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100WordsEveryHighSchoolGraduateShouldKnow 100wordsFebruary12,2012 ByVocabulary.com(NY)
WordsselectedbytheEditorsoftheAmericanHeritageDictionaries.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.
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2.abrogate
revokeformally
3.abstemious
markedbytemperanceinindulgence
4.acumen
shrewdnessshownbykeeninsight
5.antebellum
belongingtoaperiodbeforeawarespeciallytheAmericanCivilWar
6.auspicious
auguringfavorablecircumstancesandgoodluck
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7.belie
beincontradictionwith
8.bellicose
havingorshowingareadydispositiontofight
9.bowdlerize
editbyomittingormodifyingpartsconsideredindelicate
10.chicanery
theuseoftrickstodeceivesomeone(usuallytoextractmoneyfromthem)
11.chromosome
athreadlikestrandofDNAinthecellnucleusthatcarriesthegenesinalinearorder
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12.churlish
havingabaddispositionsurly
13.circumlocution
anindirectwayofexpressingsomething
14.circumnavigate
travelaround,eitherbyplaneorship
15.deciduous
(ofplantsandshrubs)sheddingfoliageattheendofthegrowingseason
16.deleterious
harmfultolivingthings
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17.diffident
showingmodestreserve
18.enervate
weakenmentallyormorally
19.enfranchise
grantfreedomtoasfromslaveryorservitude
20.epiphany
adivinemanifestation
21.equinox
eitheroftwotimesoftheyearwhenthesuncrossestheplaneoftheearth'sequatoranddayandnightareofequallength
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22.euro
thebasicmonetaryunitofmostmembersoftheEuropeanUnion(introducedin1999)in2002twelveEuropeannations
(Germany,France,Belgium,Luxembourg,theNetherlands,Italy,Spain,Portugal,Ireland,Greece,Austria,Finland)adoptedthe
euroastheirbasicunitofmoneyandabandonedtheirtraditionalcurrencies
23.evanescent
tendingtovanishlikevapor
24.expurgate
editbyomittingormodifyingpartsconsideredindelicate
25.facetious
cleverlyamusingintone
26.fatuous
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devoidofintelligence
27.feckless
generallyincompetentandineffectual
28.fiduciary
relatingtoorofthenatureofalegaltrust(i.e.theholdingofsomethingintrustforanother)
29.filibuster
(law)atacticfordelayingorobstructinglegislationbymakinglongspeeches
30.gamete
amaturesexualreproductivecellhavingasinglesetofunpairedchromosomes
31.gauche
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lackingsocialpolish
32.gerrymander
divideunfairlyandtoone'sadvantageofvotingdistricts
33.hegemony
thedominanceorleadershipofonesocialgroupornationoverothers
34.hemoglobin
ahemoproteincomposedofglobinandhemethatgivesredbloodcellstheircharacteristiccolorfunctionprimarilyto
transportoxygenfromthelungstothebodytissues
35.homogeneous
allofthesameorsimilarkindornature
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36.hubris
overbearingprideorpresumption
37.hypotenuse
thesideofarighttriangleoppositetherightangle
38.impeach
bringanaccusationagainstlevelachargeagainst
39.incognito
withoutrevealingone'sidentity
40.incontrovertible
impossibletodenyordisprove
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41.inculcate
teachandimpressbyfrequentrepetitionsoradmonitions
42.infrastructure
thebasicstructureorfeaturesofasystemororganization
43.interpolate
insertwordsintotexts,oftenfalsifyingitthereby
44.irony
incongruitybetweenwhatmightbeexpectedandwhatactuallyoccurs
45.jejune
lackinginterestorsignificanceorimpact
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46.kinetic
relatingtothemotionofmaterialbodiesandtheforcesassociatedtherewith
47.kowtow
bendthekneesandbowinaservilemanner
48.laissezfaire
thedoctrinethatgovernmentshouldnotinterfereincommercialaffairs
49.lexicon
areferencebookcontaininganalphabeticallistofwordswithinformationaboutthem
50.loquacious
fulloftrivialconversation
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51.lugubrious
excessivelymournful
52.metamorphosis
astrikingchangeinappearanceorcharacterorcircumstances
53.mitosis
celldivisioninwhichthenucleusdividesintonucleicontainingthesamenumberofchromosomes
54.moiety
oneoftwo(approximately)equalparts
55.nanotechnology
thebranchofengineeringthatdealswiththingssmallerthan100nanometers(especiallywiththemanipulationofindividual
molecules)
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56.nihilism
completedenialofallestablishedauthorityandinstitutions
57.nomenclature
asystemofwordsusedtonamethingsinaparticulardiscipline
58.nonsectarian
notrestrictedtoonesectorschoolorparty
59.notarize
authenticateasanotary
60.obsequious
attemptingtowinfavorfrominfluentialpeoplebyflattery
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61.oligarchy
apoliticalsystemgovernedbyafewpeople
62.omnipotent
havingunlimitedpower
63.orthography
amethodofrepresentingthesoundsofalanguagebywrittenorprintedsymbols
64.oxidize
enterintoacombinationwithoxygenorbecomeconvertedintoanoxide
65.parabola
aplanecurveformedbytheintersectionofarightcircularconeandaplaneparalleltoanelementofthecurve
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66.paradigm
astandardortypicalexample
67.parameter
aconstantintheequationofacurvethatcanbevariedtoyieldafamilyofsimilarcurves
68.pecuniary
relatingtoorinvolvingmoney
69.photosynthesis
synthesisofcompoundswiththeaidofradiantenergy(especiallyinplants)
70.plagiarize
takewithoutreferencingfromsomeoneelse'swritingorspeechofintellectualproperty
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71.plasma
thecolorlesswateryfluidofthebloodandlymphthatcontainsnocells,butinwhichthebloodcells(erythrocytes,
leukocytes,andthrombocytes)aresuspended
72.polymer
anaturallyoccurringorsyntheticcompoundconsistingoflargemoleculesmadeupofalinkedseriesofrepeatedsimple
monomers
73.precipitous
extremelysteep
74.quasar
astarlikeobjectthatmaysendoutradiowavesandotherformsofenergymanyhavelargeredshifts
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75.quotidian
foundintheordinarycourseofevents
76.recapitulate
summarizebriefly
77.reciprocal
concerningeachoftwoormorepersonsorthingsespeciallygivenordoneinreturn
78.reparation
somethingdoneorpaidinexpiationofawrong
79.respiration
asinglecompleteactofbreathinginandout
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80.sanguine
confidentlyoptimisticandcheerful
81.soliloquy
speechyoumaketoyourself
82.subjugate
makesubservientforcetosubmitorsubdue
83.suffragist
anadvocateoftheextensionofvotingrights(especiallytowomen)
84.supercilious
havingorshowingarrogantsuperioritytoanddisdainofthoseoneviewsasunworthy
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85.tautology
uselessrepetition
86.taxonomy
aclassificationoforganismsintogroupsbasedonsimilaritiesofstructureororiginetc
87.tectonic
pertainingtothestructureormovementoftheearth'scrust
88.tempestuous
characterizedbyviolentemotionsorbehavior
89.thermodynamics
thebranchofphysicsconcernedwiththeconversionofdifferentformsofenergy
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90.totalitarian
characterizedbyagovernmentinwhichthepoliticalauthorityexercisesabsoluteandcentralizedcontrol
91.unctuous
unpleasantlyandexcessivelysuaveoringratiatinginmannerorspeech
92.usurp
seizeandtakecontrolwithoutauthorityandpossiblywithforcetakeasone'srightorpossession
93.vacuous
devoidofmatter
94.vehement
markedbyextremeintensityofemotionsorconvictionsinclinedtoreactviolentlyfervid
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95.vortex
apowerfulcircularcurrentofwater(usuallytheresultofconflictingtides)
96.winnow
theactofseparatinggrainfromchaff
97.wrought
shapedtofitbyorasifbyalteringthecontoursofapliablemass(asbyworkoreffort)
98.xenophobia
afearofforeignersorstrangers
99.yeoman
informertimeswasfreeandcultivatedhisownland
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100.ziggurat
arectangulartieredtempleorterracedmounderectedbytheancientAssyriansandBabylonians