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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Deadly
Aphorism
Pernicious
Loquacious
Banal
2. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Nefarious
Obviate
Allegory
Fait accompli
3. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Hyperbole
Salient
Probity
Acerbic
4. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Inchoate
Dilatory
Demagogue
Myopic
5. A natural inclination; predisposition
Proclivity
Renege
Specious
Ellipsis
6. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Collegial
Scintilla
Caveat
Syntax
7. Necessary; indispensable
Requisite
Didactic
Apocryphal
E.g.
8. Having only one side
Consanguineous
Pecuniary
Scintilla
Unilateral
9. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Iconoclast
Avarice
Halcyon
Euphemism
10. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Carpe diem
Patrician
Dilatory
Fait accompli
11. Inclined to keep quiet
Reticent
Arcane
Tautological
Loquacious
12. To go back on a promise or commitment
Sojourn
Visceral
Renege
Exiguous
13. Extremely scanty (bare)
NB
Ephemeral
Chicanery
Exiguous
14. To depart from or evade the truth
Prevaricate
i.e.
Myopic
Acerbic
15. Being everywhere
Syllogism
Ubiquitous
Diction
Pejorative
16. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Sine qua non
Acerbic
Limited liability companies
Forbearance
17. Lacking in courage and resolution
Pernicious
Pusillanimous
Chortle
Arcane
18. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Bi-polar
Fortuitous
Vilify
Sardonic
19. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Reticent
Didactic
Allegory
Acerbic
20. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Obviate
Dilatory
Halcyon
Vitiate
21. Understood by only a few
Arcane
Syntax
Euphemism
Ameliorate
22. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Sojourn
Pedantic
Simile
Eclectic
23. An indispensable thing
Proclivity
Concatenation
Sine qua non
Capricious
24. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Halcyon
Sine qua non
Metaphor
Banal
25. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Superfluous
Ephemeral
Visceral
Acumen
26. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Iconoclast
Myopic
Loquacious
Tautological
27. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Diction
Milieu
Reticent
Logomachy
28. Displaing a lack of maturity
Salient
Binary
Pecuniary
Puerile
29. A chain; a succession
Concatenation
i.e.
Binary
Syntax
30. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Erudite
Acerbic
Loquacious
Nefarious
31. A warning or caution
Aphorism
Caveat
Fait accompli
Myopic
32. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Sine qua non
Lexicon
Probity
Patrician
33. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
Ellipsis
Ethereal
Myopic
Carpe diem
34. Course - base - instinctive
Visceral
Fortuitous
Levity
Vilify
35. Honesty - uprightness
Levity
E.g.
Disingenuous
Probity
36. To divide into two parts or branches
Bifurcate
Obviate
Vociferous
E.g.
37. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Myopic
Succinct
Plenary
Sojourn
38. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Euphemism
Fortuitous
Ken
Concatenation
39. Making a loud outcry
Sine qua non
Vociferous
Ken
Verve
40. Favoring social equality
Simile
Visceral
Egalitarian
Nefarious
41. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Chortle
Logomachy
Indolent
Ameliorate
42. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Ethereal
Patrician
E.g.
Abrogate
43. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Inane
Milieu
Egalitarian
Cadre
44. Lofty with pride
Milieu
NB
Supercilious
Arcane
45. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Disingenuous
Scintilla
Patrician
Prevaricate
46. Wicked in the extreme
Plenary
Arcane
Indolent
Nefarious
47. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Collegial
Facetious
Salient
Ellipsis
48. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Pecuniary
Inchoate
Bi-polar
Halcyon
49. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Fortuitous
Capricious
Requisite
Myopic
50. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Euphemism
Binary
Capricious