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Abjure
To renounce under oath; to take back
Antebellum
Belonging to the period before a war
Bowdlerize
To remove material that is offensive or objectionable
Circumlocution
The use of unnecessarily wordy & indirect language; evasiveness in speech or writing
Diffident
Lacking self-confidence; shy or timid
Equinox
The length of day and night are approximately equal (March & September)
Facetious
Playfully jocular; humorous
Filibuster
Use of tactics
Hegemony
The predominant influence of a state
Hypotenuse
The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
Inculcate
To teach by frequent instruction or repetition; to indoctrinate
Jejune
Dull or not interesting; lacking maturity or childish
Lexicon
A dictionary; a set of terms used in a specific profession
Mitosis
The nucleus divides in cell division
Nomenclature
A system of names in art or science; the procedure of assigning names to organisms by a taxonomy
Oligarchy
Government by a few
Parabola
A curve on a graph
Photosynthesis
The process that green plants use to convert carbon dioxide to oxygen
Precipitous
Extremely steep
Reciprocal
Experienced on both sides; done
Soliloquy
A character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts when alone or unaware of the presence of other characters
Tautology
Needless repetition in different words; redundancy
Thermodynamics
The branch of physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy
Vacuous
Lacking intelligence; stupid; devoid of expression; vacant
Wrought
Put together; created; shaped by hammering with tools
Abrogate
To abolish or do away with
especially by authority
Auspicious
Marked by success; prosperous; favorable circumstances
Chicanery
Deception by trickery
Circumnavigate
To proceed completely around; to go around; circumvent
Enervate
To weaken or destroy the strength of
Euro
Currency among members of the European Monetary Union
Fatuous
Foolish or silly
Gamete
A reproductive cell with half the number of chromosomes
Hemoglobin
Iron-containing pigment in red blood cells that carries O2 & CO2 between the lungs & tissues
Impeach
To make an accusation against; to charge with improper conduct in office
Infrastructure
Basic services needed for a community to function (water
Kinetic
Energy relating to or produced by motion
Loquacious
Very talkative
Moiety
A half; a part or portion
Nonsectarian
No association with a specific religion
Omnipotent
Having unlimited
Plagiarize
To use and pass off as one’s own
Quasar
Extremely distant & old celestial object
Reparation
The act or process of making amends for a wrong; something done or money paid to compensate
Subjugate
To bring under control; conquer
Taxonomy
The classification of organisms in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships; division into ordered groups or categories
Totalitarian
Imposing a form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life; the individual is subordinated to the state; opp. political and cultural expression is suppressed
Vehement
Forceful or intense in expression
Xenophobe
A person unduly fearful or contemptuous of that which is foreign
Abstemious
Eating and drinking in moderation; characterized by abstinence or moderation
Belie
To misrepresent; to contradict
Chromosome
A strand of DNA in the nucleus that carries genes (hereditary information)
Deciduous
Shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season; falling off or shedding
Enfranchise
To endow with the rights of citizenship
Evanescent
Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
Feckless
Lacking purpose; ineffective or feeble; careless; irresponsible
Gauche
Lacking grace; awkward or tactless
Homogeneous
Uniform in structure or composition; of the same or similar nature or kind
Incognito
One’s identity is disguised or concealed
Interpolate
To insert into a text or a conversation; in math – to estimate a value between two known values
Kowtow
To kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in respect or worship; to show servile deference
Lugubrious
Exaggerated gloominess or mournfulness
Nanotechnology
The science of building devices from atoms and molecules
Notarize
To certify a signature as a notary of the public
Orthography
The study of correct spelling; the letters and sequences in words
Parameter
Math: a constant in an equation; a limit or boundary
Plasma
Clear
Quotidian
Commonplace or ordinary; everyday experiences
Respiration
The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing
Suffragist
An advocate of the extension of political voting rights
Tectonic
The forces involved in forming the geological features
Unctuous
Exaggerated
Vortex
A spiral motion of fluid
Yeoman
An attendant
