100 words you should know......

abstemious acumen bellicose chicanery deciduous deleterious expurgate facetious gerrymander hemoglobin

inculcate infrastructure irony kowtow laissez faire oligarchy omnipotent oxidize paradigm parameter

pecuniary plagiarize plasma polymer precipitous quasar recapitulate reciprocal respiration sanguine

suffragist tectonic thermodynamics totalitarian unctuous usurp vehement vortex winnow wrought

I knew the words in green; I did not know the words in red. In total, I knew 35 of 40.


got this from kelli, who got it from kate, who got it from the defective yeti.

so go tackle this, english language lovers!!! (i know katie and aimee will dig this!)

oh, and by the way, kelli is playing a fun game over at her site - it's a grown-up version of "if you give a mouse a muffin." go check it out and leave a comment!