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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. To review by brief summary - as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize






2. Full of trivial conversation






3. Showing a lack of intelligence






4. A half






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






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






7. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






8. To seperate






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






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






11. Promising success






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






13. Sythesis of complex organic materials






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






15. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






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






17. The act of talking while or as if alone






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






19. Leadership






20. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






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






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






23. Humorous - not meant seriously






24. Violent commotion






25. 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






26. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






27. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






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






29. Excessive pride or self confidence






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






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






32. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






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






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






35. Needless repetion of an idea






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






37. Showing strong feeling






38. (adj) harmful [to health]






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






40. Before or exisiting before a war.






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






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






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






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. Awkward - lacking in social graces - tactless - clumsy






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






47. Careless or irresponsible






48. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






49. Supplying motive force






50. (v) to fly or sail around