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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Avarice
Indolent
Patrician
Pecuniary
2. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Collegial
Unilateral
Visceral
Tautological
3. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
i.e.
Lexicon
Ubiquitous
Inchoate
4. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Symbiotic
Pusillanimous
Limited liability companies
Euphemism
5. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Pedantic
Ellipsis
Exiguous
Inchoate
6. Being everywhere
Acumen
Chicanery
Ubiquitous
Indolent
7. Argument over the definition of words
Reticent
Erudite
Logomachy
Aphorism
8. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Salient
Pernicious
Syllogism
Binary
9. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Didactic
Euphemism
Diction
Verve
10. Full; entire; complete
Bi-polar
Pusillanimous
Plenary
Syntax
11. Id est (that is)
Renege
i.e.
Requisite
Aphorism
12. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Banal
Halcyon
Adumbrate
Unilateral
13. Having only one side
Collegial
Unilateral
Inchoate
Pejorative
14. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Ethereal
Scintilla
Lexicon
Patrician
15. Very talkative
Symbiotic
Loquacious
Capricious
Ephemeral
16. Displaing a lack of maturity
Acerbic
Halcyon
Puerile
Acumen
17. Inclined to keep quiet
Halcyon
Requisite
Reticent
Proclivity
18. Lacking in courage and resolution
Syntax
Pusillanimous
Requisite
Forbearance
19. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Finite
Allegory
Unilateral
Collegial
20. Environment; setting
Adumbrate
Vociferous
Milieu
Finite
21. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Acumen
Binary
Arcane
Eclectic
22. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Sine qua non
Pernicious
Sojourn
Salient
23. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Fait accompli
Disingenuous
Syntax
Codicil
24. Seize the moment
Consanguineous
Equivocate
Pedantic
Carpe diem
25. An amendment to an existing will
Codicil
Allegory
Fortuitous
Vitiate
26. Short lived
Apocryphal
Metaphor
Chortle
Ephemeral
27. Disparaging - belittling
Hyperbole
Pejorative
Inane
Prevaricate
28. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Ken
Chicanery
Disingenuous
Renege
29. Relating to money
Loquacious
Syllogism
Banal
Pecuniary
30. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Logomachy
Apocryphal
Halcyon
Syntax
31. Brief - concise
Pedantic
Fait accompli
Levity
Succinct
32. To make faulty or imperfect
Probity
Logomachy
Vitiate
Adumbrate
33. The use of trickery to deceive
E.g.
Carpe diem
Chicanery
Egalitarian
34. To go back on a promise or commitment
Ellipsis
Renege
Dilatory
Codicil
35. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Equivocate
Vitiate
Dilatory
Bi-polar
36. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Collegial
Syllogism
Demagogue
Specious
37. Necessary; indispensable
Collegial
Caveat
Requisite
Bifurcate
38. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Ameliorate
Inane
Acrimony
Ephemeral
39. Understood by only a few
Arcane
Exiguous
Succinct
Visceral
40. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Caveat
Acumen
Simile
Myopic
41. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Ken
Banal
Ephemeral
Dilatory
42. Extravagant exaggeration
Hyperbole
Myopic
Codicil
Plenary
43. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Succinct
Syllogism
Syntax
Aphorism
44. Wicked in the extreme
Nefarious
Vitiate
Puerile
Ken
45. A chain; a succession
Caveat
Concatenation
Puerile
Vilify
46. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Equivocate
Probity
Metaphor
Acerbic
47. Lofty with pride
Sojourn
Ephemeral
Supercilious
Patrician
48. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Diction
Sojourn
Aphorism
Milieu
49. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
Erudite
Acrimony
Reticent
Ethereal
50. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Exiguous
Hyperbole
Symbiotic
Ameliorate