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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. (adj) rude - boorish






2. Promising success






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






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






5. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






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






7. Total rejection of established laws and institutions






8. Before or exisiting before a war.






9. The official currency of the European Union






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






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






12. (n) sudden - intuitive insight into reality or the meaning of something






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






14. To abolish by formal orr official means.






15. Excessive pride or self confidence






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






17. (adj) shedding leaves annually






18. Needless repetion of an idea






19. A language user's knowledge of words






20. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






21. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






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






23. Showing a lack of intelligence






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






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






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






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






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






29. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






30. Leadership






31. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






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






33. Almighty or infinite in power - as God






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






35. Violent commotion






36. Having ones identity concealed






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






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






39. Careless or irresponsible






40. Keen - insight - shrewdness






41. A half






42. To bring under complete control






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






44. 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






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






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






47. Sythesis of complex organic materials






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






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






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