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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Cadre
Unilateral
Erudite
Didactic
2. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Eclectic
Myopic
Pusillanimous
Tautological
3. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Ephemeral
Tautological
Requisite
Fait accompli
4. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Succinct
Vilify
Capricious
Diction
5. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Pejorative
Codicil
Levity
Dilatory
6. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Bifurcate
Diction
Ephemeral
Abrogate
7. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Ephemeral
Iconoclast
Collegial
Exiguous
8. Commonplace; trivial
Banal
Scintilla
Fait accompli
Pusillanimous
9. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Vociferous
Iconoclast
Aphorism
Fortuitous
10. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Ephemeral
Ellipsis
Superfluous
Apocryphal
11. A chain; a succession
Facetious
Collegial
Concatenation
Supercilious
12. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Pejorative
Acumen
Didactic
Consanguineous
13. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Sine qua non
Syntax
Myopic
Avarice
14. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
Ethereal
Hyperbole
Nefarious
Probity
15. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Didactic
Vociferous
Simile
Res Ipsa Loquitur
16. Course - base - instinctive
Pernicious
Bi-polar
Visceral
Acerbic
17. The use of trickery to deceive
Chicanery
Banal
Consanguineous
Loquacious
18. To prevent by interception
E.g.
Symbiotic
Obviate
Ubiquitous
19. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Halcyon
Symbiotic
Euphemism
Facetious
20. Very talkative
Egalitarian
Dilatory
Loquacious
Levity
21. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Patrician
Acumen
Acerbic
Loquacious
22. Extravagant exaggeration
Pecuniary
Obviate
Hyperbole
Concatenation
23. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Superfluous
Levity
Renege
Chicanery
24. Argument over the definition of words
Finite
Logomachy
Myopic
Apocryphal
25. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Facetious
Equivocate
Plenary
Inchoate
26. The thing speaks for itself
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Ken
Forbearance
Tautological
27. Honesty - uprightness
Probity
Acerbic
Renege
Binary
28. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Codicil
Allegory
Euphemism
Pejorative
29. Deadly
Simile
Acerbic
Pernicious
Metaphor
30. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Plenary
Puerile
Equivocate
Collegial
31. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Avarice
Symbiotic
Banal
32. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Demagogue
Allegory
E.g.
Banal
33. 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
Eclectic
Limited liability companies
Metaphor
Acerbic
34. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Vociferous
Forbearance
Supercilious
Limited liability companies
35. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Disingenuous
Chortle
Acrimony
Iconoclast
36. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Erudite
Acrimony
Indolent
Codicil
37. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Dilatory
Inane
Pusillanimous
Collegial
38. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Didactic
Eclectic
Salient
Apocryphal
39. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Puerile
Verve
Consanguineous
Iconoclast
40. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Syllogism
Capricious
Disingenuous
Fait accompli
41. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Demagogue
Codicil
Euphemism
Consanguineous
42. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
NB
Allegory
Bi-polar
Ubiquitous
43. To make or grow better
Sardonic
Ameliorate
Disingenuous
Ken
44. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Exiguous
Metaphor
Patrician
Myopic
45. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Ellipsis
Inchoate
Pedantic
NB
46. Understood by only a few
Arcane
Succinct
Cadre
Limited liability companies
47. Relating to money
Superfluous
Acrimony
Visceral
Pecuniary
48. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Ubiquitous
Syllogism
Specious
Ameliorate
49. Full; entire; complete
Vitiate
Puerile
Myopic
Plenary
50. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Tautological
Iconoclast
Dilatory
Collegial