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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination






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






3. Lacking interest or significance






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






5. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






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






7. A half






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






9. Whirling mass of movment






10. (v) to deprive of force or strength






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






12. Showing strong feeling






13. To seperate






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






15. The act of talking while or as if alone






16. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






17. (adj) harmful [to health]






18. 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






19. (adj) rude - boorish






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






21. Before or exisiting before a war.






22. Promising success






23. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






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






25. Keen - insight - shrewdness






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






27. Inclined or eager to fight.






28. Of the same kind






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






30. Not open to question or dispute






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






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






33. Worked to shape by beating






34. A language user's knowledge of words






35. To certify (a document - contract - etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public






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






37. Sythesis of complex organic materials






38. To abolish by formal orr official means.






39. To show to be false






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






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






42. 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






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






44. Careless or irresponsible






45. Supplying motive force






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






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






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






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






50. Technigue of classification