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100 Important Words 2 - Extra Credit Opportunity

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circumlocutionthe use of wordy or indirect language
enfranchiseto endow with the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
infrastructureFoundation for something, especially the basic facilities necessary for a community to function
loquaciousvery talkative. talking a great deal, or too much.
mitosisprocess by which a cell divides into two so that the nucleus of each new cell has the full number of chromosones
nomenclaturethe system of names used in a particular science or art.
oxidizeto combine with oxygen
pecuniaryOf or relating to money
Plasmathe clear yellowish liquid part of blood or lymph in which cells are suspended
precipitousto be rash
reparationmaking of amends
superciliousfeeling or showing arrogant disdain
TaxonomyThe science of classifying organisms into specially named groups based on shared characteristics and natural relationship.
UnctuousExaggerated or insincere
VortexA place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it
yeomana freeholder of a class below the gentry
diffidentlacking in self-confidence
fecklessweak or ineffective
fiduciaryheld in trust
hegemonydominance of one state or nation over another
notarizeto witness and certify a document
paradigman example of how something should be, a model
subjugateto bring under control, conquer
suffragista person who advocates for voting rights
recapitulateto summarize, repeat in a shorter form
thermodynamicsbranch of physics dealing with the transformation of heat
obsequiousoverly willing to serve or obey
vacuousempty, stupid
wroughtto form, shape, fashion

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