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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






2. Worked to shape by beating






3. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






4. Vanishing






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






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






7. Careless or irresponsible






8. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






9. A compound of high molecular weight






10. Total rejection of established laws and institutions






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






12. (v) to set free or endow






13. 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






14. Not open to question or dispute






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






16. Having ones identity concealed






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






18. (adj) rude - boorish






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






20. To seperate






21. Keen - insight - shrewdness






22. Showing strong feeling






23. Leadership






24. A language user's knowledge of words






25. Of or pertaining to money






26. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






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






28. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






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






30. (v) to deprive of force or strength






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






32. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






33. Excessive pride or self confidence






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






35. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






36. Needless repetion of an idea






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






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






39. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






40. (v) to fly or sail around






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






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






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






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






45. The official currency of the European Union






46. Promising success






47. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






48. Excessively flattering






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






50. Almighty or infinite in power - as God