Given below is a list of 100 Words and their Meanings. These have shown up frequently in Law Entrance Exams, so it is advisable to memorize them.
100 Frequently Asked Word Meanings
| abate | reduce or lesson |
| abdicate | give up a position |
| aberration | something unusual, different from the norm |
| abhor | to really hate |
| abstain | to refrain from doing something |
| adversity | hardship, misfortune |
| aesthetic | pertaining to beauty |
| amicable | agreeable |
| anachronistic | out of the context of time, out of date |
| arid | very dry |
| asylum | sanctuary, place of safety |
| benevolent | friendly, helpful |
| bias | a prejudice towards something or against something |
| boisterous | enthusiastic, loud |
| brazen | bold |
| brusque | short, rude |
| camaraderie | togetherness, trust, group dynamic of trust |
| canny | careful |
| capacious | very large, spacious |
| capitulate | surrender |
| clairvoyant | can predict the future |
| collaborate | work together |
| compassion | sympathy |
| compromise | meeting in the middle, settling differences |
| condescending | patronizing |
| conditional | contingent upon something else, contingent upon |
| conformist | someone who follows the majority |
| convergence | coming together |
| deleterious | harmful |
| demagogue | rabble-rousing leader |
| digression | straying from main point |
| diligent | hard-working, dedicated |
| discredit | dishonor someone, prove something untrue |
| disdain | to regard with scorn |
| divergent | moving apart, going in different directions |
| empathy | feeling someone else’s feeling |
| emulate | following someone else’s example |
| enervating | tiring |
| ephemeral | fleeting, temporary |
| evanescent | not lasting long |
| exemplary | outstanding |
| extenuating | something that makes the situation not as bad |
| florid | ornate |
| forbearance | patience, restraint |
| fortitude | strength |
| fortuitous | lucky |
| foster | promote, aid |
| fraught | filled with |
| frugal | thrifty |
| hackneyed | clichéd |
| haughty | being arrogant, talking down to people |
| hedonist | person who acts in pursuit of pleasure |
| hypothesis | unproven theory, educated guess |
| impetuous | rash, impulsive |
| impute | to assign or attribute to someone |
| inconsequential | without consequence, trivial, doesn’t matter |
| inevitable | unavoidable, definitely going to happen |
| intrepid | fearless |
| intuitive | knowing something by instinct |
| jubilation | extreme happiness, joy |
| lobbyist | person who takes one side or the other, and persuades government officials |
| longevity | long (particularly long life) |
| mundane | boring, ordinary |
| nonchalant | casual, calm, at ease |
| opulent | wealthy |
| orator | speaker |
| ostentatious | flaunting wealth |
| parched | freed from water, dried up |
| perfidious | disloyal |
| pragmatic | practical |
| precocious | gifted/talented beyond one’s years |
| pretentious | being self important, thinking you are better than others |
| procrastinate | to delay, often unnecessarily |
| prosaic | ordinary |
| prosperity | wealth |
| provocative | causes a fuss, inflammatory, likely to get people riled up |
| prudent | careful, wise |
| querulous | irritable, prone to argument |
| rancorous | hateful, unpleasant |
| reclusive | hermit, withdrawn |
| reconciliation | coming back together after a disagreement |
| renovation | being new, being redone |
| restrained | controlled, not free |
| reverence | deep respect |
| sagacity | wisdom |
| scrutinize | to look at carefully |
| spontaneous | being impulsive, acting without thinking |
| spurious | false, untrue |
| submissive | mild, meek |
| substantiate | to confirm, prove |
| subtle | shy, small, not showy |
| superficial | shallow |
| superfluous | unnecessary, too much |
| surreptitious | secret |
| tactful | polite |
| tenacious | persistent stubborn |
| transient | temporary, impermanent |
| venerable | respectable because of its age |
| vindicate | to free from blame |
| wary | careful, watchful |