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100 Words For Every College Student

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
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1. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership






2. A minute amount; an iota or trace






3. Argument over the definition of words






4. Environment; setting






5. Happening by chance






6. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






7. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






8. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






9. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






10. Perception; understanding; knowledge






11. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning






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






13. Extremely scanty (bare)






14. An indispensable thing






15. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






16. Whimsical; changeable






17. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






18. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






19. Having only one side






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






21. Lacking in courage and resolution






22. To depart from or evade the truth






23. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void






24. Id est (that is)






25. Extravagant exaggeration






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






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






28. Relating to money






29. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






30. To divide into two parts or branches






31. Very talkative






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






33. A natural inclination; predisposition






34. Commonplace; trivial






35. To make or grow better






36. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






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






38. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






39. Bitterly sarcastic






40. 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






41. The thing speaks for itself






42. To make faulty or imperfect






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






44. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






45. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






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






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






48. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






49. Wicked in the extreme






50. Exempli gratia (for example)