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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Erudite
Salient
Vociferous
Euphemism
2. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Lexicon
Arcane
Tautological
Iconoclast
3. A natural inclination; predisposition
Proclivity
Chicanery
Vitiate
Cadre
4. Environment; setting
Milieu
Euphemism
Metaphor
Patrician
5. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle
Chortle
Bi-polar
Superfluous
Reticent
6. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Simile
Sojourn
Supercilious
i.e.
7. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Renege
Indolent
Chicanery
Sojourn
8. Extremely scanty (bare)
Patrician
Exiguous
Fortuitous
Vilify
9. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Diction
Lexicon
Demagogue
Pernicious
10. Commonplace; trivial
Renege
Symbiotic
Pejorative
Banal
11. To depart from or evade the truth
Sardonic
Prevaricate
Apocryphal
Symbiotic
12. Full; entire; complete
Verve
Levity
Acumen
Plenary
13. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Nefarious
Fait accompli
Pusillanimous
Erudite
14. Relating to money
Pecuniary
Concatenation
Ameliorate
Proclivity
15. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Pecuniary
Reticent
Inchoate
Eclectic
16. Deadly
Chicanery
Halcyon
Binary
Pernicious
17. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Ken
Milieu
Halcyon
Eclectic
18. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Fait accompli
Pernicious
Eclectic
Acerbic
19. Having only one side
Levity
Halcyon
Unilateral
Ken
20. Course - base - instinctive
Simile
Visceral
Logomachy
Egalitarian
21. To prevent by interception
Chortle
Fortuitous
Demagogue
Obviate
22. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Verve
Finite
Symbiotic
Banal
23. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Avarice
Milieu
Prevaricate
Aphorism
24. Extravagant exaggeration
Hyperbole
Syllogism
Forbearance
Vilify
25. An indispensable thing
Salient
NB
Carpe diem
Sine qua non
26. To go back on a promise or commitment
Facetious
Erudite
Renege
Limited liability companies
27. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Forbearance
Pernicious
Pedantic
Logomachy
28. Bitterly sarcastic
Ubiquitous
Patrician
Vilify
Sardonic
29. Being everywhere
Visceral
Syllogism
Sojourn
Ubiquitous
30. The thing speaks for itself
Limited liability companies
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Adumbrate
Iconoclast
31. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Loquacious
Eclectic
Vilify
Acerbic
32. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
Myopic
Requisite
Ethereal
Fait accompli
33. Disparaging - belittling
Pejorative
Ameliorate
Finite
Collegial
34. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Pecuniary
Reticent
Superfluous
Avarice
35. Honesty - uprightness
Ellipsis
Consanguineous
Probity
Eclectic
36. Whimsical; changeable
Probity
Pedantic
Carpe diem
Capricious
37. 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
Metaphor
Fortuitous
Vitiate
Pernicious
38. Short lived
Nefarious
Ephemeral
Prevaricate
Symbiotic
39. Making a loud outcry
Diction
Ethereal
Vociferous
Carpe diem
40. Seize the moment
Bi-polar
Ellipsis
Carpe diem
Binary
41. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Pusillanimous
Avarice
Sine qua non
Prevaricate
42. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Inchoate
Scintilla
Puerile
Renege
43. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Reticent
Symbiotic
Concatenation
Patrician
44. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Metaphor
Cadre
Erudite
Superfluous
45. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Vitiate
Iconoclast
Myopic
Bifurcate
46. To make faulty or imperfect
Symbiotic
Acumen
Vitiate
Abrogate
47. Displaing a lack of maturity
Equivocate
Myopic
Abrogate
Puerile
48. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Acrimony
Tautological
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Binary
49. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Facetious
NB
Lexicon
Pecuniary
50. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Unilateral
Acumen
Euphemism
Plenary