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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. The liquid part of blood or lymph






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






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






4. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






5. Whirling mass of movment






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






7. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






8. (adj) rude - boorish






9. Technigue of classification






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






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






12. Excessive pride or self confidence






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






14. Needless repetion of an idea






15. Sythesis of complex organic materials






16. The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning






17. (v) to deprive of force or strength






18. A compound of high molecular weight






19. Leadership






20. The act of talking while or as if alone






21. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






22. Showing strong feeling






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






24. The official currency of the European Union






25. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






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






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






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






29. To abolish by formal orr official means.






30. Cheerfully optimistic - hopeful or confident: a sanguine disposition






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






32. Awkward - lacking in social graces - tactless - clumsy






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






34. A half






35. Violent commotion






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






37. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






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






45. (v) to fly or sail around






46. To bring under complete control






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






48. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






49. Keen - insight - shrewdness






50. (adj) shedding leaves annually