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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination






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






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






4. Characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning






5. To abolish by formal orr official means.






6. (v) to deprive of force or strength






7. Of the same kind






8. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






9. The liquid part of blood or lymph






10. (v) to fly or sail around






11. Not open to question or dispute






12. A language user's knowledge of words






13. (adj) shedding leaves annually






14. A set or system of names or terms - as those used in a particular science or art - by an individual or community - etc






15. Showing a lack of intelligence






16. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






17. Before or exisiting before a war.






18. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






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






20. The official currency of the European Union






21. Leadership






22. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






23. (v) to set free or endow






24. The side opposite the right angle in a right triangle






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






26. Sythesis of complex organic materials






27. Needless repetion of an idea






28. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






29. Almighty or infinite in power - as God






30. The act of talking while or as if alone






31. (n) sudden - intuitive insight into reality or the meaning of something






32. 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






33. (adj) harmful [to health]






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






35. Promising success






36. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






37. One of over a thousand known extragalactic objects - Starlike in apperance - Having spectra with characteristically large red shifts






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






39. Humorous - not meant seriously






40. A compound of high molecular weight






41. Excessively flattering






42. Inclined or eager to fight.






43. Form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique






44. Structure of the earth's crust (movements)






45. To remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse - purify






46. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






47. Lacking interest or significance






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






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






50. The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning