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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. To abolish by formal orr official means.






2. Showing a lack of intelligence






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






4. Lacking interest or significance






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






6. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






7. Supplying motive force






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






9. Promising success






10. Of the same kind






11. Needless repetion of an idea






12. (adj) shedding leaves annually






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






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






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






16. Violent commotion






17. Humorous - not meant seriously






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






19. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






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






21. (adj) rude - boorish






22. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






23. A compound of high molecular weight






24. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






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






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






27. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






28. Keen - insight - shrewdness






29. 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






30. Full of trivial conversation






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The liquid part of blood or lymph






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






39. Having ones identity concealed






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






41. To show to be false






42. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






43. Leadership






44. To seperate






45. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






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






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






48. Vanishing






49. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






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