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This 20-word vocabulary puzzle challenges high school students and word-lovers with uncommon, sophisticated English terms. Hidden words include palimpsest, soporific, threnody, and sobriquet—words drawn from literature, music, and formal speech. Use it as a vocabulary-building warm-up, a sub-plan for advanced classes, or a leisure activity for puzzlers who enjoy less familiar words.

Subject:
English / Language Arts
Topic:
Vocabulary
Grade Level:
9th Grade – College
Updated February 2022

Word List

  • SOBRIQUET
  • SOPORIFIC
  • THRENODY
  • TREMULOUS
  • VACUITY
  • ADUMBRATE
  • ANGSTROM
  • CENOBITE
  • CIBORIUM
  • DYSPEPTIC
  • ECHOLALIA
  • ESCLAVAGE
  • FOUDROYANT
  • ENSCONCE
  • KITSCH
  • MONOCOQUE
  • PALIMPSEST
  • PIZZICATO
  • RECTRIX
  • YESTREEN

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