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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. (n) sudden - intuitive insight into reality or the meaning of something






2. A language user's knowledge of words






3. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






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






5. Whirling mass of movment






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






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






8. Before or exisiting before a war.






9. Not open to question or dispute






10. Sythesis of complex organic materials






11. The official currency of the European Union






12. (v) to set free or endow






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






14. Showing a lack of intelligence






15. Of the same kind






16. To seperate






17. Promising success






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






19. Having ones identity concealed






20. Technigue of classification






21. (v) to deprive of force or strength






22. Careless or irresponsible






23. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






24. (adj) shedding leaves annually






25. Excessively flattering






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






27. Of or pertaining to money






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






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






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






31. Showing strong feeling






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






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






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






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






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






37. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






38. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






39. A compound of high molecular weight






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






41. Complacently or inanely foolish






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






43. To bring under complete control






44. To abolish by formal orr official means.






45. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






46. Needless repetion of an idea






47. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






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






49. (v) to fly or sail around






50. Supplying motive force