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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. To remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse - purify






2. (adj) rude - boorish






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






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






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






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






7. The side opposite the right angle in a right triangle






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






9. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






10. Lacking interest or significance






11. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






12. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






13. A compound of high molecular weight






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






15. Keen - insight - shrewdness






16. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






17. Complacently or inanely foolish






18. Having ones identity concealed






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






20. To seperate






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






22. Of or pertaining to money






23. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






24. To abolish by formal orr official means.






25. Violent commotion






26. Excessively flattering






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






28. 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






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






30. The act of talking while or as if alone






31. Technigue of classification






32. Of the same kind






33. Inclined or eager to fight.






34. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






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






36. Promising success






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






38. 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






39. Worked to shape by beating






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






41. Showing strong feeling






42. Excessive pride or self confidence






43. Humorous - not meant seriously






44. A half






45. (v) to deprive of force or strength






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






47. Needless repetion of an idea






48. A language user's knowledge of words






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






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