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100 Words For Every College Student

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Relating to money






2. Extremely scanty (bare)






3. Exempli gratia (for example)






4. Disparaging - belittling






5. Having bounds






6. Lofty with pride






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






8. Perception; understanding; knowledge






9. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






10. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






11. Extravagant exaggeration






12. More than is wanted or is sufficient






13. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






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






15. Very talkative






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






17. An amendment to an existing will






18. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void






19. To go back on a promise or commitment






20. Making a loud outcry






21. To make faulty or imperfect






22. Necessary; indispensable






23. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






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






25. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry






26. To depart from or evade the truth






27. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






28. Lacking in courage and resolution






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






30. Understood by only a few






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






32. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






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






34. A warning or caution






35. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






36. Short lived






37. An indispensable thing






38. Displaing a lack of maturity






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






40. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






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






42. Brief - concise






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






44. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






45. 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






46. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






47. Commonplace; trivial






48. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






49. A natural inclination; predisposition






50. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions