12 Grade Advanced Vocabulary Words

By Beeblio · May 15, 2020

12th grade is the senior year of high school; that final year of high school education. It's known to be one of the busiest times, — especially the first semester — for both teens and their parents. And for teachers too.

It's a time of 12th graders proving that the last six years have meant something; of laying the foundation for the future, of goodbyes, and of college applications. The words used in this time can make or mar the event of things; so it is important that the right words are used.

With this 12th grade spelling words list, your 12th grader can learn the appropriate words to use and their spellings. This vocabulary will add precision, nuance, and eloquence to your teen’s written and spoken work. In addition, your teens will have a host of words to practice with in the 12th Grade Spelling Words Samples, and this will help your 12th graders excel in college and in the outside world.

Be sure to test them with the 12th grade spelling words with definitions, and also refresh their memories with this 7th Grade Spelling List

12th Grade Spelling List

anachronistic	empathy	perfidious
abbreviate	emulate	precocious
abdicate	enervating	pretentious
abstinence	enhance	procrastinate
adulation	ephemeral	prosaic
adversity	evanescent	prosperity
aesthetic	exasperation	provocative
amicable	exemplary	prudent
anecdote	extenuating	querulous
anonymous	florid	rancorous
antagonist	fortuitous	reclusive
arid	frugal	reconciliation
assiduous	hackneyed	renovation
asylum	haughty	resilient
benevolent	hedonist	restrained
camaraderie	hypothesis	reverence
censure	impetuous	sagacity
circuitous	impute	scrutinize
clairvoyant	incompatible	spontaneity
collaborate	inconsequential	spurious
compassion	inevitable	submissive
compromise	integrity	substantiate
condescending	intrepid	subtle
conditional	intuitive	superficial
conformist	jubilation	superfluous
congregation	lobbyist	suppress
convergence	longevity	surreptitious
deleterious	mundane	tactful
demagogue	nonchalant	tenacious
digression	novice	transient
diligent	opulent	venerable
discredit	orator	vindicate
disdain	ostentatious	wary
divergent	parched	zealot

Here are some more uncommon difficult words for the 12th Grade to get your students ready for college essays and papers

abecedarian

avoirdupois

acquiescence

amoretto

ankh

antediluvian

antipyretic

aphaeretic

banausic

beaucoup

bireme

borborygmus

boudoir

bourgeoisie

cholangitis

consanguineous

coulomb

courturier

cymotrichous

dendrochronology

dentifrice

einkorn

eleemosynary

faience

fibranne

frondescence

grissini

hegemonies

ichthyosaur

idiosyncratic

infinitesimal

interstitial

iontophoresis

jodhpurs

kakistocracy

lavaliere

ligniperdous

miasma

mitochondria

mountebank

multitudinous

narcissistic

nenuphar

neologism

oriflamme

osphresis

paraphernalia

perspicuous

psalmody

ptomaine

pulchritude

raconteur

raillery

schipperke

simulacra

truculence

unctuous

zabaglione

zinciferous

zloty

We've also added some extra more common words that they will come across in day to day activities

sodden

solitude

solvent

somber

spasm

spontaneous

squander

stability

stance

sterile

stigma

stimulate

stolid

stupefy

stupor

suave

subside

sundry

super

impose

superlative

surreptitious

symmetry

synthetic

tabulatetaint

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

And here's another list just to make sure they're all rounded

boycott

attentive

apocalyptic

accommodate

cerebral

abstract

burly

compute

acknowledge

awe

academic

amiss

apparatus

avail

animosity

adapt

altercation

accomplice

blasphemy

alias

concession

avalanche

assessment

alimony

adage

bizarre

adept

convene

concord

bourgeois

arcade

colossal

communal

alienate

catastrophe

annex

agent

charlatan

bleak

anguish

bravado

clientele

complement

cache

articulate

babble

accord

absolve

booming

coin

clout

atlas

arrogant

aptitude

anecdote

catholic

asylum

collateral

canine

beneficial

browse

avert

animated

beneficiary

badger

anesthetic

adamant

caucus

attribute

assurance

brochure

coalition

bait

bent

caliber