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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






2. To abolish by formal orr official means.






3. Full of trivial conversation






4. The liquid part of blood or lymph






5. Before or exisiting before a war.






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Whirling mass of movment






11. (v) to set free or endow






12. (adj) harmful [to health]






13. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






14. An act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)






15. Leadership






16. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






17. Almighty or infinite in power - as God






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






19. (adj) shedding leaves annually






20. The act of talking while or as if alone






21. A compound of high molecular weight






22. A language user's knowledge of words






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






24. The official currency of the European Union






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






26. Complacently or inanely foolish






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






28. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






29. To bring under complete control






30. Worked to shape by beating






31. To seperate






32. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






33. 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






34. Not open to question or dispute






35. Excessively flattering






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






37. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






38. Supplying motive force






39. Vanishing






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






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






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






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






44. (v) to deprive of force or strength






45. Promising success






46. Having ones identity concealed






47. Lacking interest or significance






48. Violent commotion






49. (adj) rude - boorish






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