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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






2. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






3. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






4. Whirling mass of movment






5. Violent commotion






6. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






7. A half






8. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






9. Lacking interest or significance






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






11. Leadership






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






13. Showing strong feeling






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






15. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






16. Humorous - not meant seriously






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






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






19. A compound of high molecular weight






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






21. (adj) shedding leaves annually






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






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






24. 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






25. Showing a lack of intelligence






26. Vanishing






27. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






28. To show to be false






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






30. Excessive pride or self confidence






31. Complacently or inanely foolish






32. Not open to question or dispute






33. (adj) rude - boorish






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






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






36. The official currency of the European Union






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






38. To abolish by formal orr official means.






39. (v) to fly or sail around






40. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






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






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






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






44. Promising success






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






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






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






48. Keen - insight - shrewdness






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






50. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.