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The toughest terms taught in high school

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cosine
n
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
phylogeny
n
the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
scansion
the metrical analysis of verse.
bicameral
a
having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body.
defenestration
n
the act of throwing a thing or especially a person out of a window
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circumflex
consisting of, indicated by, or bearing a mark placed over a vowel symbol.
subjunctive
noting or pertaining to a mood or mode of a verb that may be used for doubtful, hypothetical, statements or questions.
attainder
the legal consequence of treason or felony, involving the loss of all civil rights.
etiology
n
any study of causes, causation, or causality, as in philosophy, biology, or physics.
perihelion
n
the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun.
circumlocution
the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
gerrymander
the dividing of a state, county, etc., into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts.
taxon
a biological category, as a species or genus.
clef
n
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
gouache
n
a technique of painting with opaque watercolors prepared with gum.
kerf
n
a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
adduct
a combination of two or more independently stable compounds.
modality
n
the classification of propositions according to whether they are contingently true or false, possible, impossible, or necessary.

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