Schatz 100 Words List 1

Analogy

A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

Accentuate

to emphasize

Alliteration

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

Antibody

A protein that acts against a specific antigen

Aspire

(v.) to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend

Bamboozle

To deceive by elaborate trickery

Bizarre

(adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical

Boisterous

(adj.) rough and noisy in a cheerful way; high-spirited

Boycott

refuse to buy

Camouflage

the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance

Chronology

arrangement of events in time

Commemorate

(v.) to preserve, honor, or celebrate the memory of

Cower

(v.) to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame

Decorum

(n.) proper behavior, good taste; orderliness

Deduction

reasoning from general to specific

Deign

to lower oneself before an inferior