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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. 1.) Daily: A quotidian report 2.) Usual or customary; everyday






2. Violent commotion






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






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






5. Lacking interest or significance






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






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






8. Keen - insight - shrewdness






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






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






11. 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






12. (v) to fly or sail around






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






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






15. Before or exisiting before a war.






16. A half






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






18. Sythesis of complex organic materials






19. Vanishing






20. The official currency of the European Union






21. Whirling mass of movment






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






23. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






24. (adj) harmful [to health]






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






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






27. Of the same kind






28. Showing a lack of intelligence






29. 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






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






31. Not open to question or dispute






32. Needless repetion of an idea






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






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






35. Humorous - not meant seriously






36. Leadership






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






38. (v) to deprive of force or strength






39. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






40. Complacently or inanely foolish






41. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






42. (adj) rude - boorish






43. Technigue of classification






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






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






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






47. Showing strong feeling






48. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






49. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






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