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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Having bounds
Supercilious
Facetious
E.g.
Finite
2. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Exiguous
Levity
Collegial
Halcyon
3. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Syllogism
Forbearance
Probity
Apocryphal
4. An amendment to an existing will
Codicil
Allegory
Collegial
Abrogate
5. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Requisite
Equivocate
Ellipsis
Syntax
6. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Iconoclast
Superfluous
Demagogue
Vilify
7. 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
Unilateral
Metaphor
Equivocate
Avarice
8. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Erudite
Unilateral
Renege
Exiguous
9. To prevent by interception
Banal
Simile
Vilify
Obviate
10. Lacking in courage and resolution
Ameliorate
Pusillanimous
Nefarious
Simile
11. To make or grow better
Nefarious
Avarice
Ameliorate
Renege
12. Making a loud outcry
Sardonic
Vociferous
Disingenuous
Syntax
13. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Euphemism
Lexicon
Reticent
Proclivity
14. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Scintilla
Halcyon
Puerile
Acrimony
15. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Ethereal
Salient
Superfluous
Reticent
16. A chain; a succession
Aphorism
Plenary
i.e.
Concatenation
17. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Tautological
Pejorative
Acumen
Adumbrate
18. An indispensable thing
Chicanery
Apocryphal
Demagogue
Sine qua non
19. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Simile
Vilify
Syntax
Chortle
20. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Disingenuous
Capricious
NB
Obviate
21. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Superfluous
Ubiquitous
Pecuniary
Metaphor
22. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Salient
Carpe diem
Diction
Eclectic
23. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
Ethereal
Requisite
Superfluous
Apocryphal
24. Deadly
Probity
Abrogate
Pernicious
Ethereal
25. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Acerbic
Ethereal
Inchoate
Capricious
26. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Scintilla
Sine qua non
Renege
Res Ipsa Loquitur
27. To make faulty or imperfect
Collegial
Apocryphal
Acumen
Vitiate
28. Having only one side
Eclectic
Unilateral
Finite
Capricious
29. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Ephemeral
Verve
Chortle
i.e.
30. To divide into two parts or branches
Binary
Symbiotic
Bifurcate
E.g.
31. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Vociferous
Ellipsis
Capricious
Didactic
32. Brief - concise
Sardonic
Succinct
Codicil
Pecuniary
33. Happening by chance
Fortuitous
Bi-polar
Ethereal
Verve
34. Being everywhere
NB
Ubiquitous
Binary
Vilify
35. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Allegory
Bi-polar
Lexicon
Caveat
36. A natural inclination; predisposition
Proclivity
Diction
Verve
Specious
37. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Lexicon
Ken
Simile
Symbiotic
38. To go back on a promise or commitment
Renege
Syllogism
Dilatory
Chicanery
39. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Collegial
Limited liability companies
Loquacious
Bifurcate
40. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Apocryphal
Syllogism
Finite
Diction
41. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Sojourn
Finite
Pejorative
Consanguineous
42. Course - base - instinctive
Sine qua non
Allegory
Visceral
Logomachy
43. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Acerbic
Myopic
Banal
Binary
44. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Chortle
Prevaricate
Consanguineous
Vilify
45. The use of trickery to deceive
Chicanery
i.e.
Patrician
Erudite
46. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Fait accompli
Ellipsis
Bi-polar
Fortuitous
47. Exempli gratia (for example)
Carpe diem
Bifurcate
E.g.
Acumen
48. Wicked in the extreme
Caveat
Proclivity
i.e.
Nefarious
49. The thing speaks for itself
Avarice
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Disingenuous
Verve
50. Full; entire; complete
Erudite
Obviate
Sojourn
Plenary