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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Avarice
Probity
Bifurcate
Scintilla
2. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Vitiate
Bifurcate
Fait accompli
Acrimony
3. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Scintilla
Ellipsis
Metaphor
Sardonic
4. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Requisite
i.e.
Proclivity
Iconoclast
5. Lofty with pride
Supercilious
Loquacious
Proclivity
Equivocate
6. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Lexicon
Nefarious
Patrician
Limited liability companies
7. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Ellipsis
Indolent
Ken
Syntax
8. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Adumbrate
Renege
Levity
Cadre
9. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
E.g.
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Disingenuous
Forbearance
10. The thing speaks for itself
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Equivocate
Binary
Acerbic
11. To depart from or evade the truth
Prevaricate
Chortle
Ubiquitous
Ephemeral
12. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Demagogue
Succinct
Scintilla
Facetious
13. Favoring social equality
Ethereal
Egalitarian
Limited liability companies
Puerile
14. Id est (that is)
i.e.
Cadre
Ameliorate
Probity
15. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Eclectic
Consanguineous
NB
Halcyon
16. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Binary
Logomachy
Carpe diem
Forbearance
17. Honesty - uprightness
Pedantic
Probity
Cadre
Vociferous
18. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Allegory
Syllogism
Sojourn
Eclectic
19. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
NB
Diction
Lexicon
Metaphor
20. Exempli gratia (for example)
Codicil
E.g.
Exiguous
Prevaricate
21. Very talkative
Ameliorate
Tautological
Visceral
Loquacious
22. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Specious
Acrimony
Milieu
Pejorative
23. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Caveat
Acerbic
Loquacious
Avarice
24. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Ken
Salient
Exiguous
Prevaricate
25. 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
Cadre
Chicanery
Metaphor
Vociferous
26. An indispensable thing
Pernicious
NB
Sine qua non
i.e.
27. Argument over the definition of words
Capricious
Logomachy
Loquacious
Inane
28. Relating to money
Concatenation
Acerbic
Bi-polar
Pecuniary
29. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Chicanery
Abrogate
Syllogism
Indolent
30. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Superfluous
Vitiate
Inane
Specious
31. To divide into two parts or branches
Bifurcate
Concatenation
Bi-polar
Specious
32. Inclined to keep quiet
Reticent
Bi-polar
Acerbic
E.g.
33. To go back on a promise or commitment
Proclivity
Renege
Euphemism
Chicanery
34. Seize the moment
Superfluous
Carpe diem
Pernicious
Codicil
35. Bitterly sarcastic
Collegial
Sardonic
Avarice
Apocryphal
36. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Capricious
Pejorative
Disingenuous
Bi-polar
37. Brief - concise
Requisite
Succinct
Consanguineous
Salient
38. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Vilify
Arcane
Codicil
Vitiate
39. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Capricious
Dilatory
Levity
Nefarious
40. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Diction
Acerbic
NB
Prevaricate
41. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Arcane
Vitiate
Verve
Acrimony
42. To make faulty or imperfect
Salient
Vitiate
Syllogism
Pernicious
43. Lacking in courage and resolution
Ephemeral
Halcyon
NB
Pusillanimous
44. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Myopic
Pernicious
Egalitarian
Acumen
45. Wicked in the extreme
Euphemism
Salient
Carpe diem
Nefarious
46. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Pecuniary
Abrogate
Vociferous
Ephemeral
47. Necessary; indispensable
Requisite
Collegial
Concatenation
Erudite
48. To prevent by interception
Unilateral
Obviate
Banal
Patrician
49. The use of trickery to deceive
Carpe diem
Pusillanimous
Pecuniary
Chicanery
50. Commonplace; trivial
Euphemism
Visceral
Banal
Collegial