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anachronistic | out of the context of time, out of date |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 |