100 Words List 3

abstemious

careful in what you eat and drink-- never to excess, (adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline

bellicose

war-like, angry, aggressive, quick to fight

circumlocution

too wordy; using many words when fewer will do; to talk around a problem in hopes of eluding punishment

enervate

weaken; to deprive of strength

evanescent

brief; for only a short moment; , tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

fiduciary

having to do with money and financial planning, (n) a financial person; trustee

hegemony

control or domination by one person or organization

impeach

to accuse; to bring formal charges against a person in office

interpolate

to insert an idea between other ideas

laissez-faire

hands off government or economic policy

mitosis

when a single cell divides to produce two identical cells

nonsectarian

Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination

orthography

Correct spelling

pecuniary

consisting of or relating to money

precipitous

Extremely steep

reparation

Payment for damages after a war

suffragist

An activist for voting rights.

tempestuous

stormy, raging, furious

vacuous

Empty, especially of meaning or purpose.

xenophobia

a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers