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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. An amendment to an existing will
Carpe diem
Codicil
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Acerbic
2. A natural inclination; predisposition
Vilify
Ellipsis
Proclivity
Codicil
3. Whimsical; changeable
Nefarious
Erudite
Capricious
Symbiotic
4. To divide into two parts or branches
Scintilla
Pecuniary
Bifurcate
Disingenuous
5. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Milieu
Adumbrate
Didactic
E.g.
6. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Limited liability companies
Acrimony
Halcyon
E.g.
7. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Cadre
Vitiate
Acerbic
Carpe diem
8. Deadly
Sojourn
Probity
Scintilla
Pernicious
9. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Exiguous
Obviate
Forbearance
Dilatory
10. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Proclivity
Levity
Limited liability companies
Patrician
11. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Simile
Pedantic
Disingenuous
Loquacious
12. Bitterly sarcastic
Chortle
Codicil
Sardonic
Egalitarian
13. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Dilatory
Bi-polar
Forbearance
Iconoclast
14. Understood by only a few
Lexicon
Tautological
Proclivity
Arcane
15. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle
Superfluous
Chortle
Iconoclast
Unilateral
16. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Simile
Tautological
Myopic
Collegial
17. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Sojourn
Pernicious
Vitiate
Egalitarian
18. Lacking in courage and resolution
Facetious
Pusillanimous
Metaphor
Pernicious
19. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Verve
Acrimony
Didactic
Bi-polar
20. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Succinct
Pernicious
Arcane
Apocryphal
21. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Vilify
Fait accompli
NB
Unilateral
22. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Consanguineous
Cadre
Fortuitous
Requisite
23. The use of trickery to deceive
Tautological
Sojourn
Chicanery
Caveat
24. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Patrician
Unilateral
Puerile
Vitiate
25. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Symbiotic
Prevaricate
Chortle
NB
26. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Fortuitous
Egalitarian
Salient
Inchoate
27. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Halcyon
Specious
Allegory
Egalitarian
28. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Myopic
Probity
Diction
Pedantic
29. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Hyperbole
Dilatory
Vilify
Erudite
30. Making a loud outcry
Vociferous
Ubiquitous
Chortle
Pecuniary
31. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Levity
Cadre
Aphorism
Vitiate
32. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Disingenuous
Logomachy
Carpe diem
Syntax
33. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Limited liability companies
Pecuniary
Syllogism
NB
34. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Unilateral
Syllogism
Aphorism
Succinct
35. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Acerbic
Ellipsis
Plenary
Syntax
36. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Salient
NB
Visceral
Tautological
37. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Inane
Simile
Equivocate
Tautological
38. Seize the moment
Arcane
Myopic
Carpe diem
Ephemeral
39. Course - base - instinctive
Sardonic
Probity
Visceral
Sine qua non
40. Having only one side
Simile
Egalitarian
Unilateral
Forbearance
41. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Salient
Cadre
Carpe diem
Symbiotic
42. Argument over the definition of words
Chortle
Eclectic
Logomachy
Fortuitous
43. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Pejorative
Sine qua non
Pecuniary
Didactic
44. Lofty with pride
Renege
Syllogism
Supercilious
Vilify
45. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Simile
Aphorism
Diction
Halcyon
46. Exempli gratia (for example)
Proclivity
Symbiotic
Banal
E.g.
47. 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
Supercilious
Sojourn
NB
Metaphor
48. The thing speaks for itself
Sine qua non
Vilify
Patrician
Res Ipsa Loquitur
49. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Erudite
Binary
Sine qua non
Loquacious
50. To make faulty or imperfect
Binary
Vitiate
Syntax
Caveat