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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office






2. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






3. (v) to set free or endow






4. (adj) harmful [to health]






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






6. The time when day and night are of equal length






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






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






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






10. Lacking interest or significance






11. Keen - insight - shrewdness






12. Before or exisiting before a war.






13. Needless repetion of an idea






14. To expurgate by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable






15. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






16. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






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






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






19. (n) microscopic - rod-shaped - in nucleus of cell - responsible for transmission of hereditary characteristics






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






21. Worked to shape by beating






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






23. A half






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






25. 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






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






27. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






28. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






29. Humorous - not meant seriously






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






31. A compound of high molecular weight






32. Careless or irresponsible






33. Having ones identity concealed






34. Promising success






35. 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






36. To show to be false






37. Supplying motive force






38. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






39. Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force






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






41. (adj) rude - boorish






42. An advocate of the grant or extension of political suffrage






43. Of or pertaining to money






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






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






46. Full of trivial conversation






47. Vanishing






48. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






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






50. (adj) shedding leaves annually