Nick Ritchie

Period 5
11/19/12

100 Words (61-70)

61. Oligarchy noun; Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons
or families. Those making up such a government. A state governed by a few
persons.

62. Omnipotent adjective; Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force,
all-powerful.

63. Orthography noun; The art or study of correct spelling according to
established usage. The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their
sequences in words. A method of representing a language or the sounds of
language by written symbols, spelling.

64. Oxidize verb; To combine with oxygen, make into an oxide. To increase the
positive charge or valence of an element by removing electrons. To coat with oxide.

65. Parabola noun; A plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular
cone and a plane parallel to an element of the cone or by the locus of points
equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed point not on the line.

66. Paradigm noun; One that serves as pattern or model. A set or list of all the
inflectional forms of a word or of one of its grammatical categories. A set of
assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing
reality for the community that shares them, especially in an intellectual discipline.

67. Parameter noun; A constant in an equation that varies in other equations of
the same general form, especially such a constant in the equation of a curve or
surface that can be varied to represent a family of curves or surfaces. One of a set
of independent variables that express the coordinates of a point. A distinguishing
characteristic or feature.

68. Pecuniary adjective; Of or relating to money. Requiring payment of money.

69. Photosynthesis noun; The process by which green plants and certain other
organisms synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using light as an
energy source. Most forms of photosynthesis release oxygen as a byproduct.

70. Plagiarize verb; To use and pass off as ones own. To appropriate for use as
ones own passages or ideas from another.