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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. To bring under complete control






3. (v) to fly or sail around






4. (v) to set free or endow






5. Not open to question or dispute






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






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






8. Vanishing






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






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






11. To abolish by formal orr official means.






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






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






14. A compound of high molecular weight






15. (adj) shedding leaves annually






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






17. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






18. The official currency of the European Union






19. A tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches






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






21. To seperate






22. Worked to shape by beating






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






24. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






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






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






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






28. 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






29. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






30. A language user's knowledge of words






31. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






32. Promising success






33. Showing strong feeling






34. Of or pertaining to money






35. Having ones identity concealed






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






37. A half






38. Inclined or eager to fight.






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






40. Before or exisiting before a war.






41. The liquid part of blood or lymph






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






43. Almighty or infinite in power - as God






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






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






46. Complacently or inanely foolish






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






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






49. To show to be false






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