Here is the list of the male and female words. (the numbers are %m /%f who know of the word/know it's meaning)
Here are the words that men were most likely to recognize over women:
codec (88, 48)
solenoid (87, 54)
golem (89, 56)
mach (93, 63)
humvee (88, 58)
claymore (87, 58)
scimitar (86, 58)
kevlar (93, 65)
paladin (93, 66)
bolshevism (85, 60)
biped (86, 61)
dreadnought (90, 66)
And here are the words that women were most likely to know over men:
taffeta (48, 87)
tresses (61, 93)
bottlebrush (58, 89)
flouncy (55, 86)
mascarpone (60, 90)
decoupage (56, 86)
progesterone (63, 92)
wisteria (61, 89)
taupe (66, 93)
flouncing (67, 94)
peony (70, 96)
bodice (71, 96)
Personally, I know all the males words except bolshevism and the only female words I know are taupe and progesterone.
Sources: http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2014/06/23/center_for_reading_research_study_finds_different_vocabulary_words_are_known.html
Another article paraphrasing definitions for the curious: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10924923/Is-your-vocabulary-more-male-or-female.html
and the TYTU video that brought it to my attention:
edit - should have included polls
Polls for males to answer:
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Poll: Male and knew X male words
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