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Highschool Vocab
Words every freshman should know
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accentuate | to emphasize/bring attention to |
| Antibody | a protein produced by the body to neutralize a toxin |
| Aspire | to have ambition |
| Bamboozle | to trick/confuse |
| Chronology | the study of dating events |
| Commemorate | to honor the memory of |
| Decorum | having good taste/behaviour/speech |
| Deign | to do something below ones status *** |
| Despondent | no hope/dejection |
| Divulge | to make known; reveal |
| Eclectic | selecting or selected from various sources |
| Ellipse | a mathematical oval |
| Exult | to rejoice greatly |
| Fallacy | a mistaken idea; error |
| Formidable | causing fear, dread or awe; hard to handle |
| Hologram | a picture/writing that is 3-demensional made using laser beams |
| Hypocrisy | pretending/feeling what one is not |
| Impertinent | not on topic *** |
| Introspection | looking into one's own mind, feelings, etc. |