restaurant closed after an inspection found execrable hygiene.
735extirpateverb
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Word study: Base-form focus: extirpate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

extirparThe conservation team worked to extirpate the invasive weed from the island.

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