100 Words Every High Schooler Should Know Pt. 1

abjure (v)

to recently solemnly; renounce or repudiate (to refuse)

abrogate (v)

to abolish, do way with, or annual, especially by authority to formally revoke a law or agreement.

abstemious (adj)

eating & drinking in moderation

acumen (n)

quickness & keenes or judgement or insight (good at judging things)

antebellum (adj)

belonging to the period before a war (Civil War)

auspicious (adj)

attended by favorable circumstance (prosperous)

belie (v)

to show to be false; contradict

bellicose

warlike / hostile in manner or temperament OR demonstrating a willingness to fight

bowdlerize (v)

to remove material that is considered improper / offensive form, especially with the result that it becomes weaker or less effective (to censor)

chicanery (n)

the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose