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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. Total rejection of established laws and institutions






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






4. Violent commotion






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Vanishing






11. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






12. Of or pertaining to money






13. 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






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






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






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






17. Keen - insight - shrewdness






18. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






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






20. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






21. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






22. The official currency of the European Union






23. Showing a lack of intelligence






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






25. The basic structure or features of a system or organization






26. Lacking interest or significance






27. Promising success






28. Humorous - not meant seriously






29. Technigue of classification






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






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






32. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






33. Needless repetion of an idea






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






35. Before or exisiting before a war.






36. The liquid part of blood or lymph






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






38. Inclined or eager to fight.






39. A language user's knowledge of words






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






41. Careless or irresponsible






42. A compound of high molecular weight






43. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






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






45. To show to be false






46. To seperate






47. Complacently or inanely foolish






48. A half






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






50. Someone who hates or fears foreigners