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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. (n) roundabout way of speaking - using more words than necessary






2. Almighty or infinite in power - as God






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






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






5. Supplying motive force






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






7. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






8. To abolish by formal orr official means.






9. Having ones identity concealed






10. Humorous - not meant seriously






11. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






12. Before or exisiting before a war.






13. Lacking interest or significance






14. A compound of high molecular weight






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






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






17. Leadership






18. 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






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






20. The act of respiring inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing






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






22. Worked to shape by beating






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. A language user's knowledge of words






30. Showing a lack of intelligence






31. To show to be false






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






33. Not open to question or dispute






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






35. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






36. To bring under complete control






37. (v) to deprive of force or strength






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






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






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






41. The official currency of the European Union






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






43. Careless or irresponsible






44. (v) to set free or endow






45. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






46. (adj) rude - boorish






47. Promising success






48. (adj) harmful [to health]






49. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






50. (v) to fly or sail around