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100 Words Every Single Person Should Know

May 18, 2026

100 Words Every Single Person Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. after later than
2. air mixture of gases we breathe
3. angry feeling strong displeasure
4. animal living creature, not a plant
5. answer reply to a question
6. art creative expression or skill
7. bad not good
8. before earlier than
9. big large in size
10. body physical form of a person
11. book written or printed work
12. child young human being
13. city large town
14. clean free from dirt
15. cold having low temperature
16. come to move toward
17. country nation or rural area
18. dark with little or no light
19. day period of twenty-four hours
20. different not the same
21. earth the planet or soil
22. easy not hard to do
23. eye organ used for seeing
24. family parents, children, and relatives
25. fast moving quickly
26. feel to experience emotion or touch
27. food things people eat
28. friend person you like and trust
29. full holding as much as possible
30. game activity with rules for fun
31. go to move or travel
32. good pleasant, right, or useful
33. government group that runs a country
34. happy feeling pleasure or joy
35. health state of body and mind
36. help assistance or support
37. home place where one lives
38. honest truthful and fair
39. hope to want with expectation
40. hot having high temperature
41. idea thought or plan
42. important having great value
43. internet global computer network
44. job paid work
45. kind caring and helpful
46. know to have information
47. law system of rules
48. learn to gain knowledge or skill
49. life existence of a living being
50. light brightness or not heavy
51. like to find pleasant or good
52. love deep affection or care
53. minute sixty seconds
54. money coins, notes, or wealth
55. month period of about thirty days
56. morning early part of the day
57. movie story shown on screen
58. music organized sound
59. name word used to identify
60. nature the physical world
61. near close in distance
62. need to require something essential
63. new recently made or obtained
64. old having existed a long time
65. open not closed
66. people human beings in general
67. phone device for calling or messaging
68. place particular position or area
69. possible able to happen
70. problem difficulty needing a solution
71. question sentence asking for information
72. read to look at written words
73. ready prepared for action
74. remember to keep in memory
75. rich having much money
76. right correct or opposite left
77. room space inside a building
78. sad feeling unhappy
79. safe free from danger
80. school place for learning
81. see to notice with eyes
82. small little in size
83. speak to say words
84. start to begin
85. think to use the mind
86. time measured duration or moment
87. today this present day
88. tomorrow the day after today
89. true correct or real
90. truth what is real or correct
91. understand to grasp meaning clearly
92. want to desire something
93. water clear liquid for drinking
94. word single unit of language
95. work effort or job activity
96. world the earth and its people
97. write to form words on a surface
98. year period of twelve months
99. yesterday the day before today
100. young not old

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