11-plus Vocabulary List

 11+ Vocabulary List

Below is a starter list of words for your child to learn. They are words that frequently appear in comprehension passages and verbal reasoning papers. 

You should aim for your child to learn five words a week, making flashcards and adding them to your word book/list. Remember to review and revise the words to check your child has remembered them. 

abundant

adhere

ally

assemble

advance 

broad

boisterous

conceal

customary 

concentrate X 2

countenance

deceive

decipher

elude

entrance X 2

extract

extravagant

fatigue

fertile

futile

fowl 

grotesque

grave X 2

hideous

hospitable

immerse

insolent 

invalid X 2

irate

incessant

juvenile

lament

late X 2

melancholic

obstinate

oppose

prosperous

poultry 

provoke

pursue

quaint

ramble X 2

refuse X 2

residence

regiment

revive

silhouette

surly

suspend X 2

trifle X 2

truce

troupe

vain X 2

void