In addition to everything else your teen is learning, it’ll help your child if you introduce this list of tenth grade vocabulary words early in the year. Help your teen learn the meaning, uses, and spelling of these words. These are terms your teen will encounter across subjects this year, which is why they’re referred to as academic vocabulary words. Teens who know these words will better understand the information they read and what they hear in class, rather than getting lost because of unknown terms. And, when your tenth grader knows these words well enough to use them in writing and presentations, it will add precision, nuance, and eloquence to your child’s schoolwork.
Share this list, courtesy of , with your teen. Challenge yourself and your teen to use these words in everyday conversation and to learn all of these words before the year ends. Not only will knowing these words help your child excel now, they’re words that will pop up on the SAT and ACT, too, if your child chooses to take one of these tests.
10th grade vocabulary words
abstract
admonish
advocate
alternative
ambiguous
analogy
anarchy
assiduous
assimilate
augment
authentic
belligerent
bolster
bureaucratic
circumvent
coalition
cohesive
collaborate
comply
concurrent
connotation
constituent
contingent
criteria
demeanor
deplore
derogatory
disparity
disseminate
dissident
distraught
docile
divert
dormant
egocentric
elusive
emulate
equitable
eradicate
estrange
exacerbate
expedite
fabricate
facilitate
fortuitous
fraudulent
heinous
hypothetical
illicit
imminent
impetuous
incongruous
indigenous
indiscriminate
inherent
jurisdiction
lax
meticulous
negligent
nonchalant
oblivious
obscure
omnipotent
opportune
oppose
panacea
perfunctory
preposterous
precarious
precipitate
preclude
proficient
propensity
qualitative
quantitative
recalcitrant
redeem
rejuvenate
relegate
relinquish
repugnant
resilient
retrospect
sanction
spontaneous
static
stringent
subordinate
subsidize
tenuous
travesty
tumult
unilateral
validate
vindicate
zealot
See the academic vocabulary lists for 9th grade and 11th grade and 12th grade, too.
Learn more about how to help your 10th grader with reading skills:
• Read: Getting ready for high school reading
• Read: Making high school reading more inclusive
• Watch: Is your teen learning the research skills needed for college?
• Do: Give intellectual graffiti a try
• Check out: 10th grade college prep timeline