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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. A compound of high molecular weight






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






3. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






4. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






5. (v) to fly or sail around






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






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






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






9. Having ones identity concealed






10. Supplying motive force






11. Before or exisiting before a war.






12. (v) to deprive of force or strength






13. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






14. The liquid part of blood or lymph






15. (adj) rude - boorish






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






17. Sythesis of complex organic materials






18. Inclined or eager to fight.






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






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






21. Careless or irresponsible






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






23. To abolish by formal orr official means.






24. Full of trivial conversation






25. Whirling mass of movment






26. Of or pertaining to money






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






28. The act of talking while or as if alone






29. A half






30. A language user's knowledge of words






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






32. Technigue of classification






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






34. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






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






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






37. (adj) harmful [to health]






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






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






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






41. Humorous - not meant seriously






42. To seperate






43. Excessively flattering






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






45. Violent commotion






46. 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






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






48. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






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






50. Complacently or inanely foolish