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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. (adj) harmful [to health]






2. A language user's knowledge of words






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






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






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






6. To bring under complete control






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






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






9. Showing strong feeling






10. To show to be false






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






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






13. The liquid part of blood or lymph






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






15. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






16. To abolish by formal orr official means.






17. Inclined or eager to fight.






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






19. 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






20. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






21. Vanishing






22. Humorous - not meant seriously






23. Whirling mass of movment






24. Careless or irresponsible






25. Of or pertaining to money






26. (v) to deprive of force or strength






27. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






28. Violent commotion






29. A set or system of names or terms - as those used in a particular science or art - by an individual or community - etc






30. Technigue of classification






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






32. Before or exisiting before a war.






33. Form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique






34. Leadership






35. Complacently or inanely foolish






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






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






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






39. Having ones identity concealed






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






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






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






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






44. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






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






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






47. A half






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






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






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