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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The side opposite the right angle in a right triangle






2. Violent commotion






3. Needless repetion of an idea






4. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






5. Of the same kind






6. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






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






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






9. The act of talking while or as if alone






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






11. To seperate






12. Not open to question or dispute






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






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






15. Lacking interest or significance






16. (v) to deprive of force or strength






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






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






19. Worked to shape by beating






20. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






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






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






23. Excessively flattering






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






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






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






27. Showing strong feeling






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






29. A half






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






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






32. Keen - insight - shrewdness






33. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






34. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






35. Before or exisiting before a war.






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






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






38. Showing a lack of intelligence






39. Whirling mass of movment






40. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






41. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






42. Sythesis of complex organic materials






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






44. To convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen






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






46. (adj) shedding leaves annually






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






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






49. (adj) rude - boorish






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