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  1. equivalence
    essential comparability and interchangeability
  2. coefficient
    a constant number that serves as a measure of some property
  3. ordinate
    the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
  4. correlative
    expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation
  5. precocity
    intelligence achieved far ahead of normal development
  6. abecedarian
    alphabetically arranged, as for beginning readers
  7. docent
    a lecturer or teacher at some universities
  8. escritoire
    a desk used for writing
  9. pedagogy
    the profession of a teacher
  10. propaedeutic
    preceding and preparing for something
  11. baccalaureate
    an academic degree on completion of undergraduate studies
  12. hypotenuse
    the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
  13. bibliography
    a list of writings with time and place of publication
  14. pedantically
    in a pedantic manner
  15. hypothesize
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  16. valedictory
    a farewell oration
  17. grammatical
    of or pertaining to the rules that structure language
  18. intercollegiate
    used of competition between colleges or universities
  19. calligraphy
    beautiful handwriting
  20. imperative
    requiring attention or action
  21. astuteness
    the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
  22. isosceles
    (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length
  23. inculcate
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  24. mathematician
    a person skilled in the logic of quantity and arrangement
  25. colloquium
    an academic meeting, conference, or seminar
  26. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  27. ellipse
    a closed plane curve with an oval shape
  28. perspicaciousness
    intelligence manifested by being astute
  29. semantics
    the study of language meaning
  30. salutatorian
    a graduating student with the second highest academic rank
  31. lectern
    desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text
  32. emeritus
    a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties
  33. cloze
    based on or being a test of reading skill using the cloze procedure
  34. irremediable
    impossible to correct or redress
  35. physiology
    the science dealing with the functioning of organisms
  36. trigonometry
    the mathematics of three-sided figures and their functions
  37. exclamatory
    expressed suddenly and with force
  38. intramural
    carried on within the bounds of an institution or community
  39. punctuality
    the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time
  40. theoretician
    someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
  41. extracurricular
    outside the regular academic course of studies
  42. alliterative
    having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable
  43. classicist
    a student of ancient Greek and Latin
  44. scalene
    having three sides of different lengths
  45. logarithm
    the exponent required to produce a given number
  46. bursar
    the treasurer at a college or university
  47. rote
    memorization by repetition
  48. professorial
    relating to or characteristic of professors
  49. parabola
    a symmetrical, approximately U-shaped curve
  50. basal
    serving as or forming a bottom layer
  51. algebraic
    of or relating to algebra
  52. etymology
    a history of a word
  53. academe
    the community or environment of colleges and universities
  54. demerit
    a quality or feature deserving censure
  55. geographically
    with respect to geography
  56. orthography
    representing the sounds of a language by written symbols
  57. elocution
    an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice
  58. interrogative
    relating to sentences that ask a question
  59. kinesthetic
    of or relating to kinesthesis
  60. declarative
    relating to an explicit statement or announcement
  61. abscissa
    the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
  62. hygiene
    a condition promoting sanitary practices
  63. recitation
    a public instance of repeating something prepared in advance
  64. arithmetically
    with respect to arithmetic
  65. lyceum
    a public hall for lectures and concerts
  66. didacticism
    communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive
  67. commencement
    the act of starting something
  68. interpretation
    the act of expressing something in an artistic performance
  69. repetitive
    persistent
  70. algorithm
    a precise rule specifying how to solve some problem
  71. heuristic
    a commonsense rule to help solve some problem
  72. superintendence
    management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
  73. seminary
    a school for training ministers or priests or rabbis
  74. tactile
    of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
  75. auditory
    of or relating to the process of hearing
  76. certifiable
    capable of being guaranteed or certified
  77. cognoscente
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  78. clerisy
    an educated and intellectual elite
  79. intelligentsia
    an educated elite
  80. literati
    well-educated people who are interested in books
  81. illegible
    unable to be read
  82. dissertation
    a treatise advancing a point of view resulting from research
Created on Mon Sep 28 13:24:21 EDT 2009

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