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100 Words For Every Graduate

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Having ones identity concealed






2. Before or exisiting before a war.






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






4. Supplying motive force






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






6. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






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






8. A compound of high molecular weight






9. Not open to question or dispute






10. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






11. Showing strong feeling






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






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






14. To review by brief summary - as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize






15. Of or pertaining to money






16. (adj) harmful [to health]






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






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






19. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






20. Needless repetion of an idea






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






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






23. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






24. Excessive pride or self confidence






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






26. The official currency of the European Union






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






28. To bring under complete control






29. Inclined or eager to fight.






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. Not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination






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






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






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






35. Keen - insight - shrewdness






36. (v) to set free or endow






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






38. Whirling mass of movment






39. Lacking interest or significance






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






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






42. Sythesis of complex organic materials






43. A language user's knowledge of words






44. (adj) rude - boorish






45. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






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






47. The act of talking while or as if alone






48. Almighty or infinite in power - as God






49. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






50. Someone who hates or fears foreigners