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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
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1. The act of respiring inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing






2. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






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






4. Full of trivial conversation






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






6. To show to be false






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






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






9. Supplying motive force






10. (v) to deprive of force or strength






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






12. The official currency of the European Union






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






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






15. Almighty or infinite in power - as God






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






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






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






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






20. To bring under complete control






21. Showing a lack of intelligence






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






23. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






24. A language user's knowledge of words






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






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






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






28. Showing strong feeling






29. Keen - insight - shrewdness






30. To abolish by formal orr official means.






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






32. Not open to question or dispute






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






34. Worked to shape by beating






35. Before or exisiting before a war.






36. Technigue of classification






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






38. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






39. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






40. Excessively flattering






41. A half






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






43. Humorous - not meant seriously






44. Complacently or inanely foolish






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






46. Leadership






47. To seperate






48. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






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






50. The act of talking while or as if alone