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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Fortuitous
Pedantic
Ellipsis
Limited liability companies
2. Understood by only a few
Sardonic
Tautological
Arcane
Acumen
3. A warning or caution
Exiguous
Caveat
Banal
Sardonic
4. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Chortle
Finite
Disingenuous
Scintilla
5. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Caveat
Puerile
Dilatory
Succinct
6. Necessary; indispensable
Forbearance
i.e.
Pecuniary
Requisite
7. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Inane
Syllogism
Levity
Logomachy
8. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Ameliorate
Vilify
Binary
Unilateral
9. To prevent by interception
Caveat
Obviate
Vociferous
Proclivity
10. Lofty with pride
Halcyon
Supercilious
Pecuniary
Collegial
11. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Verve
Disingenuous
Didactic
Succinct
12. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Ellipsis
Obviate
Plenary
Acumen
13. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Myopic
Syllogism
Proclivity
Symbiotic
14. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Abrogate
Fortuitous
Pedantic
Acerbic
15. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Specious
Hyperbole
Cadre
Simile
16. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Finite
Diction
Bi-polar
Ameliorate
17. Extremely scanty (bare)
Binary
Fortuitous
Requisite
Exiguous
18. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Finite
Arcane
Pedantic
Bi-polar
19. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
NB
Allegory
Sardonic
Ellipsis
20. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
E.g.
Inchoate
Banal
Avarice
21. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Diction
Capricious
Succinct
Levity
22. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Halcyon
i.e.
Didactic
Unilateral
23. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Finite
Inane
Carpe diem
Facetious
24. Whimsical; changeable
Capricious
Equivocate
Ubiquitous
Pecuniary
25. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Lexicon
Didactic
Erudite
Finite
26. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Syllogism
Carpe diem
Eclectic
Aphorism
27. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Ephemeral
Vitiate
Sardonic
Syntax
28. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Cadre
Verve
Scintilla
Ameliorate
29. To go back on a promise or commitment
Levity
Facetious
Adumbrate
Renege
30. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Obviate
Indolent
Diction
Vociferous
31. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Eclectic
Requisite
Symbiotic
Superfluous
32. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Symbiotic
Ethereal
Abrogate
Levity
33. Id est (that is)
Pedantic
Hyperbole
Inchoate
i.e.
34. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Inane
Carpe diem
Salient
Metaphor
35. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Tautological
Cadre
Apocryphal
Renege
36. Making a loud outcry
Specious
Vociferous
Superfluous
Myopic
37. Having only one side
NB
Ameliorate
Unilateral
Vitiate
38. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Avarice
Halcyon
Iconoclast
E.g.
39. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Adumbrate
Obviate
Pernicious
Binary
40. Relating to money
Prevaricate
NB
Pecuniary
Diction
41. Having bounds
Forbearance
Finite
Euphemism
Ephemeral
42. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Levity
Equivocate
Renege
Pedantic
43. The thing speaks for itself
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Aphorism
Probity
Finite
44. An amendment to an existing will
Halcyon
Disingenuous
Codicil
Equivocate
45. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle
Chortle
Pernicious
Demagogue
Facetious
46. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Milieu
Obviate
Specious
Disingenuous
47. A natural inclination; predisposition
NB
Iconoclast
Lexicon
Proclivity
48. Extravagant exaggeration
Limited liability companies
Loquacious
Erudite
Hyperbole
49. Very talkative
Verve
Loquacious
Patrician
Equivocate
50. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Ken
Binary
Syntax
Pejorative