Spelling Words for 12th Grade (List 4)

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High School Words: Spelling Words for 12th Grade (List 4)

esteem
v. regard with respect; favorable regard
ethical
a. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles
evangelical
a. marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause; of the teaching of the gospel or the Christian religion
evasion
n. the deliberate act of failing to pay money; the act of physically escaping from something by some adroit maneuver
exacerbate
v. increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
expatriate
n. someone who has withdrawn from his native land
expedite
v. process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
expressive
a. effectively conveying thought or feeling; indicative
expressly
ad. particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
extradition
n. surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
exuberant
a. high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
facetious
a. joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
farcical
a. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
feasible
a. capable of being accomplished or brought about
feign
v. make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
ferocity
n. savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
ferret
v. drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
fidelity
n. faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
finale
n. concluding part; closing section
finesse
n. refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
flail
v. thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard
flange
n. a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
flaunt
v. display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
focal
a. of or relating to a focus; having or localized centrally at a focus
foible
n. moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
folio
n. a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
foment
v. try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
formulate
v. decide upon and express in words
forthright
a. directly ahead; straightforward
forum
n. place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
frivolous
a. lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
frontage
n. the direction in which something, such as a building, faces; the face or front of a building
froth
v. exude or expel foam; make froth or foam and become bubbly
frugal
a. sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
frustrate
v. make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
furtive
a. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
gainsay
v. speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
gaseous
a. of gas; gas-like; lacking substance or concreteness
genteel
a. well-bred; marked by refinement in taste and manners
germinate
v. cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
glaze
n. thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
glib
a. performed with a natural or offhand ease
glutton
n. person who eats too much food and drink
grandiose
a. impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
granulate
v. form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface
gratify
v. give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
grotesque
a. fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
grovel
v. crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
guerrilla
n. a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
hackneyed
a. repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
hapless
a. without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
heirloom
n. something that has been in a family for generations
heritage
n. legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
hew
v. cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut
hoax
n. act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
hovel
n. small or simply constructed dwelling; small, wretched house
humdrum
a. lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
humiliate
v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
humility
n. quality or condition of being humble; low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
hypocrite
n. one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
hysteria
n. behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
idiom
n. expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style