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100 words vocab

TermDefinitionPart of Speech
dialogue a conversation between two or more people noun
bamboozle to deceive by elaborate trickery; to trick verb
deign to be willing to do something that one considers beneath one’s dignity verb
chronology the order or sequence of events noun
accentuate to give prominence to; to emphasize or intensify verb
divulge to make known; reveal; tell verb
analogy to similarity between things that are otherwise unlike noun
eclectic choosing or taking what appears to be best from various sources adjective
boycott to act together to refuse to have dealings with in protest verb
cower to crouch or draw back as if in fear verb
decorum proper behavior or conduct; propriety noun
commemorate to honor the memory of someone, esp. with a ceremony verb
despondent feeling depression from loss of hope, confidence, or courage adjective
boisterous rough and stormy; lacking restraint or discipline adjective
immune not affected by a given influence; unresponsive adjective
fallacy a false notion or mistaken belief noun
gargoyle a waterspout or ornamental figure in the form of a grotesque animal or person projecting from the gutter of a building noun
impertinent offensively bold; rude adjective
flourish to draw or develop well; thrive verb
jovial full of fun and good cheer; jolly adjective
laconic using few words; terse; concise adjective
maneuver to change tactics or approach; plan skillfully verb
inference the act or process of deciding or concluding by reasoning from evidence noun
guerilla a member of a military force that is not part of a regular army and operates in small bands noun
formidable arousing fear, dread, alarm or great concern adjective
exult to rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant verb
guru a person who is followed as a leader or teacher noun
quandary a condition of uncertainty or doubt; a dilemma noun
protagonist the main character in a drama or literary work noun
nocturnal of, relating to, or occurring at night; active adjective
labyrinth something complicated or confusing in design or construction noun
jaunty having or showing a carefree self-confident air adjective
nebula a thinly spread cloud of interstellar gas and dust noun
mutation a change in genre or chromosome of an organism that can be inherited by its offspring noun
exponent a number or symbol, paced to the right of and above the expression to which it applies that indicates the number of times a mathematical expression is used as a factor noun
pulverize to pound, crash, or grind to powder or dust verb
ellipse a figure that forms a closed curve shaped like an oval with both ends alike noun
recede to move back or away from a limit, degree, point, or mark verb
phloem a plant tissue that conducts food from the leaves to the other plants noun
embargo a prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with foreign nation noun
hypocrisy the practice expressing feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not actually hold or possess noun
lichen an organism that consists of a fungus and an alga growing in close association to each other noun
quota an amount of something assigned, as to be done, made, or sold noun
voracious eating or eager to eat great amounts of food; ravenous adjective
mosaic a picture or design made on a surface by fitting and cementing together small colored pieces noun
repose the act of resting or the state of being at rest verb
tempo the speed at which music is or ought to be played noun
outrageous exceeding all bounds of what is right or proper; immoral or offensive adjective
hieroglyphic a system of writing in which pictures and symbols are used to represent words noun
suffrage the right to vote in political elections noun
renaissance a rebirth or revival noun
stereotype a conventional or oversimplified idea or image noun
renegade a person who rejects a cause, allegiance, religion, or group for another noun
virtuoso a musical performer of great excellence, technique, or ability noun
silhouette an outline of something that appears dark against a light background noun
xylem a plant tissue that carries water and dissolved minerals up from the roots through the stem to the leaves and provides support for the softer tissues noun
parasite an organism that lives in or on a different kind of organism from which it gets nourishment and to which it is sometimes harmful noun
tumult noisy and disorderly actively; a commotion or disturbance; an uproar noun
participle a verb form used with auxiliary verbs to indicate certain tenses that can also function as an adjective noun
alliteration the repetition of the same sound, esp. at the beginning of words noun
camouflage concealment by appearing to be part of natural surroundings noun
deduction the act of subtracting; a conclusion reached by his process bizarre: very strange or odd verb
antibody a protein produced in the body that fights off bad cells noun
enthusiastic having or showing great interest or excitement adjective
heritage something other than property passed down from preceding generations; a tradition noun
introspection the examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings noun
kilometer a unit of length equal to 1,000 meters or .062 of a mile noun
plateau an elevated, comparatively level of expanse of land noun
hologram the photographic record of a three-dimensional image produced by recording on a photographic plate noun
nuisance a source of inconvenience or annoyance; a bother noun
polygon a flat, closed, geometric figure bounded by three or more line segments noun
omnivore an organism that eats both plants and animals noun
zoology the branch of biology that deals with animals noun
random having no specific patterns, purpose, or objective adjective
toxin a poisonous substance produced by a living organism noun
light year the distance that light travels in one year, about 5.88 trillion miles noun
marsupial any of various mammals, whose young develop after birth in a pouch on the outside of the body noun
ozone a poisonous, unstable form of oxygen that has three atoms per molecule rather than the usual two noun
yacht any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels for pleasure trips or racing noun
metaphor a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that is ordinarily associated with one thing is applied to something else, thus making a comparison noun
rainforest a dense evergreen forest with an annual rainfall of at least 160 noun
tariff a tax or duty imposed by a government on imported or exported goods noun
wretched very unhappy or unfortunate; miserable adjective
tundra a cold, treeless, usually lowland area of far northern regions noun
unanimous sharing all the same opinion; being fully in agreement adjective
technique a procedure or method for accomplishing a complicated task, as in a science or an art noun
vacillate to be unable to decide between one opinion of course of action and another; waver verb
spectrum a broad range of related qualities, ideas, or activities noun
quarantine a condition, period of time, or place in which a person or animal is confined in an effort to prevent a disease from spreading noun
solstice either of the times of year when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator noun
undulate to move in waves or with a smooth wavy motion verb
vertebrae any of a large group of animals having a backbone, including the fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals noun
tranquility the quality or condition of being free from disturbance; calmness; a serenity noun
sacrifice the act of giving up something highly valued for the sake of something else considered to be of greater value verb
vaccine a substance that stimulates cells in the immune system to recognize and attack disease-causing agents, especially through the production of antibodies noun
symbiosis the close association between two or more different organisms of different species, often but not necessarily benefiting each member noun
ultraviolet of or relating to electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths shorter than those of visible light but longer than those of x-rays adjective
strategy a plan of action arrived at by means of this science or intended to accomplish a specific goal noun
Aspire to have great ambition; to desire strongly verb
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