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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Inclined or eager to fight.






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






3. Supplying motive force






4. Of the same kind






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






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






7. To bring under complete control






8. Complacently or inanely foolish






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






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






11. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






12. Showing strong feeling






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






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






15. Vanishing






16. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






17. A half






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






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






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






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






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






23. A compound of high molecular weight






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






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






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






27. Total rejection of established laws and institutions






28. (adj) rude - boorish






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






30. 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






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






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






33. Having ones identity concealed






34. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






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






36. Before or exisiting before a war.






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






38. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






39. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






40. Excessively flattering






41. (v) to set free or endow






42. To seperate






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






44. Needless repetion of an idea






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






46. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






47. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






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






49. Full of trivial conversation






50. (v) to deprive of force or strength