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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Verve
Salient
Aphorism
Iconoclast
2. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Specious
Equivocate
Pusillanimous
Lexicon
3. Making a loud outcry
Myopic
Vociferous
Forbearance
Eclectic
4. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Metaphor
Ephemeral
i.e.
Simile
5. Having only one side
Pusillanimous
Disingenuous
Lexicon
Unilateral
6. Lacking in courage and resolution
Levity
Finite
Pusillanimous
Metaphor
7. The thing speaks for itself
Obviate
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Consanguineous
Demagogue
8. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Unilateral
Prevaricate
Limited liability companies
Halcyon
9. Deadly
Simile
Pernicious
Pedantic
Limited liability companies
10. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
i.e.
Acumen
Reticent
Symbiotic
11. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Acerbic
Eclectic
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Salient
12. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Reticent
Visceral
Pedantic
Adumbrate
13. Bitterly sarcastic
Logomachy
Sine qua non
Sardonic
Capricious
14. The use of trickery to deceive
Arcane
Chicanery
Fait accompli
Sojourn
15. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Finite
Sojourn
Pusillanimous
Lexicon
16. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Allegory
Bifurcate
Exiguous
Verve
17. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
i.e.
Limited liability companies
Reticent
Disingenuous
18. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Facetious
Metaphor
Vociferous
Prevaricate
19. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Limited liability companies
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Indolent
Abrogate
20. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Forbearance
Plenary
Chicanery
Logomachy
21. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle
Fortuitous
Supercilious
Chortle
Dilatory
22. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Consanguineous
Supercilious
Salient
Hyperbole
23. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Collegial
Chortle
E.g.
Chicanery
24. To go back on a promise or commitment
Vitiate
Renege
Tautological
Simile
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
Facetious
Binary
Metaphor
Milieu
26. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Apocryphal
Salient
Plenary
Nefarious
27. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Forbearance
Arcane
Bifurcate
Tautological
28. Lofty with pride
Loquacious
Syllogism
Supercilious
Arcane
29. An indispensable thing
Allegory
Sine qua non
Forbearance
Adumbrate
30. Environment; setting
Milieu
Aphorism
Sardonic
Egalitarian
31. To make or grow better
Supercilious
Egalitarian
Ameliorate
Codicil
32. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Equivocate
Sojourn
Binary
Scintilla
33. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Sojourn
Chortle
Acerbic
Finite
34. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Verve
Pecuniary
Eclectic
Symbiotic
35. Extravagant exaggeration
Egalitarian
Obviate
Plenary
Hyperbole
36. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Exiguous
Superfluous
Euphemism
Facetious
37. Displaing a lack of maturity
Myopic
Puerile
Levity
Demagogue
38. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Bi-polar
Euphemism
Bifurcate
Syntax
39. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Banal
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Ethereal
NB
40. A chain; a succession
Supercilious
Concatenation
Equivocate
Probity
41. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Consanguineous
Supercilious
Patrician
Ellipsis
42. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Salient
Patrician
Ubiquitous
Ephemeral
43. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Myopic
Inchoate
Acerbic
Euphemism
44. To prevent by interception
Pedantic
Obviate
Levity
Collegial
45. Short lived
Forbearance
Egalitarian
Dilatory
Ephemeral
46. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Acumen
Halcyon
Acrimony
Ellipsis
47. Inclined to keep quiet
Fortuitous
Reticent
Supercilious
Collegial
48. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Levity
Equivocate
Nefarious
E.g.
49. Disparaging - belittling
Pejorative
Consanguineous
Specious
Collegial
50. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Vilify
Vociferous
i.e.
Chortle