100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know - and 100 More - Vocabulary Assignments

Sep 28, 2026

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100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know (and 100 More…) outlines a high school vocabulary program focused on improving writing and quiz performance through SAT-level word study. It provides a schedule for assignments and quizzes across the 2nd and 3rd marking periods and lists the full set of 100 target words in two groups. It also specifies a required workflow: include part of speech and definitions, write a context sentence, and supply three synonyms, with notes on quiz formats and permitted work methods.

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Vocabulary Program Overview

Vocabulary Word Sets and Due Dates

Word List (1st Set and 2nd Set)

Vocabulary Assignment Requirements

Quiz Format and Expectations

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100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know (and 100 More…) It’s now time to work on vocabulary. One way to improve your writing scores, according to the College Board, is to use sophisticated vocabulary (SAT-level vocabulary) . It’s important to broaden your vocabulary base and to use words properly. Every other week (approximately) you will be asked to complete the vocabulary assignment and take a quiz. The due dates for the assignment and quizzes are listed below. You will have 5 quizzes during the 2nd marking period and 5 quizzes during the 3rd marking period. The following is the entire list of 100 words (1st set): 10/27 11/7 11/21 12/5 12/19 abjure abrogate abstemious acumen antebellum auspicious belie bellicose bowdlerize chicanery chromosome churlish circumlocution circumnavigate deciduous deleterious diffident enervate enfranchise epiphany equinox euro evanescent expurgate facetious fatuous feckless fiduciary filibuster gamete gauche gerrymander hegemony hemoglobin homogeneous hubris hypotenuse impeach incognito incontrovertible inculcate infrastructure interpolate irony jejune kinetic kowtow laissez faire lexicon loquacious lugubrious metamorphosis mitosis moiety nanotechnology nihilism nomenclature nonsectarian notarize obsequious oligarchy omnipotent orthography oxidize parabola paradigm parameter pecuniary photosynthesis plagiarize plasma polymer precipitous quasar quotidian recapitulate reciprocal reparation respiration sanguine soliloquy subjugate suffragist supercilious tautology taxonomy tectonic tempestuous thermodynamics totalitarian unctuous usurp vacuous vehement vortex winnow wrought xenophobe yeoman ziggurat 100 More Words (2nd set): 1/23 2/6 2/20 3/6 3/16 alacrity amorphous anathema anomie antithesis apotheosis arcanumbathos bellwether bespeak caldera coalesce compunction conflate crepuscular cynosure debunk derivative diaphanous duress efface effulgent eponymous eureka excoriate fastidious feint feral gaffe galvanize gravitashabiliments heterodox hydrocarbon impugn inchoate indigenous innate intransigent juggernaut kelvin lacuna lambent lineament Luddite mellifluous miasma munificent nascence neophyte nexus noisome nominal obliquity ontogeny opprobrium ossify oviparous palpable panoply penurious permutation perpetuity perquisite phalanx placebo proximate querulous quorum rapacious refractory repudiate risible salient sanctimonious sardonic scurrilous sequester Sisyphean solicitous subsume tenacious travesty triage truculent umbrage unregenerate untenable usury verisimilitude vernacular vertiginous vociferous welter wiki winsome xeric yaw zero-sum zygote Vocabulary Assignments: For each set of vocabulary words (a set constitutes 20 words), you will perform the following tasks*: 1. Write out the word with its part of speech and definition. Please number each vocab. entry. 2. Write out any sentence using the word. (The sentence must demonstrate the word’s meaning without actually stating the meaning. Use clues that hint to its meaning. This sentence may be original or borrowed, and if borrowed, then please cite the source.) 3. Write down three synonyms for the word. (If you can ’t find exact synonyms, then write down three terms that are closely related to the word.) * You must handwrite your entries, unless you have accommodations (permission from Mr. B) that allow you to do otherwise.[Sample entry]: 1) Abjure (verb)– to recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate. Sentence: “The strong-bas’d promontory / Have I made shake, and by the spurs pluck’d up / The pine and cedar; graves at my command / Hae wak’d their sleepers, op’d, and let ‘em forth, / By my so potent art. But this rough magic / I here abjure.” – William Shakespeare, The Tempest Synonyms: foreswear, recall, withdraw Each quiz is 30 questions. You will be asked to match the defi

FAQs

How are vocabulary assignments organized across marking periods?

Assignments are completed every other week, with due dates listed in the document. There are 5 quizzes in the 2nd marking period and 5 quizzes in the 3rd marking period.

What must be included for each vocabulary word entry?

Each entry must list the word with its part of speech and definition, number the vocab items, include a sentence using the word, and provide three synonyms (or closely related terms).

How do the quizzes test the vocabulary words?

Each quiz has 30 questions: 20 matching definition-to-word items, plus 5 sentence-completion questions where the vocabulary word is omitted. There are also 5 questions drawn from previous vocabulary lists involving synonyms, sentences, and/or definitions.

Sep 28, 2026

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