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Academic Administrator : کالج کا منتظم , Dean : تعلیمی ادارے کا صدر , Brass Hat : فو جی افسر اعلی , Ayatollah : شیعہ مسلمانوں کا روحانی پیشوا , Alum : فارغ التحصیل , Ahpcrc : امریکی دفاعی مرکز , Iqra University Karachi : اقرا یونیورسٹی , Administratively : انتظامی طور پر , Commissioner : سرکاری منتظم , Advisory Board : مشاورتی کمیٹی , First : سب سے اوپر , Marchioness : مارکوئیس کا رتبہ رکھنے والی عورت , Grunt : اناڑی , Lieutenant Commander : نائب جرنیل , Superfamily : خاندان سے اوپر مگر درجے میں نیچے والا گروہ , Lance Corporal : لانس نائیک , Poker : ایک کھیل , 1st Lieutenant : فوجی افسر , Heavy Metal : بھاری دھات , Jet Stream : تیز رفتار آندھی , Expensive : مہنگا , Howitzer : چھوٹی توپ , Flourish : بڑھنا , Hdl Cholesterol : اچھی چکنائی , Maharaja : ہندو مہاراجہ , Alpha-Lipoprotein : اعلی کثافت کی لیپوپروٹین , Staff Sergeant : بری فوج کا ایک کمیشنڈ افسر جو سارجنٹ سے بڑا ہوتا ھے , Recurrent Fever : لوٹ آنے والا بخار , Brigadier : تین سے پانچ ہزار فو جیوں کا افسر , Oxford : آکسفورڈ یونیورسٹی , Cambridge : کمبریج یونیورسٹی

Useful Words Definitions

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Academic Administrator: an administrator in a college or university.

Dean: an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college.

Brass Hat: a high-ranking military officer.

Ayatollah: a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well.

Alum: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university).

Ahpcrc: a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry.

Iqra University Karachi: The Iqra University is a private research university, main campus lacated at Defence View, adjacent to Expressway, Karachi.

Administratively: by or for an administrator.

Commissioner: a government administrator.

Advisory Board: a board appointed to advise the chief administrator.

First: ranking above all others.

Marchioness: a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess.

Grunt: an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker.

Lieutenant Commander: a commissioned officer in the Navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander.

Superfamily: (biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family.

Lance Corporal: an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal.

Poker: any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand.

1st Lieutenant: a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a 2nd lieutenant and below a captain.

Heavy Metal: a metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight (especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead).

Jet Stream: a high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere; has important effects of the formation of weather fronts.

Expensive: high in price or charging high prices.

Howitzer: a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range.

Flourish: make steady progress; be at the high point in one`s career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance.

Hdl Cholesterol: the cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins; the `good` cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to lower the risk of coronary artery disease.

Maharaja: a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja.

Alpha-Lipoprotein: a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis.

Staff Sergeant: a noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below sergeant first class in the Army or Marines or above airman 1st class in the Air Force.

Recurrent Fever: marked by recurring high fever and transmitted by the bite of infected lice or ticks; characterized by episodes of high fever and chills and headache and muscle pain and nausea that recur every week or ten days for several months.

Brigadier: a general officer ranking below a major general.

Oxford: a university in England.

Cambridge: a university in England.