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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Excessively flattering






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






3. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






4. Keen - insight - shrewdness






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






6. Inclined or eager to fight.






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






8. Before or exisiting before a war.






9. Complacently or inanely foolish






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






11. The act of talking while or as if alone






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






13. Sythesis of complex organic materials






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






15. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






16. (adj) shedding leaves annually






17. Of the same kind






18. 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






19. To abolish by formal orr official means.






20. (adj) harmful [to health]






21. Full of trivial conversation






22. Promising success






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






24. Humorous - not meant seriously






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






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






27. Whirling mass of movment






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. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






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






31. A compound of high molecular weight






32. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






33. A language user's knowledge of words






34. (adj) rude - boorish






35. Supplying motive force






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






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






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






39. Of or pertaining to money






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






41. The liquid part of blood or lymph






42. Showing a lack of intelligence






43. Needless repetion of an idea






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






45. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






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






47. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






48. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






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






50. (v) to fly or sail around