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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Consanguineous
Metaphor
NB
Simile
2. A chain; a succession
Concatenation
Ethereal
Renege
Inchoate
3. Extremely scanty (bare)
Inchoate
Allegory
Requisite
Exiguous
4. 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
Vociferous
Metaphor
Specious
Nefarious
5. Exempli gratia (for example)
Reticent
E.g.
Obviate
Codicil
6. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Ellipsis
Visceral
Verve
Acumen
7. Full; entire; complete
Binary
Concatenation
Plenary
Aphorism
8. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Inane
Bi-polar
Concatenation
E.g.
9. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Halcyon
Scintilla
Diction
Finite
10. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Binary
Disingenuous
Lexicon
Puerile
11. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Tautological
Plenary
Abrogate
Diction
12. Favoring social equality
Vilify
i.e.
Supercilious
Egalitarian
13. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Limited liability companies
Supercilious
Pecuniary
Ellipsis
14. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Scintilla
Superfluous
Loquacious
Euphemism
15. An amendment to an existing will
Pecuniary
Bi-polar
Codicil
Succinct
16. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Patrician
Bi-polar
Metaphor
Didactic
17. Bitterly sarcastic
Sardonic
Specious
i.e.
Apocryphal
18. To make faulty or imperfect
Aphorism
Vitiate
Indolent
Verve
19. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Inchoate
Obviate
Ephemeral
Sardonic
20. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Carpe diem
Allegory
Metaphor
Indolent
21. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Facetious
Vilify
Sardonic
Ethereal
22. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Syntax
Carpe diem
Symbiotic
Metaphor
23. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Simile
Erudite
Sine qua non
Equivocate
24. Deadly
Concatenation
Pernicious
Consanguineous
Collegial
25. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
Ken
Patrician
i.e.
Ethereal
26. To divide into two parts or branches
Bifurcate
Demagogue
Cadre
Myopic
27. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Bifurcate
Superfluous
Prevaricate
Inane
28. Relating to money
Pecuniary
Inchoate
Fait accompli
Dilatory
29. Lacking in courage and resolution
Carpe diem
Arcane
Halcyon
Pusillanimous
30. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Consanguineous
Acumen
Halcyon
Adumbrate
31. A warning or caution
Inchoate
Caveat
Fortuitous
Disingenuous
32. Happening by chance
Superfluous
Finite
Sine qua non
Fortuitous
33. Disparaging - belittling
Plenary
Pejorative
Obviate
Ken
34. A natural inclination; predisposition
Proclivity
Loquacious
Nefarious
Adumbrate
35. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Euphemism
Demagogue
Inane
Levity
36. Id est (that is)
Acerbic
Syllogism
Proclivity
i.e.
37. Argument over the definition of words
Visceral
Logomachy
Limited liability companies
Collegial
38. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Pedantic
Ethereal
Eclectic
Myopic
39. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Ken
Vociferous
Exiguous
Unilateral
40. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Ephemeral
Succinct
Loquacious
Ellipsis
41. Very talkative
Demagogue
Dilatory
Loquacious
Caveat
42. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Syntax
Visceral
Salient
Myopic
43. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Fait accompli
Collegial
Demagogue
Puerile
44. Understood by only a few
Forbearance
Arcane
E.g.
Logomachy
45. Displaing a lack of maturity
Syntax
Puerile
Ellipsis
Succinct
46. Brief - concise
Scintilla
Succinct
Sardonic
Didactic
47. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Puerile
Logomachy
Levity
Myopic
48. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Salient
Specious
Allegory
Cadre
49. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Visceral
Diction
Aphorism
Dilatory
50. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Salient
Collegial
Finite
Arcane