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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. The doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs






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






3. Before or exisiting before a war.






4. (adj) shedding leaves annually






5. Almighty or infinite in power - as God






6. Keen - insight - shrewdness






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






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






9. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






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






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






12. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






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






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






15. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






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






17. To abolish by formal orr official means.






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






19. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






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






21. Humorous - not meant seriously






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






23. Whirling mass of movment






24. Vanishing






25. (v) to deprive of force or strength






26. A compound of high molecular weight






27. Full of trivial conversation






28. Having ones identity concealed






29. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






30. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






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






32. Sythesis of complex organic materials






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






34. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






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






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






37. The liquid part of blood or lymph






38. Leadership






39. Showing a lack of intelligence






40. (adj) rude - boorish






41. (adj) harmful [to health]






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






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






44. Of the same kind






45. A half






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






47. A language user's knowledge of words






48. 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






49. Technigue of classification






50. Excessively flattering