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100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know
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English
12th Grade
05/21/2013

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abjure
Definition
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
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abrogate
Definition
revoke formally
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abstemious
Definition
marked by temperance in indulgence
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acumen
Definition
shrewdness shown by keen insight
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antebellum
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belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War
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auspicious
Definition
auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
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belie
Definition
be in contradiction with
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bellicose
Definition
having or showing a ready disposition to fight
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bowdlerize
Definition
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
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chicanery
Definition
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
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chromosome
Definition
a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
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churlish
Definition
having a bad disposition; surly
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circumlocution
Definition
an indirect way of expressing something
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circumnavigate
Definition
travel around, either by plane or ship
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deciduous
Definition
(of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
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deleterious
Definition
harmful to living things
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diffident
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showing modest reserve
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enervate
Definition
weaken mentally or morally
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enfranchise
Definition
grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude
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epiphany
Definition
a divine manifestation
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equinox
Definition
either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length
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euro
Definition
the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
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evanescent
Definition
tending to vanish like vapor
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expurgate
Definition
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
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facetious
Definition
cleverly amusing in tone
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fatuous
Definition
devoid of intelligence
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feckless
Definition
generally incompetent and ineffectual
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fiduciary
Definition
relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
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filibuster
Definition
(law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
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gamete
Definition
a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
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gauche
Definition
lacking social polish
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gerrymander
Definition
divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts
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hegemony
Definition
the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
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hemoglobin
Definition
a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
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homogeneous
Definition
all of the same or similar kind or nature
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hubris
Definition
overbearing pride or presumption
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hypotenuse
Definition
the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
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impeach
Definition
bring an accusation against; level a charge against
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incognito
Definition
without revealing one's identity
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incontrovertible
Definition
impossible to deny or disprove
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inculcate
Definition
teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
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infrastructure
Definition
the basic structure or features of a system or organization
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interpolate
Definition
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
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irony
Definition
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
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jejune
Definition
lacking interest or significance or impact
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kinetic
Definition
relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
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kowtow
Definition
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
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laissez faire
Definition
the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs
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lexicon
Definition
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
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loquacious
Definition
full of trivial conversation
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lugubrious
Definition
excessively mournful
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metamorphosis
Definition
a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
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mitosis
Definition
cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
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moiety
Definition
one of two (approximately) equal parts
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nanotechnology
Definition
the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)
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nihilism
Definition
complete denial of all established authority and institutions
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nomenclature
Definition
a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
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nonsectarian
Definition
not restricted to one sect or school or party
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notarize
Definition
authenticate as a notary
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obsequious
Definition
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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oligarchy
Definition
a political system governed by a few people
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omnipotent
Definition
having unlimited power
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orthography
Definition
a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
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oxidize
Definition
enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide
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parabola
Definition
a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve
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paradigm
Definition
a standard or typical example
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parameter
Definition
a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
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pecuniary
Definition
relating to or involving money
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photosynthesis
Definition
synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)
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plagiarize
Definition
take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
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plasma
Definition
the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended
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polymer
Definition
a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers
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precipitous
Definition
extremely steep
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quasar
Definition
a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts
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quotidian
Definition
found in the ordinary course of events
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recapitulate
Definition
summarize briefly
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reciprocal
Definition
concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
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reparation
Definition
something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
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respiration
Definition
a single complete act of breathing in and out
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sanguine
Definition
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
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soliloquy
Definition
speech you make to yourself
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subjugate
Definition
make subservient; force to submit or subdue
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suffragist
Definition
an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)
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supercilious
Definition
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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tautology
Definition
useless repetition
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taxonomy
Definition
a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc.
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tectonic
Definition
pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust
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tempestuous
Definition
characterized by violent emotions or behavior
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thermodynamics
Definition
the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy
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totalitarian
Definition
characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control
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unctuous
Definition
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
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usurp
Definition
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
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vacuous
Definition
devoid of matter
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vehement
Definition
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
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vortex
Definition
a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
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winnow
Definition
the act of separating grain from chaff
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wrought
Definition
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
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xenophobia
Definition
a fear of foreigners or strangers
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yeoman
Definition
in former times was free and cultivated his own land
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ziggurat
Definition
a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
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