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20 words of high school studen
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04/19/2007

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Term
antebellum
Definition
before the war
Term
bellicose
Definition
warlike or hostile in manner.

latin,bellicosus,from bellicus,of war
Term
chicanery
Definition
deception by trickery

[from chicane,to deceive, from French chicaner, from old french, to quibble]
Term
churlish
Definition
of,like,or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar.

[churl, rude person, from middle english, from old english ceorl,peasant]
Term
circumlocution
Definition
use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.

[to speak]
Term
circumnavigate
Definition
proceed completely around.

[circum; around, navigate, to sail
Term
deleterious
Definition
having a harmful effect

[destroyer, to harm]
Term
diffident
Definition
lacking or marked by a lack of self confidence.

[to mistrust]
Term
epiphany
Definition
manifestation of divine nature.

[to appear, show]
Term
evanescent
Definition
vanishing quickly


[vanish, disappear]
Term
expurgate
Definition
to remove or clean objectionable material before publication
Term
feckless
Definition
lacking purpose or vitality
Term
gauche
Definition
lacking grace or social polish


[awkward,left handed, turn aside, walk clumsily]
Term
hubris
Definition
overbearing pride
Term
impeach
Definition
make accusation against
Term
introvertible
Definition
impossible to dispute, unquestionable
Term
inculcate
Definition
to impress upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition.

to force upon
Term
interpolate
Definition
to insert or introduce between other elements or parts.


[touch up refurbish]
Term
jejune
Definition
not interesting, dull

[meager dry fasting]
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kowtow
Definition
to kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in expression of deep respect.
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