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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Full of trivial conversation






2. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






3. Total rejection of established laws and institutions






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






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






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






7. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






8. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






9. To bring under complete control






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






11. Violent commotion






12. Humorous - not meant seriously






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






14. Of the same kind






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






16. The official currency of the European Union






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. Careless or irresponsible






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






24. Whirling mass of movment






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






26. Keen - insight - shrewdness






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






28. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






29. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






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






31. (adj) shedding leaves annually






32. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






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






34. Complacently or inanely foolish






35. Leadership






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






37. A half






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






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






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






41. The act of talking while or as if alone






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






43. Supplying motive force






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






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






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






47. Having ones identity concealed






48. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






49. A language user's knowledge of words






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







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