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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Diction
Syllogism
Demagogue
Didactic
2. Argument over the definition of words
Euphemism
Logomachy
Fait accompli
Inane
3. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Syntax
Binary
Ameliorate
NB
4. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Demagogue
Visceral
Ellipsis
Chortle
5. Disparaging - belittling
Pejorative
Collegial
Prevaricate
Syllogism
6. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Vilify
Apocryphal
Plenary
Dilatory
7. To make or grow better
Renege
Ameliorate
Erudite
Loquacious
8. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Exiguous
Superfluous
Didactic
Proclivity
9. Having only one side
Unilateral
NB
Acumen
Fortuitous
10. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Unilateral
Finite
Logomachy
Disingenuous
11. Whimsical; changeable
Renege
Acumen
Capricious
Plenary
12. Bitterly sarcastic
Facetious
Pecuniary
Bi-polar
Sardonic
13. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Didactic
Eclectic
Bi-polar
Symbiotic
14. Exempli gratia (for example)
Pejorative
Visceral
Collegial
E.g.
15. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Banal
Verve
Equivocate
Acerbic
16. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Scintilla
Plenary
Bi-polar
Forbearance
17. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Disingenuous
Reticent
Salient
Cadre
18. Commonplace; trivial
Banal
Puerile
Scintilla
Caveat
19. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Visceral
Chortle
NB
Concatenation
20. Necessary; indispensable
Nefarious
Requisite
Ellipsis
Renege
21. Being everywhere
Specious
Ubiquitous
Renege
Reticent
22. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Sine qua non
Acumen
Consanguineous
Demagogue
23. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Abrogate
Acumen
Acerbic
Patrician
24. Happening by chance
Egalitarian
Fortuitous
Sojourn
Requisite
25. Lofty with pride
Bifurcate
Supercilious
Patrician
Pejorative
26. Honesty - uprightness
Forbearance
Probity
Apocryphal
Acumen
27. To prevent by interception
Probity
Obviate
Indolent
i.e.
28. Making a loud outcry
Vociferous
Metaphor
Capricious
Adumbrate
29. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Milieu
Eclectic
Hyperbole
Tautological
30. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Indolent
Chicanery
Egalitarian
Specious
31. An indispensable thing
Sine qua non
Capricious
Succinct
Binary
32. A natural inclination; predisposition
Proclivity
Halcyon
Apocryphal
Forbearance
33. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Unilateral
Caveat
Myopic
Facetious
34. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Halcyon
Abrogate
Dilatory
Lexicon
35. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Euphemism
Proclivity
Pecuniary
Aphorism
36. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Collegial
Vitiate
Ken
Pejorative
37. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Equivocate
Iconoclast
Simile
Syllogism
38. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Abrogate
Arcane
Superfluous
Adumbrate
39. Extremely scanty (bare)
Exiguous
Succinct
Salient
Syllogism
40. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Pedantic
Ameliorate
Apocryphal
Acerbic
41. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Scintilla
Equivocate
Collegial
Verve
42. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Vilify
Specious
Ephemeral
Superfluous
43. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Inane
Plenary
Bi-polar
Milieu
44. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Capricious
Vilify
Vitiate
Avarice
45. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Diction
Levity
Ubiquitous
Ken
46. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Equivocate
Ellipsis
Lexicon
Abrogate
47. Relating to money
Simile
Pecuniary
Exiguous
Indolent
48. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Scintilla
Patrician
Acumen
Hyperbole
49. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Avarice
Specious
Forbearance
Limited liability companies
50. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Chicanery
Codicil
Sojourn
Exiguous