Ms. Ooka’s English 12 Vocabulary List:
100 Words to Make You Sound Smart
1st Semester (50 words)
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Accolade
Charisma
Gregarious
Misnomer
Rhetoric
Antidote
Dilettante
Idiosyncratic
Nouveau riche
Stoic
Boondoggle
Epitome
Insidious
Ostracize
Teetotaler
Brusque
Euphemism
Lurid
Perfunctory
Ubiquitous
Capricious
Fiasco
Mantra
Quid pro quo
Vile
Acrimony
Cloying
Harbinger
Narcissist
Scintillating
Avant-garde
Disheveled
Idyllic
Oblivion
Suave
Bourgeois
Equanimity
Junket
Panacea
Tête-à-tête
Byzantine
Fait accompli
Machiavellian
Philistine
Unrequited
Carte blanche
Finagle
Maudlin
Quintessential
Waft
2nd Semester (50 words)
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Angst
Déjà vu
Hedonist
Nirvana
Spartan
Baroque
Elan
Indelicate
Ogle
Svengali
Bravado
Equivocate
Kitsch
Paradox
Tirade
Cacophony
Fastidious
Malaise
Precocious
Untenable
Catch-22
Freudian slip
Mercenary
Red herring
White elephant
Anomaly
Dichotomy
Heresy
Non sequitur
Stigma
Bona fide
Ennui
Infinitesimal
Ostentatious
Sycophant
Brogue
Esoteric
Litany
Peevish
Tryst
Camaraderie
Faux pas
Malinger
Propriety
Vicarious
Caustic
Glib
Minimalist
Revel
Zealous
Ms. Ooka’s English 12 Vocabulary List:
100 Words to Make You Sound Smart
Vocabulary Graphic Organizer (VGO) = 50 pts. per person
[Teams of 4 people, 5 words per person]
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Word — Write the vocabulary word(s).
Pronunciation — Write out the phonetic spelling (may use symbols).
Part of Speech — Identify if it is a noun, verb, adjective, etc.
Denotation — Write the dictionary definition.
Connotation — implied or suggested meaning of a word
 Choose one answer based on its meaning: positive, neutral, or negative.
6. Three Synonyms — Write 3 words (or concepts) that have the same or similar
meanings.
7. Three Antonyms — Write 3 words (or concepts) that have opposite meanings.
8. Borrowed Sentence — Find a sentence that uses the vocab word(s) in a way that
helps you better understand its meaning.
9. Original Sentence — Use the word or phrase in a sentence that demonstrates your
understanding of its meaning; do not plagiarize!
10. GRAPHIC — Draw/use an image that serves as an appropriate representation or
symbol for meaning of the word(s), or you may create a comic-style picture
based on your original sentence.
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