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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A compound of high molecular weight






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






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






4. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






5. Excessive pride or self confidence






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






7. (adj) shedding leaves annually






8. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






9. Humorous - not meant seriously






10. Leadership






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






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






13. The official currency of the European Union






14. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






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






16. Sythesis of complex organic materials






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






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






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






20. Showing strong feeling






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






22. Worked to shape by beating






23. Total rejection of established laws and institutions






24. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






25. A half






26. Plane curve formed by the intersection of right circular cone with plane parallel to a generator of the cone






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






28. Art of writing words with the proper letters; correct spelling






29. A language user's knowledge of words






30. To bring under complete control






31. The act of talking while or as if alone






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






33. (v) to deprive of force or strength






34. Not open to question or dispute






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






36. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






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






38. The liquid part of blood or lymph






39. Needless repetion of an idea






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






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






42. Full of trivial conversation






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






44. To abolish by formal orr official means.






45. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






46. Excessively flattering






47. 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






48. (adj) rude - boorish






49. Lacking interest or significance






50. Before or exisiting before a war.