Having a strong vocabulary is essential for 12th grade students as they prepare for life outside of high school. Knowing more words will greatly improve their reading, writing, and communication skills, all of which are valuable no matter the path they choose after graduation. Below, you’ll find 100 common vocabulary words that 12th grade students should learn before high school ends!
| abjure |
credence |
immutable |
paragon |
scion |
| acme |
crescendo |
inanimate |
patronizing |
serendipity |
| adamant |
deleterious |
inconclusive |
platitude |
sojourn |
| anathema |
delineate |
incongruous |
plethora |
soluble |
| anecdote |
demise |
incumbent |
populace |
sovereign |
| arable |
demographics |
innate |
precipitate |
synopsis |
| archaic |
denizen |
innocuous |
prestige |
tectonic |
| aspire |
depiction |
interminable |
primordial |
tenet |
| attribute |
discourse |
interpose |
pundit |
traverse |
| axiom |
disproportionate |
intrinsic |
putrid |
tremulous |
| camaraderie |
disquieting |
intrusive |
reciprocate |
trite |
| celestial |
dissipate |
kudos |
refract |
umbrage |
| cerebral |
enigma |
litany |
relegate |
unequivocal |
| circumnavigate |
episodic |
ludicrous |
remuneration |
utopian |
| collaborate |
estrange |
mercurial |
resignation |
vacious |
| comprise |
forensic |
metamorphosis |
revere |
verbose |
| conundrum |
fruition |
meticulous |
rife |
vernacular |
| convoluted |
gullible |
moratorium |
ruse |
vibrant |
| corroborate |
hubris |
nondescript |
satiety |
vocation |
| cosmopolitan |
idyllic |
obsequious |
scapegoat |
zealous |
Teach your students these words and more with Prestwick House’s collection of vocabulary resources for 12th grade!