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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Total rejection of established laws and institutions






2. Promising success






3. The act of talking while or as if alone






4. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






5. (adj) shedding leaves annually






6. (adj) rude - boorish






7. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






8. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






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






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






11. Cheerfully optimistic - hopeful or confident: a sanguine disposition






12. A compound of high molecular weight






13. Careless or irresponsible






14. Keen - insight - shrewdness






15. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






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






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






18. 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






19. Complacently or inanely foolish






20. Inclined or eager to fight.






21. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






22. Needless repetion of an idea






23. Almighty or infinite in power - as God






24. To seperate






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






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






27. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






28. A half






29. Not open to question or dispute






30. Excessive pride or self confidence






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






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






33. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






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






35. Violent commotion






36. Of the same kind






37. Technigue of classification






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






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






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






41. Showing strong feeling






42. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






43. (v) to fly or sail around






44. Vanishing






45. To show to be false






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






47. The liquid part of blood or lymph






48. (v) to set free or endow






49. Full of trivial conversation






50. Whirling mass of movment