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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Violent commotion






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






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






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






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






6. (v) to set free or endow






7. Not open to question or dispute






8. A language user's knowledge of words






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






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






11. Needless repetion of an idea






12. Inclined or eager to fight.






13. Promising success






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






15. Of or pertaining to money






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






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






18. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






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






20. Technigue of classification






21. (adj) rude - boorish






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






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






24. (adj) harmful [to health]






25. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






26. The official currency of the European Union






27. Characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning






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






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






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






31. A compound of high molecular weight






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






33. To bring under complete control






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






35. Showing strong feeling






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






37. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






38. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






39. Leadership






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






41. Total rejection of established laws and institutions






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






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






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






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






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






47. A half






48. (adj) shedding leaves annually






49. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






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