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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Banal
Collegial
Capricious
Sojourn
2. 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
Metaphor
Verve
Prevaricate
Adumbrate
3. Exempli gratia (for example)
Lexicon
Superfluous
E.g.
Erudite
4. Relating to money
Pecuniary
Pejorative
Finite
Ethereal
5. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Pejorative
Banal
Acumen
Pecuniary
6. Bitterly sarcastic
Specious
Sardonic
Egalitarian
Vociferous
7. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Milieu
Finite
Syllogism
Reticent
8. Happening by chance
Vociferous
Fortuitous
Allegory
Demagogue
9. Deadly
Puerile
Equivocate
Allegory
Pernicious
10. Having bounds
Bifurcate
Acerbic
Finite
Probity
11. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Equivocate
Concatenation
i.e.
NB
12. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Bi-polar
Acrimony
Milieu
Salient
13. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Symbiotic
Binary
Adumbrate
Inane
14. Id est (that is)
Succinct
Hyperbole
i.e.
Avarice
15. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Superfluous
i.e.
Acerbic
Lexicon
16. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Metaphor
NB
Concatenation
Caveat
17. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Symbiotic
Vilify
Ellipsis
Arcane
18. Full; entire; complete
Plenary
Lexicon
Logomachy
Scintilla
19. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Bifurcate
Supercilious
Acumen
Tautological
20. Seize the moment
Myopic
Eclectic
Carpe diem
Bi-polar
21. To make or grow better
Ameliorate
Diction
Chicanery
Cadre
22. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Fortuitous
Forbearance
Visceral
Ken
23. Whimsical; changeable
Capricious
Erudite
Apocryphal
Inane
24. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Inchoate
Logomachy
Avarice
Pedantic
25. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Specious
Verve
Forbearance
Ephemeral
26. Making a loud outcry
Symbiotic
Vociferous
Facetious
Obviate
27. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Visceral
Didactic
Pecuniary
Capricious
28. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Facetious
Iconoclast
Banal
Salient
29. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Proclivity
Probity
Pedantic
Facetious
30. To divide into two parts or branches
Bifurcate
Concatenation
Proclivity
Syllogism
31. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Visceral
Salient
Cadre
Inchoate
32. Short lived
Ephemeral
Probity
Eclectic
Hyperbole
33. The use of trickery to deceive
Verve
Chicanery
Iconoclast
Puerile
34. Environment; setting
Ephemeral
Concatenation
Milieu
Avarice
35. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Halcyon
Inane
Carpe diem
Indolent
36. An indispensable thing
Collegial
Sine qua non
Chortle
Res Ipsa Loquitur
37. Commonplace; trivial
Prevaricate
Indolent
Banal
Abrogate
38. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Ubiquitous
Eclectic
Ephemeral
Syntax
39. Disparaging - belittling
Ethereal
Exiguous
Abrogate
Pejorative
40. A warning or caution
Caveat
E.g.
Syllogism
Cadre
41. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Metaphor
Adumbrate
Arcane
Binary
42. An amendment to an existing will
Vitiate
Iconoclast
Prevaricate
Codicil
43. Lofty with pride
Bifurcate
Iconoclast
Supercilious
Visceral
44. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Sojourn
Allegory
Verve
Pejorative
45. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Succinct
Milieu
Acumen
Scintilla
46. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Abrogate
Superfluous
NB
Specious
47. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Erudite
Finite
Consanguineous
Specious
48. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Superfluous
Simile
Vilify
Requisite
49. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
NB
Limited liability companies
Hyperbole
Reticent
50. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Puerile
Prevaricate
Diction
Pejorative