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100 Words That All High School Graduates — And Their Parents — Should Know

Of the 100 words...

- I could most likely give a definition of 44.
- I might be able to be pressured to give a somewhat accurate description of 17.
- I have heard of, but can't present the meaning to, 17.
- I can't remember ever having come across 22.
 
Funny, I notice three of the most important words in the English language are missing:


Please, Thank-you, Sorry
 
If we are being pedantic may I make the following corrections?

non-sectarian

haemoglobin

 
That list is just useless jargon (apart from the scientific terms- they really need them) and using those words in everyday conversation will just make you into a pretentious snob.
 
What gives this fatuous editor the hubris to compile such a jejune lexicon and suggest that not using them indicates an inferior command of vocabulary? The incontrovertible truth is that, even for the most loquacious of people, their absence would hardly have a deleterious effect on quotidian language.
 
Well now im doing a business course, so i know several of the words that i consistently use in my course. But i think it is impossible for people to know all 100. Unless you are very well rounded and know a lot of stuff.
 
That list is complete and utter bollocks. Most of them are synonyms for more regularly used words. I probably know and understand about 80 of them. I'd imagine I've come across almost all, but I've never in my life heard of a Gerrymander.

Also, what's with the lack of 'Etymology'? :p
 
gerrymander = to reconfigure voting districts in such a way as to favor a particular political party. (And, no, I didn't have to look it up in a dictionary.)
 
If you don't use the science words yourself [have at least an acquaintance with what they refer to] there will come a time when they will be used without your knowledge in a way that affects you. Or maybe they will be UN-used without your knowledge because we aren't aware of what significance they might have for us.

Words like parabola and hypotenuse become useful when used in relation to other words. In the case of 'hypotenuse' it might be very useful if you are doing stuff like laying carpet or designing your living space. It can be worth a lot sometimes to be precise.

And Ziggurat? Well, if there's a kid with a parent in Iraq it becomes a very useful word for setting the stage about the long, long history of that part of the world.
Why did the ancient Iraqis build artificial mountains in their cities?
 
Although I don't normally use all those words in everyday conversation, using them does spice up one's vocabulary. Keepin it interesting.

But moreover, many of these unheard-of words keep popping up in research articles that I have to read for class, so knowing them helps me understand what it is I am reading.

But yeah, not every high school kid NEEDS to know these-- nor do their parents.
 
I should wager that the list is meant to generate discussion like this and hopefully encourage people to get out there and try to learn some things.

My English is good, but I don't t know a large number of those words and I think that does worry me a little. You see so many of those little info snippets on Discovery about languages becoming extinct, and seeing how bad a lot of the grammar, syntax and general comprehension of words is out there makes me wonder how close correct English is to extinction.

-d-
 
Okay; I'm officially done. I recognized almost all of those words. I was somewhat disappointed that eschew and obfuscation weren't on the list, but that's me...

dpnice said:
If we are being pedantic may I make the following corrections?

non-sectarian

haemoglobin
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Correcting the corrections: I'll give you "non-sectarian" because I'm a nice guy. However, "hemoglobin" is spelled correctly; more pedantically, it's the correct American spelling, which is the intended audience...

RG
 
^ ...yes, but the language is "English" - not "American".

Oh - and the poster resides in France...;)
 
Okay, it's official, I'm a dumb fuck. :(

I only know about half of those words confidently enough to actually use them. #-o


Although, personally, I tend to find I have little need for the word 'ziggurat' in my day to day conversation.
 
TriBi said:
^ ...yes, but the language is "English" - not "American".

Oh - and the poster resides in France...;)
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Hah! But the article is from Boston! And it's the "American Heritage" dictionary, not "British Heritage"!

Take that, you"RE" people!

[I hate the spelling issues between Brits and Americans; when will they learn to spell right?;) ]

RG

[Oh, yeah: NOTE THE SMILEY!]
 
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