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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. To certify (a document - contract - etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public






2. Before or exisiting before a war.






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






4. A compound of high molecular weight






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






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






7. Not open to question or dispute






8. Excessive pride or self confidence






9. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






10. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






11. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






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






13. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






14. (adj) shedding leaves annually






15. Supplying motive force






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






17. (adj) rude - boorish






18. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






19. A half






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






21. The act of talking while or as if alone






22. Plane curve formed by the intersection of right circular cone with plane parallel to a generator of the cone






23. (v) to set free or endow






24. To bring under complete control






25. Vanishing






26. Total rejection of established laws and institutions






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






28. Lacking interest or significance






29. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






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






31. Of or pertaining to money






32. Leadership






33. Showing a lack of intelligence






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






35. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






36. (v) to deprive of force or strength






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






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






39. 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






40. Careless or irresponsible






41. Inclined or eager to fight.






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






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






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






45. Worked to shape by beating






46. Keen - insight - shrewdness






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






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






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






50. Whirling mass of movment