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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The time when day and night are of equal length






2. Sythesis of complex organic materials






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






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






5. To show to be false






6. Excessive pride or self confidence






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






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






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






10. Keen - insight - shrewdness






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






12. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






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






14. Before or exisiting before a war.






15. To abolish by formal orr official means.






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






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






18. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






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






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






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






22. Total rejection of established laws and institutions






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






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






25. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






26. (v) to deprive of force or strength






27. Not open to question or dispute






28. Needless repetion of an idea






29. Promising success






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






31. The liquid part of blood or lymph






32. Humorous - not meant seriously






33. A language user's knowledge of words






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






35. Full of trivial conversation






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






37. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






38. Showing a lack of intelligence






39. To bring under complete control






40. Technigue of classification






41. Inclined or eager to fight.






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






43. Almighty or infinite in power - as God






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






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






46. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






47. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






48. Vanishing






49. Having ones identity concealed






50. Complacently or inanely foolish