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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Levity
Adumbrate
Arcane
Chortle
2. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Inchoate
Sine qua non
Banal
Allegory
3. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Euphemism
E.g.
Chortle
Fait accompli
4. The use of trickery to deceive
Obviate
Chicanery
Collegial
Carpe diem
5. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Verve
Arcane
Erudite
Obviate
6. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Halcyon
Unilateral
Capricious
Equivocate
7. Environment; setting
Pernicious
Milieu
Equivocate
Ellipsis
8. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Didactic
Fait accompli
Indolent
Capricious
9. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Inane
Vociferous
Ephemeral
Superfluous
10. Happening by chance
Hyperbole
Ellipsis
Fortuitous
Nefarious
11. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Salient
Milieu
Aphorism
Symbiotic
12. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Limited liability companies
Dilatory
Disingenuous
Diction
13. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Abrogate
Caveat
Pecuniary
Cadre
14. To make faulty or imperfect
Vilify
Vitiate
Finite
Ephemeral
15. Necessary; indispensable
i.e.
Caveat
Concatenation
Requisite
16. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Milieu
Acerbic
Avarice
Nefarious
17. Seize the moment
Apocryphal
Carpe diem
Salient
Res Ipsa Loquitur
18. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Unilateral
Consanguineous
Forbearance
Specious
19. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Unilateral
Acumen
Banal
Succinct
20. An amendment to an existing will
Collegial
Symbiotic
Arcane
Codicil
21. To make or grow better
Proclivity
Acumen
Ameliorate
Sojourn
22. Deadly
Didactic
Adumbrate
Fait accompli
Pernicious
23. Argument over the definition of words
Codicil
Logomachy
Pejorative
Exiguous
24. A chain; a succession
Avarice
Capricious
Vitiate
Concatenation
25. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Scintilla
Iconoclast
Collegial
Limited liability companies
26. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Bi-polar
Hyperbole
Pedantic
E.g.
27. An indispensable thing
Diction
Sine qua non
Inane
Apocryphal
28. Whimsical; changeable
Didactic
Disingenuous
Capricious
Sardonic
29. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Forbearance
Chicanery
Ellipsis
Verve
30. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Unilateral
Scintilla
Halcyon
Forbearance
31. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Abrogate
Levity
Inane
Iconoclast
32. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Puerile
Acrimony
Facetious
Inchoate
33. Lofty with pride
Indolent
Chicanery
Vilify
Supercilious
34. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
E.g.
Avarice
Lexicon
Equivocate
35. A natural inclination; predisposition
Sine qua non
Prevaricate
Egalitarian
Proclivity
36. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Ameliorate
Salient
Codicil
Ephemeral
37. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Scintilla
Pecuniary
Vociferous
Sojourn
38. Favoring social equality
Superfluous
Proclivity
Fait accompli
Egalitarian
39. Commonplace; trivial
Renege
Pusillanimous
Banal
Erudite
40. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Puerile
Cadre
Visceral
Symbiotic
41. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Superfluous
Facetious
Metaphor
Syllogism
42. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Equivocate
Disingenuous
Requisite
Iconoclast
43. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Succinct
Euphemism
Requisite
Capricious
44. Extremely scanty (bare)
Exiguous
Pusillanimous
Syllogism
Caveat
45. Very talkative
Concatenation
Cadre
Loquacious
Ken
46. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Loquacious
Tautological
Myopic
Hyperbole
47. Exempli gratia (for example)
Symbiotic
E.g.
Forbearance
Requisite
48. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle
Lexicon
Simile
Chortle
Disingenuous
49. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Ken
Myopic
Sine qua non
Eclectic
50. Short lived
Allegory
Superfluous
Consanguineous
Ephemeral