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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Vanishing






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






3. 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






4. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






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






6. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






7. The liquid part of blood or lymph






8. Total rejection of established laws and institutions






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






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






11. Of or pertaining to money






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






13. Keen - insight - shrewdness






14. A compound of high molecular weight






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






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






17. To show to be false






18. Excessively flattering






19. (v) to deprive of force or strength






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






21. Showing strong feeling






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






23. Leadership






24. Before or exisiting before a war.






25. Technigue of classification






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






27. The act of talking while or as if alone






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






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






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






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






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






33. Supplying motive force






34. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color






35. Sythesis of complex organic materials






36. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






37. To seperate






38. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






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






40. Lacking interest or significance






41. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






42. Humorous - not meant seriously






43. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






44. To bring under complete control






45. A half






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






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






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






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






50. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies