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100 words everyone should know
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English
12th Grade
06/04/2009

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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
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self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
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Acumen
Definition
shrewdness shown by keen insight
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Antebellum
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not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time
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Auspicious
Definition
pertaining to good fortune and luck
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Belie
Definition
be in contradiction with
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Bellicose
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having or showing a ready disposition to fight; aggressive
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Bowdlerize
Definition
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
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Chicanery
Definition
the act of deceiving
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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
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Rude; Irritable; Unpleasant
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Circumlocution
Definition
indirect style of expressing something
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Circumnavigate
Definition
to travel around something
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Deciduous
Definition
plants and shrubs that shed foliage at the end of the growing season
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Deleterious
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harmful to living things
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Diffident
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reserved; timid; lacking self-confidence
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Enervate
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Weaken mentally or morally
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Enfranchise
Definition
grant freedom to
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Epiphany
Definition
a divine manifestation
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Equinox
Definition
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
monetary unit of most European nations
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Evanescent
Definition
fleeting; tending to vanish like vapor; temporary
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Expurgate
Definition
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
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Facetous
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cleverly amusing in tone; humorous
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Fatuous
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Devoid of intelligence; unwise
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Feckless
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showing lack of care for consequences; irresponsible
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