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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
Tautological
Syllogism
Banal
Metaphor
2. Happening by chance
Logomachy
Fortuitous
Ephemeral
Finite
3. Id est (that is)
Syllogism
Tautological
Hyperbole
i.e.
4. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Lexicon
Inchoate
Hyperbole
Chicanery
5. An indispensable thing
Ameliorate
Finite
Pernicious
Sine qua non
6. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Unilateral
Allegory
Pusillanimous
Finite
7. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle
Chortle
Vitiate
Adumbrate
Fortuitous
8. To make or grow better
Pernicious
Ameliorate
Puerile
Fait accompli
9. Deadly
Salient
Pernicious
Sine qua non
Didactic
10. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Lexicon
Pecuniary
Syllogism
Sardonic
11. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Disingenuous
Bi-polar
Euphemism
Symbiotic
12. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Adumbrate
Equivocate
i.e.
Levity
13. The thing speaks for itself
Bi-polar
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Syllogism
Codicil
14. Extravagant exaggeration
Iconoclast
Hyperbole
Exiguous
Sardonic
15. Bitterly sarcastic
Forbearance
Apocryphal
Ameliorate
Sardonic
16. Lofty with pride
Supercilious
Verve
Sardonic
Egalitarian
17. Understood by only a few
Inane
Pusillanimous
Vociferous
Arcane
18. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Acerbic
Renege
Vociferous
Limited liability companies
19. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Disingenuous
Salient
Egalitarian
Consanguineous
20. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Erudite
Pecuniary
Renege
Demagogue
21. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Simile
Loquacious
Vilify
Tautological
22. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Consanguineous
Vitiate
Inane
Pusillanimous
23. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Bi-polar
Collegial
Euphemism
Aphorism
24. A natural inclination; predisposition
Proclivity
Sine qua non
Pedantic
Carpe diem
25. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Cadre
Chicanery
Avarice
Pernicious
26. Honesty - uprightness
Tautological
Probity
Facetious
Carpe diem
27. A warning or caution
Egalitarian
Caveat
Renege
Halcyon
28. Extremely scanty (bare)
Exiguous
E.g.
Fortuitous
Diction
29. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Ethereal
Finite
Iconoclast
Levity
30. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Superfluous
Indolent
Inchoate
Ken
31. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Limited liability companies
Salient
Ellipsis
Sojourn
32. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Bi-polar
Syntax
Acumen
Simile
33. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Facetious
Specious
Syllogism
Nefarious
34. Exempli gratia (for example)
Scintilla
E.g.
Ethereal
Equivocate
35. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Ethereal
Vilify
Salient
Avarice
36. Lacking in courage and resolution
Vitiate
Superfluous
Arcane
Pusillanimous
37. Full; entire; complete
Chicanery
Plenary
Acrimony
Facetious
38. Displaing a lack of maturity
Nefarious
Puerile
Symbiotic
Syntax
39. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Eclectic
Ken
Probity
Pecuniary
40. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Diction
Pusillanimous
Chortle
Loquacious
41. Argument over the definition of words
Logomachy
Egalitarian
Acrimony
Syntax
42. To prevent by interception
Binary
Acumen
Pedantic
Obviate
43. Course - base - instinctive
Ethereal
Myopic
Egalitarian
Visceral
44. Commonplace; trivial
Diction
Banal
Consanguineous
Vitiate
45. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Scintilla
Sine qua non
Renege
Syntax
46. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Myopic
Equivocate
Sardonic
Indolent
47. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Probity
Equivocate
Logomachy
Exiguous
48. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Euphemism
Requisite
Ethereal
Plenary
49. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Syntax
Nefarious
Probity
Pedantic
50. A chain; a succession
Concatenation
Indolent
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Euphemism