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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. The thing speaks for itself
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Vociferous
Simile
NB
2. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Consanguineous
Pusillanimous
Halcyon
Dilatory
3. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Consanguineous
Scintilla
Aphorism
Apocryphal
4. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
E.g.
Bi-polar
Ken
Adumbrate
5. Necessary; indispensable
Adumbrate
Pedantic
Hyperbole
Requisite
6. Wicked in the extreme
Apocryphal
Prevaricate
Myopic
Nefarious
7. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Pejorative
Loquacious
Pernicious
Ellipsis
8. Argument over the definition of words
Chicanery
Logomachy
Acerbic
Equivocate
9. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Inane
Iconoclast
Vitiate
Indolent
10. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Puerile
Avarice
Acumen
Metaphor
11. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Pernicious
Renege
Facetious
Aphorism
12. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Equivocate
Eclectic
Myopic
Ubiquitous
13. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Salient
Caveat
Requisite
Allegory
14. Whimsical; changeable
Probity
Binary
Capricious
Ellipsis
15. Bitterly sarcastic
Sardonic
Dilatory
Bifurcate
Scintilla
16. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Halcyon
Demagogue
Lexicon
Codicil
17. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
E.g.
Avarice
Ephemeral
Erudite
18. Deadly
Acerbic
Limited liability companies
Puerile
Pernicious
19. Full; entire; complete
Plenary
Collegial
Ameliorate
Prevaricate
20. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Egalitarian
Limited liability companies
Renege
Apocryphal
21. Extremely scanty (bare)
Facetious
Loquacious
Exiguous
Fait accompli
22. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Inchoate
Dilatory
Syntax
Supercilious
23. Making a loud outcry
Allegory
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Supercilious
Vociferous
24. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Syllogism
Milieu
Levity
Abrogate
25. A warning or caution
Caveat
Symbiotic
Plenary
i.e.
26. Short lived
Erudite
Concatenation
Arcane
Ephemeral
27. Id est (that is)
Puerile
Inchoate
i.e.
Scintilla
28. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Pecuniary
Abrogate
Finite
Renege
29. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Ameliorate
Inchoate
Requisite
Facetious
30. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle
Inchoate
Arcane
Chortle
Halcyon
31. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Iconoclast
NB
Avarice
Syntax
32. Having bounds
Syntax
Supercilious
Indolent
Finite
33. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Verve
Eclectic
Aphorism
Prevaricate
34. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Probity
Renege
Tautological
NB
35. Honesty - uprightness
Demagogue
Pusillanimous
Acumen
Probity
36. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Pedantic
Salient
E.g.
Allegory
37. To depart from or evade the truth
Eclectic
Prevaricate
Loquacious
Superfluous
38. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Superfluous
Equivocate
Codicil
Simile
39. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Supercilious
Inane
Banal
Bi-polar
40. To go back on a promise or commitment
Acumen
Loquacious
Specious
Renege
41. Environment; setting
Pernicious
Arcane
Plenary
Milieu
42. Happening by chance
Milieu
Fortuitous
Finite
Specious
43. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Visceral
Acerbic
Salient
Banal
44. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Acumen
Pedantic
Logomachy
Proclivity
45. Lofty with pride
Supercilious
Requisite
Prevaricate
Ameliorate
46. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Unilateral
Specious
Vilify
Verve
47. Course - base - instinctive
Ethereal
Verve
Visceral
Acumen
48. Extravagant exaggeration
Finite
Hyperbole
Fortuitous
Forbearance
49. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Vociferous
Pernicious
Dilatory
Bi-polar
50. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Acumen
Didactic
NB
Patrician