Graduated
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Marked with graduations.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
Example sentence: I was fortunate enough to get a scholarship to go to college in the United States. By the time I graduated, we had a full-blown civil war in both Liberia and Sierra Leone. I couldn't go home.
Progressive
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.A progressive verb.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods.Of or relating to progressive education.Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.Advancing in severity.
Example sentence: And to all of your supporters here and around the country: I want you to know, I've heard you. Your cause is our cause. Our country needs your ideas, energy, and passion. That is the only way we can turn our progressive platform into real change for America. We wrote it together - now let's go out and make it happen together.