Believe it or not there is a list of 100 words that dictionary editors think High School Grads should know!
In my humble attempt to find out how well my neighbors would do against this list, I took a small survey. It seems no one I know, can use all the words on this list! Check it out yourself, do you know what ALL these words mean? dictionaries have compiled a list of 100 words they recommend every high school graduate should know.
“The words we suggest,” says senior editor Steven Kleinedler, “are not meant to be exhaustive but are a benchmark against which graduates and their parents can measurethemselves. If you are able to use these words correctly, you are likely to have a superior command of the language.”
The following is the entire list of 100 words:
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I've spent some time in both the science and the poetry worlds, attending a science and technology high school, and focusing on biology for two years in |
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Even students – who have yet to graduate from medical school – provide key care, sometimes without direct supervision. Parkland is the primary teaching |
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When Spc. Ethan Straley decided to enlist in the Army as a high school student at Mesquite Poteet, the choice did not come as a surprise to his mother, |
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Iroquois Ridge High School graduate Melissa Davis stands in front of North Mart, the largest retailer in Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, where she will |
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High school soccer in Bergen County is so competitive, people almost take it for granted. A lot of those players wind up at D-1 schools. |
