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100 Words For Every College Student

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion






2. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence






3. Having bounds






4. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power






5. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






6. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy






7. To depart from or evade the truth






8. Exempli gratia (for example)






9. Necessary; indispensable






10. Happening by chance






11. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






12. A minute amount; an iota or trace






13. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules






14. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






15. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone






16. Wicked in the extreme






17. Making a loud outcry






18. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void






19. Disparaging - belittling






20. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form






21. More than is wanted or is sufficient






22. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned






23. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






24. Having only one side






25. Being everywhere






26. The use of trickery to deceive






27. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible






28. The thing speaks for itself






29. Inclined to keep quiet






30. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






31. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






32. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences






33. An indispensable thing






34. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary






35. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






36. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






37. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






38. An excessive desire of gain; greediness






39. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






40. Understood by only a few






41. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






42. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






43. Perception; understanding; knowledge






44. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless






45. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important






46. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






47. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






48. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once






49. The choice and use of words in speech or writing






50. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage