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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






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






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






4. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






5. (adj) harmful [to health]






6. The official currency of the European Union






7. Almighty or infinite in power - as God






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






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






10. Full of trivial conversation






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






12. The act of talking while or as if alone






13. Lacking interest or significance






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






15. (v) to deprive of force or strength






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






17. The liquid part of blood or lymph






18. Violent commotion






19. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






20. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






21. Needless repetion of an idea






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






23. Leadership






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






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






26. Of the same kind






27. To bring under complete control






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






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






30. Excessive pride or self confidence






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






32. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






33. Inclined or eager to fight.






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






35. To abolish by formal orr official means.






36. (adj) rude - boorish






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






38. 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






39. Promising success






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






41. Vanishing






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






43. A language user's knowledge of words






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






45. 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






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






47. Total rejection of established laws and institutions






48. To show to be false






49. Sythesis of complex organic materials






50. Showing strong feeling