12th Grade Vocabulary List 1

Word & Other Forms / Usage (Context clue) Connotation Denotation Own phrase (Demonstrate meaning) meaning in
Part of speech Related or synonym a DIFFERENT context
anachronistic Anachronism (i) His attitude is anachronistic in this negative
adj n day and age. (ii) The historical film was
spoiled by a careless anachronism.
assiduous Assiduity (i) She was most assiduous in pointing usually
adj assiduousness out my faults. (ii) He wore down his positive
opponent with sheer assiduity.
benevolent Beneficence (n) The king’s usual benevolence was positive
adj Antonym = suspended after the assassination
malevolent plot.
censure Censorship The government immediately May be
noun n censured the editor for inflammatory negative
journalism.
circuitous circuity Listening to a circuitous argument is negative
adj n certainly exhausting.

demagogue demagoguery I wish the candidates would present negative

n n policies to us instead of all this
demagoguery.
ephemeral ephemerality Lichees are an ephemeral fruit ; I miss Can be
adj n them for most of the year. Sadly, negative
happiness can be ephemeral.
extenuating extenuate I don’t normally extend deadlines, positive
v / adj v but you were in extenuating
circumstances.
fortuitous fortuity If it wasn’t for the fortuitous positive
adj fortune commotion at the border, we
n wouldn’t have escaped.
inconsequential consequence When it comes to cooking for my positive or
adj n guru, the cost is inconsequential. negtive

lobbyist lobby Yet again, a gun-lobbyist offered the usually

n v cabinet minister certain ‘favours’ to negative
get the new law quashed.
longevity longevism Certain remote mountain tribes, positive
n (pursuit of) despite having no access to hospitals,
n are famous for their longevity.
nonchalant nonchalance Even after getting caught, she just negative
adj n gave a nonchalant shrug!
 ostentatious ostentation Are ostentatious displays of military negative
adj n power really about patriotism?

procrastinate procrastination A symptom of the mode of ignorance negative

v n is laziness, characterized by
procrastination.
precocious Precociousness It was incredible to see such positive ;
adj Precocity precocious musical talent. sometimes
n Don’t be precocious, young lady! negative
perfidious Perfidy The witness’ testimony was full of negative
adj n perfidious claims, for which the judge
held him in contempt of court.
reconciliation reconciliatory After official racial segregation positive
n adj ended, the task of reconciliation was
reconcile v complicated by decades of mistrust.
sedentary sedentariness Several health issues are associated negative
adj n with a sedentary lifestyle, more
common now in the digital age.
substantiate substantial adj The suspect was asked to substantiate positive
v substance n his alibi, which seemed suspicious.

surreptitious surreptitiously I was shocked when, in the busy mostly

adj adv office, the official surreptitiously negative; at
signaled that he wanted a bribe. least ‘cheeky’
transient transcience n Luckily the cold weather was often
adj & n transitory adj transient. In rural areas, transients negative
are often the only source of labour.
taciturn taciturnly adv My father’s taciturn expression made negative
adj taciturnity n me wary. Under his taciturn exterior,
lay a compassionate heart.
shenanigans none I hardly expected to see such negative
plural noun (colloquial) shenanigans going on in parliament
scurrilous scurrilously The comedian refrained from using negative
adj adv his typically scurrilous language at
the children’s party.
Spelling the noun versus adjective Spelling Adverbs (NOT ‘-ley’) Spelling Adverbs ending in ‘-ic’ Spelling Adverbs: absolute_____ problematic______
dependant v dependent ending in ‘vowel-consonant-e‘
dependence sincere ly ; ultimate ly drastic ally ; fanatic ally ; specific ally horrific_____ sporadic_____ definite______ love__
Prepositions (planets = on)
AT point of time certain address the intersection / 34 b Gopal Lane _____ Mars _____ The Esplanade ____ midday
ON day street / landform on Mumbai Beach / on the main road
IN month / year suburb / city / country in Gauranagar / in Nadia / in the north _____ the bus-stop _____ Govinda's ____ Paris
NOTE : ‘in’ is used with smaller locations as well, (e.g. shops) to distinguish being within a building, from being outside it.