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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. To divide into two parts or branches
Ethereal
Ephemeral
Eclectic
Bifurcate
2. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Symbiotic
Patrician
Facetious
Finite
3. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Dilatory
Equivocate
Patrician
Supercilious
4. Argument over the definition of words
Apocryphal
Logomachy
Nefarious
Ellipsis
5. A chain; a succession
Milieu
Avarice
Fait accompli
Concatenation
6. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Ellipsis
Vociferous
Egalitarian
Hyperbole
7. Relating to money
Equivocate
Proclivity
Acrimony
Pecuniary
8. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Disingenuous
Egalitarian
Acerbic
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9. Exempli gratia (for example)
Verve
Abrogate
Acrimony
E.g.
10. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Acumen
Acerbic
Pecuniary
Indolent
11. Id est (that is)
Metaphor
i.e.
Ephemeral
Ethereal
12. Brief - concise
Succinct
Verve
Diction
Sardonic
13. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Diction
Acumen
i.e.
Logomachy
14. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Diction
Ethereal
Bifurcate
Iconoclast
15. To make or grow better
Collegial
Sardonic
Ameliorate
Levity
16. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Capricious
Abrogate
Vitiate
Facetious
17. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Chortle
Inane
Verve
Pecuniary
18. Wicked in the extreme
Nefarious
Diction
Ellipsis
Vilify
19. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Diction
Pernicious
Unilateral
Apocryphal
20. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Ellipsis
Avarice
Caveat
Tautological
21. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Hyperbole
Demagogue
Caveat
Collegial
22. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Levity
Limited liability companies
Ameliorate
Finite
23. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Ken
E.g.
Inane
Bi-polar
24. Having bounds
Ken
Prevaricate
Finite
Tautological
25. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Inchoate
Specious
Simile
Arcane
26. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Syntax
Succinct
Codicil
Myopic
27. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Apocryphal
Syntax
Sardonic
Pedantic
28. Very talkative
Loquacious
Pusillanimous
Dilatory
Exiguous
29. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Superfluous
Equivocate
Logomachy
Prevaricate
30. Environment; setting
Renege
Salient
Bifurcate
Milieu
31. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Acrimony
Demagogue
Equivocate
Logomachy
32. Whimsical; changeable
Dilatory
Equivocate
Milieu
Capricious
33. An amendment to an existing will
Milieu
Codicil
Avarice
Didactic
34. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Pusillanimous
Aphorism
Binary
Eclectic
35. Short lived
Dilatory
Ephemeral
Sardonic
Acumen
36. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Didactic
Banal
Bifurcate
Apocryphal
37. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Arcane
Chicanery
Dilatory
Symbiotic
38. Making a loud outcry
Vociferous
Collegial
Probity
Caveat
39. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Fait accompli
Halcyon
Verve
Sojourn
40. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Pecuniary
Ethereal
Carpe diem
Vilify
41. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Codicil
Erudite
Bi-polar
Metaphor
42. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Syntax
Binary
Egalitarian
Ephemeral
43. Honesty - uprightness
Renege
Exiguous
Probity
Prevaricate
44. Seize the moment
Pejorative
Carpe diem
Concatenation
Syntax
45. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Proclivity
Consanguineous
NB
Egalitarian
46. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle
Superfluous
Chortle
Facetious
Lexicon
47. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Levity
Supercilious
Symbiotic
Syllogism
48. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Arcane
Ubiquitous
Inchoate
Bi-polar
49. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Salient
Capricious
Consanguineous
Patrician
50. Understood by only a few
Arcane
Nefarious
Acumen
Visceral