Quiz Review for Sets 7 and 8 - 100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know

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antebellum

belonging to a period before a war

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quotidian

found in the ordinary course of events

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totalitarian

of a government with an authority exerting absolute control

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euro

the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union

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filibuster

a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches

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reparation

something done or paid in expiation of a wrong

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suffragist

an advocate of the extension of voting rights

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yeoman

a free man who cultivates his own land

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ziggurat

a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound

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enfranchise

grant freedom to, as from slavery or servitude

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ante-

before; in front of

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-ian

relating to; of or belonging to; characteristic of; one who

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en-

put into or onto; cause to be; in; within

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incontrovertible

impossible to deny or disprove

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vacuous

devoid of matter

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hypotenuse

the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

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nanotechnology

engineering that involves manipulating atoms and molecules

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parabola

a curve formed by an object thrown in the air and falling

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plasma

the watery fluid in which blood cells are suspended

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polymer

a naturally occurring or synthetic compound

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taxonomy

a classification of organisms based on similarities

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vortex

a powerful circular current of water

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wrought

shaped to fit by altering the contours of a pliable mass

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-ible

able to be; capable of being

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nano-

one billionth part of

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poly-

many; much; multiple

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