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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Unilateral
Sojourn
Pusillanimous
Inchoate
2. Having bounds
Halcyon
Finite
Visceral
Nefarious
3. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Sojourn
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Disingenuous
Salient
4. Favoring social equality
Egalitarian
Sardonic
Bifurcate
Capricious
5. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Acumen
Symbiotic
Levity
Eclectic
6. Deadly
Vilify
i.e.
Pernicious
Reticent
7. Exempli gratia (for example)
Arcane
Levity
E.g.
Indolent
8. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Didactic
Limited liability companies
Iconoclast
Symbiotic
9. Course - base - instinctive
Lexicon
Abrogate
Visceral
Diction
10. To divide into two parts or branches
Eclectic
Chortle
Bifurcate
Diction
11. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Salient
Levity
Milieu
Ameliorate
12. Necessary; indispensable
Equivocate
Requisite
Vitiate
Pusillanimous
13. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Scintilla
Hyperbole
Levity
Eclectic
14. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Apocryphal
Arcane
Acrimony
Iconoclast
15. A chain; a succession
Plenary
i.e.
Apocryphal
Concatenation
16. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Ellipsis
Specious
Syllogism
Fait accompli
17. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
NB
Prevaricate
Erudite
Supercilious
18. Happening by chance
Fortuitous
Requisite
Probity
Concatenation
19. Understood by only a few
NB
Hyperbole
Pejorative
Arcane
20. Commonplace; trivial
Sine qua non
Logomachy
Banal
Euphemism
21. Honesty - uprightness
Euphemism
Probity
Acrimony
Cadre
22. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Superfluous
Syntax
Didactic
Apocryphal
23. The use of trickery to deceive
Facetious
Chicanery
Sine qua non
Collegial
24. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Ephemeral
Superfluous
Acumen
E.g.
25. Id est (that is)
Dilatory
i.e.
Arcane
Sine qua non
26. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Egalitarian
Forbearance
Symbiotic
Lexicon
27. An indispensable thing
Inchoate
Sine qua non
Succinct
Ephemeral
28. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Symbiotic
Chicanery
NB
Sardonic
29. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Simile
Ken
Didactic
Caveat
30. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Specious
Facetious
Ameliorate
Dilatory
31. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Unilateral
Pernicious
Ken
Indolent
32. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Bifurcate
Forbearance
Ubiquitous
Bi-polar
33. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Reticent
Limited liability companies
Aphorism
Ameliorate
34. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Verve
Requisite
Acrimony
Allegory
35. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Didactic
Probity
Euphemism
Superfluous
36. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Probity
Inchoate
Verve
Sojourn
37. An amendment to an existing will
Pecuniary
Codicil
Simile
Tautological
38. Environment; setting
Symbiotic
Milieu
Scintilla
Hyperbole
39. To make or grow better
Prevaricate
Pedantic
Lexicon
Ameliorate
40. Lofty with pride
Patrician
Ubiquitous
Probity
Supercilious
41. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Syllogism
Loquacious
Limited liability companies
Vociferous
42. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Euphemism
Syllogism
Adumbrate
Dilatory
43. Extravagant exaggeration
Hyperbole
Forbearance
Caveat
Vitiate
44. To depart from or evade the truth
Prevaricate
Halcyon
Apocryphal
Vitiate
45. Short lived
Ephemeral
Logomachy
Iconoclast
Probity
46. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Consanguineous
Cadre
Didactic
Binary
47. Seize the moment
Finite
Ephemeral
Carpe diem
Chortle
48. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Caveat
Adumbrate
Apocryphal
Logomachy
49. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Facetious
Syntax
Limited liability companies
Eclectic
50. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Logomachy
Demagogue
Renege
Lexicon