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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Having bounds
Forbearance
Finite
Euphemism
Exiguous
2. Very talkative
Requisite
Loquacious
Facetious
Sojourn
3. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Acerbic
E.g.
Inane
Ameliorate
4. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Erudite
Carpe diem
Myopic
Patrician
5. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Cadre
i.e.
Lexicon
Unilateral
6. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Myopic
Diction
Pedantic
Vilify
7. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Levity
Eclectic
Puerile
Fait accompli
8. Bitterly sarcastic
i.e.
Sardonic
Cadre
Acumen
9. Argument over the definition of words
Superfluous
Allegory
Logomachy
Renege
10. Favoring social equality
Didactic
Egalitarian
Arcane
Syllogism
11. Disparaging - belittling
Pejorative
Diction
Inchoate
Loquacious
12. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Capricious
Binary
Erudite
Cadre
13. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Syntax
Chortle
Abrogate
Specious
14. The thing speaks for itself
Requisite
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Symbiotic
Ephemeral
15. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Specious
Halcyon
Bi-polar
NB
16. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Bifurcate
Adumbrate
Caveat
Syntax
17. Course - base - instinctive
Halcyon
Visceral
Limited liability companies
Myopic
18. Lofty with pride
E.g.
Probity
Nefarious
Supercilious
19. Whimsical; changeable
Capricious
Halcyon
Salient
Eclectic
20. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Binary
Inane
Loquacious
Pecuniary
21. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Halcyon
Abrogate
Carpe diem
Adumbrate
22. Exempli gratia (for example)
Salient
Erudite
Bi-polar
E.g.
23. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Pecuniary
Adumbrate
Limited liability companies
Specious
24. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Bi-polar
Facetious
Acumen
Hyperbole
25. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Verve
Simile
Sojourn
Pedantic
26. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Patrician
Allegory
Ameliorate
Milieu
27. To prevent by interception
Carpe diem
Pedantic
Milieu
Obviate
28. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Demagogue
Ubiquitous
Acrimony
Acerbic
29. Deadly
Chortle
Pernicious
Eclectic
i.e.
30. Relating to money
E.g.
Forbearance
Patrician
Pecuniary
31. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Eclectic
Inchoate
Tautological
Binary
32. Displaing a lack of maturity
Pecuniary
Halcyon
Reticent
Puerile
33. Wicked in the extreme
Finite
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Visceral
Nefarious
34. Full; entire; complete
Plenary
Banal
Sine qua non
Acrimony
35. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Bifurcate
Renege
Sojourn
Acumen
36. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Aphorism
Codicil
Succinct
Lexicon
37. Environment; setting
Acumen
Milieu
Syllogism
Dilatory
38. Being everywhere
Reticent
Vitiate
Avarice
Ubiquitous
39. To make or grow better
Ephemeral
Unilateral
Allegory
Ameliorate
40. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Adumbrate
Verve
Pedantic
E.g.
41. Happening by chance
Fortuitous
Bi-polar
Acumen
Consanguineous
42. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Patrician
Sardonic
Collegial
Milieu
43. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Banal
Limited liability companies
Consanguineous
Symbiotic
44. Inclined to keep quiet
Reticent
Fortuitous
Scintilla
Milieu
45. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Egalitarian
Pernicious
Vilify
Superfluous
46. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Patrician
Binary
Demagogue
Equivocate
47. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Erudite
Didactic
Verve
Chicanery
48. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Pecuniary
Ephemeral
Symbiotic
Collegial
49. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Milieu
Simile
Abrogate
Indolent
50. To make faulty or imperfect
Bi-polar
Eclectic
Unilateral
Vitiate