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100 Words For Every College Student

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
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1. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






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






3. Extravagant exaggeration






4. An amendment to an existing will






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






6. A natural inclination; predisposition






7. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






8. Being everywhere






9. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






10. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






11. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed






12. To make or grow better






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






14. Favoring social equality






15. Happening by chance






16. Having bounds






17. Perception; understanding; knowledge






18. To make faulty or imperfect






19. Short lived






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






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






22. Environment; setting






23. Very talkative






24. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






25. Argument over the definition of words






26. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






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






28. Bitterly sarcastic






29. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






30. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






31. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)






32. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






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






34. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void






35. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






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






37. Displaing a lack of maturity






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






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






40. A warning or caution






41. 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






42. Having only one side






43. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






44. Whimsical; changeable






45. Course - base - instinctive






46. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






47. Understood by only a few






48. Commonplace; trivial






49. Id est (that is)






50. To go back on a promise or commitment