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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Verve
Superfluous
Demagogue
Scintilla
2. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Ephemeral
Myopic
Vitiate
Acrimony
3. To divide into two parts or branches
Finite
Ubiquitous
Bifurcate
Hyperbole
4. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Reticent
Vilify
Scintilla
Fait accompli
5. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Arcane
Pejorative
Finite
Didactic
6. Relating to money
Pecuniary
Logomachy
Disingenuous
Capricious
7. Happening by chance
Obviate
Fortuitous
Tautological
Chortle
8. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Ephemeral
Acumen
Euphemism
Abrogate
9. An indispensable thing
Chicanery
Puerile
Sine qua non
Fortuitous
10. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Proclivity
i.e.
Fait accompli
Pedantic
11. The thing speaks for itself
Avarice
Loquacious
Cadre
Res Ipsa Loquitur
12. Commonplace; trivial
Loquacious
Puerile
Vociferous
Banal
13. Favoring social equality
Plenary
Indolent
NB
Egalitarian
14. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Banal
Tautological
Exiguous
Res Ipsa Loquitur
15. Being everywhere
Fait accompli
Ubiquitous
Probity
Bi-polar
16. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Plenary
Egalitarian
Syntax
Bifurcate
17. Extravagant exaggeration
Facetious
Acrimony
Allegory
Hyperbole
18. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Probity
NB
Tautological
Myopic
19. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Indolent
Milieu
E.g.
Chicanery
20. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Banal
Scintilla
Egalitarian
Ubiquitous
21. Displaing a lack of maturity
Salient
Logomachy
i.e.
Puerile
22. An amendment to an existing will
Chicanery
Vilify
Codicil
Ubiquitous
23. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Euphemism
Simile
Ken
Inane
24. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Iconoclast
Euphemism
Facetious
Supercilious
25. To go back on a promise or commitment
Fortuitous
Equivocate
Renege
Metaphor
26. Disparaging - belittling
Ken
Acrimony
Equivocate
Pejorative
27. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Tautological
Disingenuous
Obviate
Sine qua non
28. 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
Fortuitous
Ephemeral
Indolent
Metaphor
29. Inclined to keep quiet
Syntax
Verve
Reticent
Binary
30. Very talkative
Fortuitous
Prevaricate
Loquacious
Syllogism
31. A chain; a succession
Concatenation
Codicil
Inchoate
Succinct
32. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Halcyon
Verve
i.e.
Pernicious
33. Extremely scanty (bare)
Exiguous
Vilify
Vociferous
Caveat
34. Having only one side
Unilateral
Consanguineous
Puerile
Fait accompli
35. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Demagogue
Levity
Pejorative
Bifurcate
36. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Acerbic
Sine qua non
Fortuitous
Vilify
37. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Limited liability companies
Cadre
Ken
Ephemeral
38. Environment; setting
Requisite
Banal
Milieu
Pejorative
39. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Forbearance
Apocryphal
Banal
E.g.
40. To make or grow better
Inchoate
Pejorative
Demagogue
Ameliorate
41. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Allegory
Sojourn
Pecuniary
Equivocate
42. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Apocryphal
Egalitarian
Cadre
Facetious
43. Full; entire; complete
Scintilla
Aphorism
Plenary
Probity
44. Whimsical; changeable
Halcyon
Capricious
Chicanery
Equivocate
45. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Limited liability companies
Aphorism
Banal
Vilify
46. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Supercilious
Caveat
Patrician
Unilateral
47. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Adumbrate
Bi-polar
Consanguineous
Facetious
48. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Vitiate
Acerbic
Pusillanimous
Chortle
49. Short lived
Acumen
Ephemeral
Superfluous
Pejorative
50. Honesty - uprightness
Erudite
Bi-polar
Probity
Chicanery
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