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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Understood by only a few
Euphemism
Obviate
Arcane
Pernicious
2. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Acumen
Concatenation
Tautological
Inchoate
3. Argument over the definition of words
Binary
Logomachy
Didactic
Renege
4. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Bi-polar
Acrimony
Concatenation
Salient
5. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Proclivity
Egalitarian
Aphorism
Vociferous
6. The thing speaks for itself
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Reticent
Scintilla
Indolent
7. Lacking in courage and resolution
Indolent
NB
Pernicious
Pusillanimous
8. Having only one side
Hyperbole
Supercilious
Unilateral
Res Ipsa Loquitur
9. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Specious
Arcane
Vilify
Symbiotic
10. 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
Levity
Syntax
Consanguineous
Metaphor
11. An indispensable thing
Demagogue
Apocryphal
Pecuniary
Sine qua non
12. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Tautological
Reticent
Dilatory
Allegory
13. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Banal
Superfluous
Adumbrate
Exiguous
14. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Pecuniary
Allegory
Facetious
Prevaricate
15. Being everywhere
Inchoate
Loquacious
Lexicon
Ubiquitous
16. Lofty with pride
Supercilious
Superfluous
Ethereal
Didactic
17. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Visceral
Syntax
Forbearance
Banal
18. Exempli gratia (for example)
Avarice
E.g.
Salient
Ellipsis
19. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
i.e.
Syntax
Scintilla
Ubiquitous
20. To divide into two parts or branches
Bifurcate
Proclivity
Unilateral
Ameliorate
21. A natural inclination; predisposition
Vitiate
Proclivity
Inchoate
NB
22. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Inane
Ubiquitous
Avarice
Ellipsis
23. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Vociferous
Demagogue
Myopic
Probity
24. Seize the moment
Capricious
Carpe diem
Obviate
Ubiquitous
25. The use of trickery to deceive
Loquacious
Fait accompli
Lexicon
Chicanery
26. Whimsical; changeable
Pernicious
Myopic
Capricious
Limited liability companies
27. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Ameliorate
Probity
Renege
Equivocate
28. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Syntax
Vociferous
Iconoclast
Fait accompli
29. Environment; setting
Prevaricate
Milieu
Euphemism
Erudite
30. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Pedantic
NB
Puerile
Demagogue
31. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Diction
Milieu
Requisite
Finite
32. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Nefarious
Acerbic
Visceral
Arcane
33. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Disingenuous
Vilify
Hyperbole
Puerile
34. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Collegial
Fortuitous
Limited liability companies
Levity
35. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Limited liability companies
Vitiate
Euphemism
Superfluous
36. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Facetious
Pernicious
Sardonic
Consanguineous
37. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Visceral
Erudite
Supercilious
Ellipsis
38. Having bounds
Plenary
Euphemism
Finite
i.e.
39. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Specious
Sardonic
Succinct
Supercilious
40. Inclined to keep quiet
Lexicon
Verve
Plenary
Reticent
41. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Syllogism
Levity
Reticent
Avarice
42. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Probity
Disingenuous
Eclectic
Metaphor
43. Extravagant exaggeration
Unilateral
Verve
Hyperbole
Chicanery
44. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Caveat
Patrician
Myopic
Inane
45. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Scintilla
Fait accompli
Capricious
Avarice
46. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Acumen
Vilify
Iconoclast
Codicil
47. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Erudite
Euphemism
Tautological
Superfluous
48. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Pusillanimous
Ephemeral
Acerbic
Binary
49. Deadly
Egalitarian
Bifurcate
Pernicious
Indolent
50. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
E.g.
Equivocate
Arcane
NB