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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color






2. Full of trivial conversation






3. Showing strong feeling






4. A mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes






5. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






6. Having ones identity concealed






7. Careless or irresponsible






8. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






9. Not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination






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






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






12. To convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen






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






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






15. Of the same kind






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






17. Lacking interest or significance






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






19. The doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs






20. Excessively flattering






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






22. Almighty or infinite in power - as God






23. The official currency of the European Union






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






25. (n) roundabout way of speaking - using more words than necessary






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






27. The act of respiring inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing






28. The act of talking while or as if alone






29. Total rejection of established laws and institutions






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






31. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






32. Supplying motive force






33. Not open to question or dispute






34. Technigue of classification






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






36. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






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






38. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






39. To show to be false






40. Showing a lack of intelligence






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






42. Humorous - not meant seriously






43. To bring under complete control






44. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






45. (adj) harmful [to health]






46. (v) to fly or sail around






47. 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






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






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






50. Violent commotion