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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. The liquid part of blood or lymph






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






3. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






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






5. Showing strong feeling






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






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






8. Promising success






9. Keen - insight - shrewdness






10. Vanishing






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






12. Full of trivial conversation






13. To bring under complete control






14. Needless repetion of an idea






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






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






17. Whirling mass of movment






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






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






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






21. A language user's knowledge of words






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






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






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






25. To certify (a document - contract - etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public






26. Careless or irresponsible






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






28. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. Of the same kind






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






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






38. Excessive pride or self confidence






39. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






40. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






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






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






43. (adj) shedding leaves annually






44. Before or exisiting before a war.






45. Leadership






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






47. (v) to fly or sail around






48. Inclined or eager to fight.






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






50. To renouce - repudiate - or react.