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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. A set or system of names or terms - as those used in a particular science or art - by an individual or community - etc






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






3. Whirling mass of movment






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






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






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






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






8. Showing strong feeling






9. To show to be false






10. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






11. The time when day and night are of equal length






12. The liquid part of blood or lymph






13. 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






14. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






15. A language user's knowledge of words






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






17. Having ones identity concealed






18. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






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






20. (adj) rude - boorish






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






22. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






23. Promising success






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






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






26. Vanishing






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






28. To bring under complete control






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. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






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






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






33. Before or exisiting before a war.






34. Supplying motive force






35. Technigue of classification






36. Excessively flattering






37. Humorous - not meant seriously






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






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






40. Needless repetion of an idea






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






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






43. (v) to deprive of force or strength






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






45. (adj) harmful [to health]






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






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






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






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






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