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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Lacking in courage and resolution
E.g.
Codicil
Simile
Pusillanimous
2. Happening by chance
Renege
Fortuitous
Tautological
Succinct
3. Deadly
Vitiate
Pernicious
Prevaricate
Euphemism
4. Extremely scanty (bare)
Loquacious
Pernicious
Exiguous
Ubiquitous
5. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Indolent
Vociferous
Bi-polar
Logomachy
6. Full; entire; complete
Renege
Pecuniary
Ameliorate
Plenary
7. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Erudite
i.e.
Puerile
Euphemism
8. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Abrogate
Loquacious
Acerbic
Patrician
9. To divide into two parts or branches
Hyperbole
Syntax
Ephemeral
Bifurcate
10. Seize the moment
Bi-polar
Metaphor
Codicil
Carpe diem
11. Necessary; indispensable
Syntax
Requisite
Tautological
Succinct
12. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Pecuniary
Syntax
Scintilla
Vociferous
13. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Sardonic
Apocryphal
Ubiquitous
Cadre
14. An indispensable thing
Sine qua non
Succinct
Caveat
Renege
15. To depart from or evade the truth
Prevaricate
Logomachy
Arcane
Sardonic
16. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Forbearance
Demagogue
Bi-polar
Supercilious
17. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Myopic
Puerile
Aphorism
Sojourn
18. Course - base - instinctive
Pecuniary
Chortle
Visceral
Fortuitous
19. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Succinct
Levity
Allegory
Reticent
20. Wicked in the extreme
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Bi-polar
Acerbic
Nefarious
21. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Collegial
Erudite
Verve
Simile
22. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Puerile
Binary
Concatenation
Consanguineous
23. A natural inclination; predisposition
Pusillanimous
Proclivity
Arcane
Specious
24. Being everywhere
Ellipsis
Ubiquitous
Scintilla
Syllogism
25. Very talkative
Finite
Sine qua non
Loquacious
Disingenuous
26. The thing speaks for itself
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Bifurcate
Erudite
Carpe diem
27. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Vilify
Carpe diem
Sojourn
Forbearance
28. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Loquacious
Pedantic
Fortuitous
Sardonic
29. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Loquacious
Adumbrate
Inane
Cadre
30. To make faulty or imperfect
Renege
Vitiate
Loquacious
i.e.
31. Relating to money
Puerile
Pecuniary
Specious
Salient
32. Extravagant exaggeration
Hyperbole
Superfluous
Pernicious
Logomachy
33. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Halcyon
Syllogism
Ellipsis
Consanguineous
34. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Pernicious
Verve
Hyperbole
Symbiotic
35. Disparaging - belittling
Levity
Pejorative
Acumen
Specious
36. An amendment to an existing will
Cadre
Caveat
Codicil
Fait accompli
37. The use of trickery to deceive
Adumbrate
NB
Pusillanimous
Chicanery
38. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Limited liability companies
Visceral
Symbiotic
Patrician
39. To go back on a promise or commitment
Abrogate
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Simile
Renege
40. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Obviate
Inchoate
Disingenuous
Visceral
41. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Hyperbole
Binary
Myopic
Finite
42. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Verve
Acerbic
Syllogism
Specious
43. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Myopic
Visceral
Ellipsis
Renege
44. A chain; a succession
Limited liability companies
Chortle
Disingenuous
Concatenation
45. Argument over the definition of words
Ken
Logomachy
Sine qua non
Bifurcate
46. To prevent by interception
Logomachy
Obviate
Ellipsis
Allegory
47. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
i.e.
Iconoclast
Pedantic
Patrician
48. Lofty with pride
Pedantic
Reticent
Bifurcate
Supercilious
49. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Allegory
NB
Bi-polar
Verve
50. To make or grow better
Chortle
Pedantic
Acumen
Ameliorate
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