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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Lacking in courage and resolution
Indolent
Simile
Pusillanimous
Specious
2. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Equivocate
Nefarious
i.e.
Patrician
3. Short lived
Ephemeral
Aphorism
Diction
Verve
4. Id est (that is)
Exiguous
Visceral
Superfluous
i.e.
5. Deadly
Consanguineous
Pernicious
Acerbic
Simile
6. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Concatenation
Inchoate
Pernicious
Limited liability companies
7. Understood by only a few
Arcane
Aphorism
Milieu
Abrogate
8. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Levity
Eclectic
Euphemism
Exiguous
9. Disparaging - belittling
Patrician
Codicil
Reticent
Pejorative
10. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Logomachy
Inane
Disingenuous
Adumbrate
11. Very talkative
Binary
Diction
Loquacious
i.e.
12. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Acrimony
Demagogue
Verve
Pejorative
13. Commonplace; trivial
Logomachy
Banal
Avarice
Syllogism
14. Necessary; indispensable
Acerbic
Acumen
Consanguineous
Requisite
15. Environment; setting
Specious
Milieu
Indolent
Facetious
16. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Symbiotic
Unilateral
Pusillanimous
Egalitarian
17. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Allegory
Dilatory
Halcyon
Bi-polar
18. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Iconoclast
Ephemeral
Chicanery
Symbiotic
19. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Egalitarian
Sojourn
Loquacious
Ellipsis
20. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Inchoate
Facetious
Vociferous
Eclectic
21. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Acerbic
Equivocate
Cadre
Limited liability companies
22. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Abrogate
Vilify
Pejorative
Exiguous
23. The thing speaks for itself
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Vociferous
Ephemeral
Dilatory
24. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Adumbrate
Halcyon
NB
Diction
25. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Superfluous
Avarice
Bifurcate
Inane
26. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Acumen
Reticent
Abrogate
Indolent
27. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Acumen
Superfluous
Iconoclast
Concatenation
28. Lofty with pride
Facetious
Iconoclast
Caveat
Supercilious
29. To depart from or evade the truth
Specious
Inane
Scintilla
Prevaricate
30. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Acumen
Fait accompli
Iconoclast
Finite
31. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Caveat
Vitiate
Allegory
Facetious
32. To prevent by interception
Obviate
Allegory
Egalitarian
Ubiquitous
33. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Binary
Ethereal
NB
Requisite
34. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Sojourn
Binary
Cadre
Pecuniary
35. An indispensable thing
Specious
Sine qua non
Prevaricate
Pejorative
36. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Chortle
Sojourn
Allegory
Ephemeral
37. To go back on a promise or commitment
Scintilla
Ameliorate
Apocryphal
Renege
38. Brief - concise
Ephemeral
Succinct
Diction
Syllogism
39. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Probity
Egalitarian
Indolent
Dilatory
40. Making a loud outcry
Patrician
Probity
Inane
Vociferous
41. Displaing a lack of maturity
Patrician
Puerile
Disingenuous
Prevaricate
42. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Syllogism
Chicanery
Equivocate
Euphemism
43. To make or grow better
Cadre
Ameliorate
Inane
Sardonic
44. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Equivocate
Chortle
Levity
Diction
45. A chain; a succession
Acumen
Verve
Concatenation
Metaphor
46. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Obviate
Plenary
NB
Acrimony
47. Argument over the definition of words
Logomachy
Puerile
Bifurcate
Obviate
48. To make faulty or imperfect
Forbearance
Vitiate
Vociferous
Vilify
49. Favoring social equality
Euphemism
Acumen
Vilify
Egalitarian
50. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Syllogism
Metaphor
Abrogate
Finite