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

antebellum

belonging to a period before a war

quotidian

found in the ordinary course of events

totalitarian

of a government with an authority exerting absolute control

euro

the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union

filibuster

a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches

reparation

something done or paid in expiation of a wrong

suffragist

an advocate of the extension of voting rights

yeoman

a free man who cultivates his own land

ziggurat

a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound

enfranchise

grant freedom to, as from slavery or servitude

ante-

before; in front of

-ian

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

en-

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

incontrovertible

impossible to deny or disprove

vacuous

devoid of matter

hypotenuse

the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

nanotechnology

engineering that involves manipulating atoms and molecules

parabola

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

plasma

the watery fluid in which blood cells are suspended

polymer

a naturally occurring or synthetic compound

taxonomy

a classification of organisms based on similarities

vortex

a powerful circular current of water

wrought

shaped to fit by altering the contours of a pliable mass

-ible

able to be; capable of being

nano-

one billionth part of

poly-

many; much; multiple