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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Vilify
Syllogism
Plenary
Superfluous
2. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Collegial
Scintilla
NB
Superfluous
3. An amendment to an existing will
Codicil
Abrogate
Consanguineous
Erudite
4. Inclined to keep quiet
Lexicon
Allegory
Egalitarian
Reticent
5. Environment; setting
Ken
Milieu
Symbiotic
Sardonic
6. Argument over the definition of words
Succinct
Superfluous
Logomachy
Avarice
7. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Levity
Banal
Consanguineous
Aphorism
8. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Specious
Logomachy
Acumen
Sojourn
9. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Didactic
Equivocate
Sine qua non
Metaphor
10. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Finite
Acrimony
Fait accompli
Limited liability companies
11. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Consanguineous
Fait accompli
Aphorism
Pecuniary
12. Happening by chance
Banal
Reticent
Metaphor
Fortuitous
13. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Syllogism
Exiguous
Prevaricate
Unilateral
14. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Prevaricate
Requisite
Carpe diem
Diction
15. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Aphorism
Vociferous
Eclectic
Forbearance
16. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Consanguineous
Exiguous
Acumen
Acrimony
17. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Hyperbole
Caveat
Ubiquitous
Cadre
18. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Concatenation
Binary
Sine qua non
Acrimony
19. The use of trickery to deceive
Codicil
Didactic
Chicanery
Unilateral
20. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Probity
Pecuniary
Facetious
Verve
21. Commonplace; trivial
Codicil
Simile
Banal
Bi-polar
22. Lofty with pride
Metaphor
Supercilious
Pecuniary
Bi-polar
23. To make faulty or imperfect
Ephemeral
Succinct
Vitiate
Aphorism
24. Deadly
Visceral
Bifurcate
Pusillanimous
Pernicious
25. Favoring social equality
Abrogate
Egalitarian
Ethereal
Logomachy
26. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Indolent
Tautological
Succinct
Binary
27. Relating to money
Loquacious
Reticent
Pecuniary
Fait accompli
28. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Syllogism
Hyperbole
Chicanery
Apocryphal
29. Honesty - uprightness
Probity
Bifurcate
Puerile
Nefarious
30. Having only one side
Abrogate
Adumbrate
Syllogism
Unilateral
31. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Avarice
Proclivity
Forbearance
Sojourn
32. To depart from or evade the truth
Superfluous
Sine qua non
NB
Prevaricate
33. Seize the moment
Aphorism
Carpe diem
Arcane
Scintilla
34. To make or grow better
Unilateral
Nefarious
Hyperbole
Ameliorate
35. The thing speaks for itself
Loquacious
Vociferous
Ellipsis
Res Ipsa Loquitur
36. Brief - concise
Unilateral
Binary
Salient
Succinct
37. An indispensable thing
Sine qua non
Superfluous
Nefarious
Concatenation
38. A natural inclination; predisposition
Indolent
Pecuniary
Unilateral
Proclivity
39. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Myopic
Avarice
Consanguineous
Requisite
40. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Adumbrate
Aphorism
Halcyon
Myopic
41. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Symbiotic
Ken
Dilatory
Vilify
42. Full; entire; complete
Reticent
Plenary
Nefarious
Superfluous
43. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Syllogism
Halcyon
Tautological
NB
44. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Requisite
Sojourn
Diction
Proclivity
45. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Salient
Binary
Aphorism
Probity
46. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Aphorism
Pedantic
Inchoate
Limited liability companies
47. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Sine qua non
Ubiquitous
Lexicon
Demagogue
48. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Patrician
Halcyon
i.e.
Didactic
49. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Egalitarian
Requisite
Euphemism
Adumbrate
50. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Acerbic
Unilateral
Didactic
Chicanery