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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Id est (that is)
i.e.
Lexicon
Chicanery
Equivocate
2. Argument over the definition of words
Inane
Diction
Aphorism
Logomachy
3. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Binary
Apocryphal
Ken
Fait accompli
4. A chain; a succession
Concatenation
Requisite
Banal
Sine qua non
5. Lacking in courage and resolution
Requisite
Puerile
Logomachy
Pusillanimous
6. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
i.e.
Limited liability companies
Cadre
Codicil
7. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
NB
Succinct
Myopic
Binary
8. Course - base - instinctive
Dilatory
Obviate
Exiguous
Visceral
9. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Superfluous
Sardonic
Inane
Vilify
10. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Indolent
Reticent
Consanguineous
Lexicon
11. A warning or caution
Loquacious
NB
Caveat
Facetious
12. Whimsical; changeable
Lexicon
Sardonic
Scintilla
Capricious
13. To make faulty or imperfect
Vitiate
Tautological
Unilateral
Avarice
14. Environment; setting
Banal
Consanguineous
Milieu
Lexicon
15. Full; entire; complete
Didactic
Abrogate
Ephemeral
Plenary
16. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Ameliorate
Vitiate
Diction
Vociferous
17. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Indolent
Ken
Fait accompli
Inchoate
18. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Logomachy
Visceral
Euphemism
Demagogue
19. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Capricious
Allegory
Halcyon
Chortle
20. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Hyperbole
Ubiquitous
Eclectic
Succinct
21. Bitterly sarcastic
Inane
Sardonic
Limited liability companies
Dilatory
22. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Superfluous
Lexicon
Proclivity
Indolent
23. An indispensable thing
Milieu
Sine qua non
Levity
E.g.
24. Having only one side
Demagogue
Unilateral
Pecuniary
Metaphor
25. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Erudite
Pejorative
Scintilla
Capricious
26. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Specious
Salient
Puerile
Pusillanimous
27. Lofty with pride
Facetious
Fortuitous
Supercilious
i.e.
28. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Chortle
Arcane
Syllogism
Ellipsis
29. Seize the moment
Metaphor
Acerbic
Caveat
Carpe diem
30. Disparaging - belittling
Inane
Codicil
Sardonic
Pejorative
31. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Myopic
Arcane
Egalitarian
Cadre
32. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Inane
Avarice
Ameliorate
Limited liability companies
33. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Equivocate
Sojourn
Fait accompli
Indolent
34. Making a loud outcry
Eclectic
Forbearance
Salient
Vociferous
35. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Adumbrate
Visceral
Superfluous
Obviate
36. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Indolent
Equivocate
Ethereal
Limited liability companies
37. To make or grow better
Cadre
Ameliorate
Disingenuous
Sardonic
38. Relating to money
Inchoate
Pejorative
Iconoclast
Pecuniary
39. Inclined to keep quiet
Ubiquitous
Cadre
Egalitarian
Reticent
40. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Dilatory
Tautological
Disingenuous
Ethereal
41. Brief - concise
Ellipsis
Succinct
Chortle
NB
42. To go back on a promise or commitment
Banal
Pecuniary
i.e.
Renege
43. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Levity
Concatenation
Fortuitous
Inchoate
44. Happening by chance
Cadre
Fortuitous
Milieu
Facetious
45. Deadly
Loquacious
Fait accompli
Pernicious
Didactic
46. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Sardonic
Vociferous
Reticent
Acumen
47. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Fortuitous
Collegial
Syntax
Forbearance
48. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Dilatory
Syllogism
Indolent
Sardonic
49. Wicked in the extreme
Syntax
Probity
Acerbic
Nefarious
50. To depart from or evade the truth
Facetious
Visceral
Avarice
Prevaricate