Max 11 Plus Vocab Flashcards
11 plus vocab
Abode
Where you live
Adjacent
Next to
Altar
where religious rituals are performed
Alter
to chage
Amiable
being good natured and friendly
Arid
Extremely dry, without moisture
belittle
to put someone down
bestow
to give to someone
Blemish
a mark that detracts from how nice something looks, or to damge or ruin something
Breadth
the width of something, or the size of something generally
Clog
a wooden shoe, or when something is blocked up
compassionate
consideration of and feeling for someone else’s suffering
conciliatory
to be comprimising and agreeable for the purposes of goodwill
Crafty
skillful in lying and playing tricks
Credible
believable
Culminate
to end, or arrive athe the final goal
Deprecate
to express disapproval of
depreciate
to lessen the value or price of something, or someone
desolate
bare, empty, lonely, barren
detest
very strong dislike
disparage
to put someone down
disparage
to treat with disrespect, or to put someone down
Docile
compliant and easy to handle, teachable
Eclipse
when the sun or the moon’s light is blocked from view, or to be better by comparison
Engrossed
to have your attention completely captured
expressive
ability to communicate thoughts and feelings, through words, facial expressions, and other creative mediums - art, music etc
Fable
a short story or tale to teach a moral lesson
Fad
something that is temporarily popular
fallow
farming fields that have been left unseeded for a growing season
Farce
a ridiculous situation, or a funny play
Finite
of limited supply
Forlorn
lonely and sad
Freighter
transport used for carrying goods/cargo
granted
to be given, or allowed to have something: eg permission, a wish or a sum of money
Gratify
to give pleasure by satisfying somebodys wants/desires
heirloom
a family possession handed down from generation to generation; often jewellery, furniture or paintings
Humble
to be modest, courteous and respectful rather than arrongant and proud
implausible
not believable
inability
lack of ability, not able to do something
inlet
a long narrow passage of water coming in from the shoreline
intimidate
to overpower someone in a non physical way, to bully and threaten
Limerick
a humourous rhyming poem of 5 lines
Loathe
deep hatred
mandatory
something you have to do, no option
Meek
overly compliant and submissive
Miserly
has money, but doesn’t like spending it
moderate
of medium quantity, not too much or too little
modest
a limited amount of something, also not being arrogant or boastful
neutral
not supporting any side over the other, in the middle, or having no extreme characteristics eg the colour beige
Pail
a bucket
Perpendicular
at right anngle to, eg a capital T
Placate
to calm someone down often through conciliatory gestures
plausible
believable, worthy of confidence and trust
Propserous
to have financial success or good fortune
prudent
being wise and careful
Quell
to put an end to or extinguish eg put out a fire
ransack
to search thoroughly or vigorously to find something of value
Refuse
rubbish, or to decline or say no to something
reinstate
to put something/someone back into its original position
resolute
a firm determination of opinion or purpose
restore
to bring back to normal condition
Rivet
a metal pin that holds things together, or when you are fully captivated by something
satin
smooth glossy type of material eg silk, or a finish which is satin like
Sparse
thinly spread, not thick or dense
Squander
to spend or use wastefully
Steal
to take something that doesn’t belong to you
Steel
a type of metal
submissive
when you give into someone more powerful than you
Surly
bad tempered, grumpy
waylaid
to have been distracted, or intercepted whilst going somewhere or doing something
Withhold
to hold back, not give something
