#21 100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know

This is the list of words every high school graduate should know. I know some of them but I am going to put the definitions on here and cross them out as I master them. Mastered items look like this.

abjure – 1 a : to renounce upon oath b : to reject solemnly 2 : to abstain from
abrogate – 1 : to abolish by authoritative action 2 : to treat as nonexistent
abstemious – marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol
acumen – keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters.
antebellum – existing before a war
auspicious – 1 : affording a favorable prophetic sign 2 : attended by good prophetic signs
belie – 1 a : to give a false impression of b : to present an appearance not in agreement with 2 a : to show (something) to be false or wrong b : to run counter to 3 : disguise
bellicose – favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
bowdlerize
chicanery
chromosome
churlish
circumlocution
circumnavigate
deciduous
deleterious
diffident
enervate
enfranchise
epiphany
equinox
euro
evanescent
expurgate
facetious
fatuous
feckless
fiduciary
filibuster
gamete
gauche
gerrymander
hegemony
hemoglobin
homogeneous
hubris
hypotenuse
impeach
incognito
incontrovertible
inculcate
infrastructure
interpolate
irony
jejune
kinetic
kowtow
laissez faire
lexicon
loquacious

lugubrious

metamorphosis

mitosis
moiety
nanotechnology
nihilism
nomenclature
nonsectarian
notarize
obsequious
oligarchy
omnipotent
orthography
oxidize
parabola
paradigm
parameter
pecuniary
photosynthesis
plagiarize
plasma
polymer
precipitous
quasar
quotidian
recapitulate
reciprocal
reparation
respiration
sanguine
soliloquy
subjugate
suffragist
supercilious
tautology
taxonomy
tectonic
tempestuous
thermodynamics
totalitarian
unctuous
usurp
vacuous
vehement
vortex
winnow
wrought
xenophobe
yeoman
ziggurat