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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
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1. A language user's knowledge of words






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






3. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






4. Showing strong feeling






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






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






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






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






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






10. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






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






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






13. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






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






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






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






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






18. Excessive pride or self confidence






19. Leadership






20. Total rejection of established laws and institutions






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






22. Full of trivial conversation






23. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






24. (v) to deprive of force or strength






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






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






27. To abolish by formal orr official means.






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






29. Technigue of classification






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






31. 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






32. Promising success






33. Whirling mass of movment






34. To seperate






35. (adj) harmful [to health]






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






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






38. Almighty or infinite in power - as God






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






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






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






42. Lacking interest or significance






43. A compound of high molecular weight






44. To bring under complete control






45. A half






46. Humorous - not meant seriously






47. (adj) shedding leaves annually






48. (adj) rude - boorish






49. Complacently or inanely foolish






50. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies