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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. (adj) harmful [to health]






2. Lacking interest or significance






3. Technigue of classification






4. The liquid part of blood or lymph






5. 1.) Daily: A quotidian report 2.) Usual or customary; everyday






6. Sythesis of complex organic materials






7. Worked to shape by beating






8. A person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary






9. The making of amends for wrong or injurydone: reparation for an injustice






10. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






11. To impress on the mind by repetition - teach persistently and earnestly






12. Excessively flattering






13. A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians






14. A display in fixed arrangement of a set (boy - boy's - boys - boys'): an example serving as a model






15. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






16. To abolish by formal orr official means.






17. Art of writing words with the proper letters; correct spelling






18. (v) to set free or endow






19. A tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches






20. Total rejection of established laws and institutions






21. Any complete change in appearance - character - circumstances - etc






22. To review by brief summary - as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize






23. Plane curve formed by the intersection of right circular cone with plane parallel to a generator of the cone






24. To take and use ideas from another's work






25. The usual method of cell division - characterized typically by the resolving of the chromatin of the nucleus into a threadlike form - which condenses into chromosomes - each of which separates longitudinally into two parts - one part of each chromoso






26. Control over freedom of others - pretaining to a centralized government that does not tolerate opinion






27. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






28. To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office






29. The official currency of the European Union






30. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






31. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






32. Awkward - lacking in social graces - tactless - clumsy






33. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






34. A compound of high molecular weight






35. (v) to deprive of force or strength






36. To bring under complete control






37. A technology executed on the scale of less than 100 nanometers - the goal of which is to control individual atoms and molecules - especially to create computer chips and other microscopic devices






38. Violent commotion






39. Keen - insight - shrewdness






40. Cheerfully optimistic - hopeful or confident: a sanguine disposition






41. Needless repetion of an idea






42. Promising success






43. Excessive pride or self confidence






44. Of the same kind






45. An act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)






46. (adj) rude - boorish






47. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






48. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






49. Officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch






50. Having ones identity concealed