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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. (n) microscopic - rod-shaped - in nucleus of cell - responsible for transmission of hereditary characteristics






2. Of or pertaining to money






3. The official currency of the European Union






4. Having ones identity concealed






5. A compound of high molecular weight






6. Lacking interest or significance






7. Showing a lack of intelligence






8. (adj) shedding leaves annually






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






10. A half






11. To seperate






12. Careless or irresponsible






13. Before or exisiting before a war.






14. Technigue of classification






15. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






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






17. Full of trivial conversation






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






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






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






21. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






22. Excessively flattering






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






24. Whirling mass of movment






25. Needless repetion of an idea






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






27. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






28. The liquid part of blood or lymph






29. Sythesis of complex organic materials






30. Not open to question or dispute






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






32. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






33. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






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






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






36. Promising success






37. (adj) rude - boorish






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






39. (v) to deprive of force or strength






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






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






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






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






44. Supplying motive force






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






46. Complacently or inanely foolish






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






48. Violent commotion






49. Vanishing






50. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies