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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Seize the moment
Milieu
Carpe diem
Consanguineous
Nefarious
2. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Syllogism
Binary
Consanguineous
Bifurcate
3. Understood by only a few
Arcane
Scintilla
Exiguous
Acrimony
4. Bitterly sarcastic
Sojourn
Sardonic
Chortle
Succinct
5. Displaing a lack of maturity
Aphorism
Puerile
Ephemeral
Carpe diem
6. Very talkative
Demagogue
Indolent
Pejorative
Loquacious
7. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Adumbrate
Indolent
Facetious
Sojourn
8. Honesty - uprightness
Exiguous
Caveat
Apocryphal
Probity
9. Necessary; indispensable
Syllogism
Lexicon
Requisite
Diction
10. To go back on a promise or commitment
Eclectic
Unilateral
Indolent
Renege
11. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Eclectic
Inchoate
Didactic
Specious
12. An indispensable thing
Sine qua non
Verve
Cadre
Indolent
13. Being everywhere
Dilatory
Euphemism
Sine qua non
Ubiquitous
14. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Indolent
Apocryphal
Obviate
Metaphor
15. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Salient
Acerbic
Banal
Metaphor
16. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Facetious
Symbiotic
i.e.
Didactic
17. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Nefarious
Syntax
Eclectic
Collegial
18. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Reticent
Allegory
Proclivity
Simile
19. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Acumen
Symbiotic
Plenary
NB
20. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Ken
Sojourn
Arcane
Puerile
21. The thing speaks for itself
Consanguineous
Caveat
Codicil
Res Ipsa Loquitur
22. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Avarice
Ellipsis
Tautological
Ameliorate
23. A warning or caution
Syntax
Caveat
Superfluous
Puerile
24. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Ellipsis
Simile
Fait accompli
Concatenation
25. Happening by chance
Arcane
Tautological
Fortuitous
Allegory
26. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Collegial
Inchoate
Pernicious
Plenary
27. An amendment to an existing will
Salient
Symbiotic
Loquacious
Codicil
28. Brief - concise
Equivocate
Succinct
Specious
Avarice
29. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Pejorative
Concatenation
Acrimony
Arcane
30. Environment; setting
Metaphor
Milieu
Ephemeral
Sine qua non
31. Extremely scanty (bare)
Aphorism
Avarice
Exiguous
Ameliorate
32. Extravagant exaggeration
Hyperbole
Facetious
Consanguineous
Allegory
33. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Demagogue
Ameliorate
Egalitarian
Plenary
34. A natural inclination; predisposition
Aphorism
Proclivity
Hyperbole
Acumen
35. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Plenary
Supercilious
Eclectic
Erudite
36. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Ken
Consanguineous
Eclectic
Probity
37. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Cadre
Acerbic
Salient
Acumen
38. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Indolent
Ellipsis
Iconoclast
Supercilious
39. To prevent by interception
Obviate
Forbearance
Diction
Chortle
40. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Bi-polar
Ethereal
Ameliorate
Lexicon
41. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
E.g.
Didactic
Diction
Limited liability companies
42. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Equivocate
Arcane
i.e.
Binary
43. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Specious
Myopic
Pusillanimous
Limited liability companies
44. Having only one side
Unilateral
Specious
Dilatory
Eclectic
45. Favoring social equality
Syllogism
Egalitarian
E.g.
Disingenuous
46. Lacking in courage and resolution
Syllogism
Pusillanimous
Syntax
Loquacious
47. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Superfluous
Syntax
Fait accompli
Dilatory
48. Argument over the definition of words
Eclectic
Requisite
Logomachy
Codicil
49. Deadly
Dilatory
Avarice
Syntax
Pernicious
50. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Caveat
Pusillanimous
Visceral
Abrogate