100 Words Every HS Student Should Know Week 1-5
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dianetemple on February 20, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abjure | renounce; to take back something you said |
| abrogate | to abolish; to do away with |
| abstemious | dealing with eating/drinking in moderation |
| acumen | quick and keen insight |
| antebellum | dealing with a period before a war |
| auspicious | marked by success |
| belie | misrepresent |
| bellicose | hostile in manner |
| bowdlerize | remove questionable material |
| chicanery | deception by trickery |
| chromosome | strand of DNA that carries genes |
| churlish | vulgar |
| circumlocution | use of wordy language |
| circumnavigate | to go completely around |
| deciduous | shedding leaves; not lasting |
| deleterious | having a harmful effect |
| diffident | shy; lacking self-confidence |
| enervate | to weaken or destroy |
| enfranchise | to give the rights of citizenship |
| epiphany | revelation; celebration of Magi visiting Baby Jesus |
| equinox | when the sun crosses the celestial equator |
| euro | monetary unit in most of Europe |
| evanescent | vanishing like vapor |
| expurgate | to remove questionable material from before publication |
| facetious | humorous; joking |
| fatuous | silly in a smug way |
| feckless | ineffective; irresponsible |
| fiduciary | relating to a holding of something |
| filibuster | use of obstructionist tactics; stall tactic |
| gamete | reproductive cell |
| gauche | lacking grace; tactless |
| gerrymander | to divide into districts unfairly |
| hegemony | predominant influence of a group |
| hemoglobin | iron-containing pigment in blood |
| homogeneous | of the same kind |
| hypotenuse | side of triangle thats opposite of the right angle |
| hubris | arrogance; pride |
| impeach | to make an accusation; to discredit |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed; in disguise |
| incontrovertible | unquestionable |
| inculcate | to instill; to teach through repetition |
| infrastructure | basic system of a place or organization |
| interpolate | to insert between two parts |
| irony | opposite of literal meaning |
| jejune | dull, childish; lacking in nutrition |
| kinetic | related to motion |
| kowtow | to kneel with head to ground; to show respect |
| laissez faire | non-interference in the affairs of others |
| lexicon | dictionary; stock of terms |
| loquacious | very talkative |
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