Behold: “100 Words That All High School Graduates — And Their Parents — Should Know,” as chosen by the editors of the American Heritage dictionaries.
If nothing else, it makes for a great band name generator. I hereby lay claim to “kinetic kowtow,” “fatuous xenophobe,” and “vacuous nanotechnology” — though I shall probably shorten the last to “vacuous nanotech,” once I find a drummer and bass player. We’ll vote on it.