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This 20-word spelling word search for Grades 9–12 features challenging vocabulary including squalor, perseverance, inflammatory, and pauciloquent. Words span multiple difficulty levels and require students to recognize complex letter patterns and sophisticated word forms. Use it as a vocabulary warm-up, a spelling-unit review, or a template for customized high-school word lists.

Subject:
English / Language Arts
Topic:
Spelling
Grade Level:
9th – 12th Grades
Updated November 2023

Word List

  • SQUALOR
  • PREJUDICE
  • MISCHIEVOUS
  • PLAGIARIZE
  • QUARANTINE
  • HUMILIATE
  • FACILITATE
  • FACETIOUSLY
  • INFLAMMATORY
  • DISCOURSE
  • PERSEVERANCE
  • RECIPROCAL
  • PAUCILOQUENT
  • FRUGAL
  • CABAL
  • EXPEDITE
  • CONTRA
  • EGO
  • GRAM
  • NARR

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