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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Aphorism
Inchoate
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Euphemism
2. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Euphemism
Diction
Fait accompli
Collegial
3. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Diction
Bi-polar
Collegial
Probity
4. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Tautological
Equivocate
Ethereal
Patrician
5. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Caveat
Binary
Euphemism
Probity
6. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Carpe diem
Ellipsis
Ephemeral
Patrician
7. Inclined to keep quiet
Tautological
Erudite
Reticent
Inane
8. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
Ethereal
Specious
Arcane
Puerile
9. To divide into two parts or branches
Diction
Milieu
Codicil
Bifurcate
10. Being everywhere
Codicil
Diction
Acerbic
Ubiquitous
11. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Equivocate
Milieu
i.e.
Salient
12. Short lived
Eclectic
Indolent
Ephemeral
Adumbrate
13. Making a loud outcry
Bifurcate
Aphorism
Vociferous
Fortuitous
14. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Ellipsis
Lexicon
Indolent
Patrician
15. To go back on a promise or commitment
Ellipsis
Ephemeral
Renege
Collegial
16. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Iconoclast
Sardonic
Inchoate
Cadre
17. Seize the moment
Pejorative
Salient
Ameliorate
Carpe diem
18. Having bounds
Avarice
Finite
Cadre
Puerile
19. Course - base - instinctive
Requisite
Visceral
Simile
Plenary
20. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Verve
Apocryphal
Forbearance
Plenary
21. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Apocryphal
Chortle
Sardonic
Loquacious
22. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Acerbic
Limited liability companies
Acumen
Logomachy
23. Necessary; indispensable
Requisite
Aphorism
Allegory
Iconoclast
24. 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
Lexicon
Diction
Inchoate
25. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Aphorism
Acerbic
Succinct
Fait accompli
26. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Lexicon
Consanguineous
Ubiquitous
Levity
27. Exempli gratia (for example)
Verve
Logomachy
E.g.
Sardonic
28. Extravagant exaggeration
Hyperbole
Chortle
Specious
Tautological
29. Understood by only a few
Banal
Metaphor
Diction
Arcane
30. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Collegial
Chicanery
Egalitarian
Ellipsis
31. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Diction
Tautological
Iconoclast
Salient
32. Disparaging - belittling
Pejorative
Myopic
Codicil
Tautological
33. A natural inclination; predisposition
Avarice
Superfluous
Proclivity
Hyperbole
34. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Scintilla
Facetious
Vilify
Reticent
35. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Simile
Superfluous
Verve
Ubiquitous
36. To prevent by interception
Vilify
Fortuitous
Obviate
Succinct
37. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Avarice
Banal
Simile
Supercilious
38. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Bi-polar
Didactic
Ethereal
Indolent
39. To make or grow better
Plenary
Erudite
Requisite
Ameliorate
40. To make faulty or imperfect
Ethereal
Vitiate
Avarice
Facetious
41. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Plenary
Visceral
Syntax
Arcane
42. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Reticent
Caveat
Abrogate
Sine qua non
43. Lofty with pride
Supercilious
Adumbrate
Pecuniary
Iconoclast
44. Relating to money
Obviate
Puerile
Pecuniary
Iconoclast
45. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Forbearance
Renege
Didactic
Allegory
46. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Vociferous
Acerbic
Sojourn
Halcyon
47. Bitterly sarcastic
Patrician
Sardonic
Euphemism
Pusillanimous
48. A warning or caution
Pecuniary
Eclectic
Puerile
Caveat
49. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Pusillanimous
Acrimony
NB
Supercilious
50. To depart from or evade the truth
Finite
Capricious
i.e.
Prevaricate