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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Full of trivial conversation






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






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






4. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






5. To bring under complete control






6. To show to be false






7. A half






8. 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






9. (v) to fly or sail around






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






11. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






12. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






13. Excessively flattering






14. Violent commotion






15. Showing a lack of intelligence






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






17. 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






18. To seperate






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






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






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






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






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






24. (adj) harmful [to health]






25. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






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






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






28. Of or pertaining to money






29. Not open to question or dispute






30. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






31. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






32. Needless repetion of an idea






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






34. Of the same kind






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






36. To abolish by formal orr official means.






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






38. Careless or irresponsible






39. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






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






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






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






43. A compound of high molecular weight






44. Supplying motive force






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






46. Almighty or infinite in power - as God






47. Showing strong feeling






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






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






50. (v) to set free or endow