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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Relating to money
Arcane
Logomachy
i.e.
Pecuniary
2. Extremely scanty (bare)
Halcyon
Pejorative
Exiguous
Euphemism
3. Exempli gratia (for example)
E.g.
Succinct
Apocryphal
Syllogism
4. Disparaging - belittling
Codicil
Pejorative
Loquacious
Halcyon
5. Having bounds
Finite
Nefarious
Sardonic
Forbearance
6. Lofty with pride
Scintilla
Acumen
Ellipsis
Supercilious
7. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Sojourn
Aphorism
Consanguineous
Vilify
8. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Ken
Pecuniary
Dilatory
Pedantic
9. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Abrogate
Acrimony
Halcyon
Indolent
10. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Carpe diem
Patrician
Fait accompli
Nefarious
11. Extravagant exaggeration
Fortuitous
Exiguous
i.e.
Hyperbole
12. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Succinct
Didactic
Pejorative
Superfluous
13. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Pedantic
i.e.
Erudite
Levity
14. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Abrogate
Allegory
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Collegial
15. Very talkative
Collegial
Loquacious
Bi-polar
Ubiquitous
16. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Ellipsis
Scintilla
Acerbic
Ken
17. An amendment to an existing will
Codicil
Ellipsis
Ameliorate
Disingenuous
18. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Ameliorate
Inane
Indolent
Abrogate
19. To go back on a promise or commitment
Renege
Symbiotic
Halcyon
Tautological
20. Making a loud outcry
Avarice
Acrimony
Vociferous
Bi-polar
21. To make faulty or imperfect
Vitiate
Requisite
Binary
Cadre
22. Necessary; indispensable
Requisite
Ubiquitous
Hyperbole
Inchoate
23. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Acrimony
Consanguineous
Arcane
Binary
24. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle
Vilify
Chortle
Ubiquitous
Acumen
25. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Facetious
Exiguous
Inchoate
Logomachy
26. To depart from or evade the truth
Prevaricate
Didactic
Forbearance
Ephemeral
27. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Binary
Verve
Collegial
Dilatory
28. Lacking in courage and resolution
Abrogate
Bifurcate
Pusillanimous
Ellipsis
29. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Abrogate
Superfluous
Dilatory
Collegial
30. Understood by only a few
Sine qua non
Bi-polar
Requisite
Arcane
31. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Syntax
E.g.
Codicil
Unilateral
32. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Patrician
Simile
Equivocate
Ameliorate
33. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Sojourn
Demagogue
Diction
Bi-polar
34. A warning or caution
Unilateral
Allegory
Caveat
Facetious
35. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Scintilla
Proclivity
Fortuitous
Acrimony
36. Short lived
Ephemeral
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Pusillanimous
Supercilious
37. An indispensable thing
Sine qua non
Carpe diem
Egalitarian
Arcane
38. Displaing a lack of maturity
Iconoclast
Puerile
Acerbic
Concatenation
39. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Reticent
Proclivity
Syllogism
Pedantic
40. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Ephemeral
Bi-polar
Myopic
Erudite
41. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Cadre
Forbearance
Acerbic
Syllogism
42. Brief - concise
Pejorative
Pernicious
Plenary
Succinct
43. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Fortuitous
Lexicon
Pernicious
Euphemism
44. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
Ephemeral
Sine qua non
Ethereal
Egalitarian
45. 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
Metaphor
Didactic
Adumbrate
Scintilla
46. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Consanguineous
Banal
Dilatory
Inchoate
47. Commonplace; trivial
Iconoclast
Requisite
Pusillanimous
Banal
48. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Simile
Pernicious
Consanguineous
Disingenuous
49. A natural inclination; predisposition
Proclivity
Visceral
Pernicious
Caveat
50. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Acumen
Iconoclast
Inchoate
Didactic