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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Syntax
Demagogue
Euphemism
Lexicon
2. Whimsical; changeable
i.e.
Capricious
Sardonic
Chicanery
3. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Disingenuous
Forbearance
Salient
Eclectic
4. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Sine qua non
Consanguineous
Demagogue
Diction
5. Lofty with pride
Chicanery
Supercilious
Carpe diem
Verve
6. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Simile
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Consanguineous
Didactic
7. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Halcyon
Syllogism
Reticent
Superfluous
8. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Fortuitous
Sardonic
Facetious
Probity
9. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Euphemism
Syllogism
Vilify
Hyperbole
10. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Ubiquitous
Aphorism
Syllogism
Levity
11. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Simile
Patrician
Inchoate
Eclectic
12. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Hyperbole
Proclivity
Cadre
Apocryphal
13. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Simile
Metaphor
i.e.
Acumen
14. An indispensable thing
Diction
Renege
Sine qua non
Obviate
15. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Specious
Facetious
Ken
Forbearance
16. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Pedantic
Diction
Succinct
Capricious
17. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Egalitarian
Bi-polar
Obviate
Myopic
18. Disparaging - belittling
Prevaricate
Simile
Bi-polar
Pejorative
19. Brief - concise
Probity
Euphemism
Inane
Succinct
20. Displaing a lack of maturity
Finite
Carpe diem
Ubiquitous
Puerile
21. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Pejorative
Cadre
Vilify
Vitiate
22. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Pusillanimous
Lexicon
Facetious
Dilatory
23. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Indolent
Acumen
Sojourn
Capricious
24. Lacking in courage and resolution
Disingenuous
Indolent
Vitiate
Pusillanimous
25. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Limited liability companies
E.g.
Pejorative
Eclectic
26. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Ken
Adumbrate
Puerile
Syntax
27. The thing speaks for itself
NB
Vociferous
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Aphorism
28. Full; entire; complete
Consanguineous
Forbearance
Plenary
Symbiotic
29. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Specious
Vilify
Reticent
Myopic
30. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Binary
Ellipsis
Scintilla
Loquacious
31. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Tautological
Metaphor
Caveat
Patrician
32. To depart from or evade the truth
Bifurcate
Fait accompli
Disingenuous
Prevaricate
33. Exempli gratia (for example)
Fortuitous
Probity
E.g.
Bi-polar
34. Argument over the definition of words
Sine qua non
Puerile
Logomachy
Erudite
35. Environment; setting
Diction
Milieu
Visceral
Symbiotic
36. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Consanguineous
Bi-polar
Eclectic
Simile
37. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Exiguous
Diction
Syllogism
Myopic
38. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Dilatory
Abrogate
Patrician
Erudite
39. Deadly
Pernicious
Dilatory
Renege
Chicanery
40. Inclined to keep quiet
Requisite
Reticent
Pejorative
Finite
41. Very talkative
Loquacious
Demagogue
Renege
Syntax
42. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Superfluous
Forbearance
Lexicon
Avarice
43. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Adumbrate
Euphemism
Chicanery
Acumen
44. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Chicanery
Dilatory
Inane
Bi-polar
45. The use of trickery to deceive
Hyperbole
Reticent
Specious
Chicanery
46. Extravagant exaggeration
Pecuniary
Hyperbole
Acerbic
Facetious
47. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Binary
Ephemeral
Ubiquitous
Verve
48. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Abrogate
Aphorism
Apocryphal
Ellipsis
49. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Limited liability companies
Tautological
Proclivity
Bi-polar
50. Making a loud outcry
Milieu
Bifurcate
Carpe diem
Vociferous