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100 Words For Every College Student

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
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1. Full; entire; complete






2. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'






3. More than is wanted or is sufficient






4. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






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






6. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void






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






8. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






9. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






10. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






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






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






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






14. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






15. To prevent by interception






16. To make or grow better






17. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle






18. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






19. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership






20. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






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






22. The thing speaks for itself






23. Very talkative






24. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion






25. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






26. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






27. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them






28. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






29. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






30. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)






31. Id est (that is)






32. A natural inclination; predisposition






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






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






35. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






36. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






37. The use of trickery to deceive






38. An indispensable thing






39. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






40. Understood by only a few






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






42. Exempli gratia (for example)






43. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct






44. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






45. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






46. To go back on a promise or commitment






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






48. A minute amount; an iota or trace






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






50. Perception; understanding; knowledge