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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Id est (that is)
i.e.
Bifurcate
Pejorative
Levity
2. An indispensable thing
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Sine qua non
Fortuitous
Plenary
3. Deadly
Pernicious
Cadre
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Probity
4. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Inane
Nefarious
Iconoclast
Milieu
5. A warning or caution
Caveat
Pusillanimous
Ubiquitous
Binary
6. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Equivocate
Limited liability companies
Adumbrate
Levity
7. Argument over the definition of words
Pecuniary
Logomachy
Renege
Sardonic
8. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Disingenuous
Ameliorate
Concatenation
Euphemism
9. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Indolent
Binary
Inchoate
Syntax
10. A natural inclination; predisposition
Euphemism
Specious
Logomachy
Proclivity
11. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Binary
Disingenuous
Ameliorate
Aphorism
12. Having bounds
Puerile
Finite
Fortuitous
Demagogue
13. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Scintilla
Fait accompli
Acumen
Prevaricate
14. To go back on a promise or commitment
Salient
Nefarious
Renege
Proclivity
15. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Bi-polar
Scintilla
Pecuniary
Salient
16. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Aphorism
Pejorative
Myopic
Fait accompli
17. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Carpe diem
Milieu
Iconoclast
Aphorism
18. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle
Milieu
Chortle
Vitiate
Loquacious
19. Course - base - instinctive
Halcyon
Puerile
Visceral
Simile
20. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Capricious
Facetious
Plenary
Vociferous
21. To make faulty or imperfect
Binary
Renege
Vitiate
Ephemeral
22. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Hyperbole
Vilify
Ellipsis
Simile
23. Disparaging - belittling
Exiguous
Pejorative
Sojourn
Cadre
24. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Unilateral
Didactic
Carpe diem
Succinct
25. Lofty with pride
Chicanery
Symbiotic
Supercilious
Visceral
26. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Disingenuous
Collegial
Binary
Euphemism
27. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
Lexicon
Ethereal
Dilatory
Collegial
28. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Ameliorate
Consanguineous
Arcane
Limited liability companies
29. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Inane
Eclectic
Ellipsis
Pejorative
30. Short lived
Ephemeral
Iconoclast
Chortle
Finite
31. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Vitiate
Diction
Ubiquitous
Levity
32. Having only one side
Pejorative
Carpe diem
Succinct
Unilateral
33. A chain; a succession
Sojourn
Concatenation
Codicil
Tautological
34. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Demagogue
Plenary
Patrician
NB
35. The use of trickery to deceive
Disingenuous
Chicanery
Proclivity
Vociferous
36. Inclined to keep quiet
Pejorative
Chortle
Reticent
Banal
37. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Capricious
Pedantic
Acerbic
Pusillanimous
38. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Eclectic
Specious
Acerbic
Allegory
39. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Syllogism
Ephemeral
Allegory
Syntax
40. Bitterly sarcastic
Sardonic
Diction
Syllogism
Limited liability companies
41. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Bifurcate
Fait accompli
Demagogue
Vitiate
42. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Binary
i.e.
Tautological
Proclivity
43. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Dilatory
Nefarious
Renege
Hyperbole
44. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Avarice
Metaphor
Chortle
Ethereal
45. Relating to money
Codicil
Pusillanimous
Bifurcate
Pecuniary
46. Making a loud outcry
Ameliorate
Vociferous
Ubiquitous
Eclectic
47. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Pedantic
Chortle
Bifurcate
Forbearance
48. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Plenary
Euphemism
Erudite
Avarice
49. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Simile
Collegial
Ken
Proclivity
50. Extremely scanty (bare)
Diction
Exiguous
Caveat
Cadre