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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Loquacious
E.g.
Aphorism
Erudite
2. Extravagant exaggeration
Diction
Hyperbole
Demagogue
Inchoate
3. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Sardonic
Salient
Abrogate
Specious
4. An indispensable thing
Facetious
Chortle
Vitiate
Sine qua non
5. Deadly
Euphemism
Pernicious
Visceral
Proclivity
6. Bitterly sarcastic
Sardonic
Codicil
Vitiate
Concatenation
7. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Ken
Levity
Renege
Sojourn
8. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Acrimony
Pedantic
Apocryphal
Euphemism
9. To prevent by interception
Obviate
Exiguous
Reticent
Egalitarian
10. Making a loud outcry
Prevaricate
Ethereal
Vociferous
Codicil
11. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Bifurcate
Metaphor
Salient
Didactic
12. Lofty with pride
Supercilious
Myopic
Loquacious
Finite
13. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Ameliorate
Dilatory
Salient
Collegial
14. Commonplace; trivial
Avarice
Adumbrate
Didactic
Banal
15. Lacking in courage and resolution
E.g.
Pusillanimous
Cadre
Inane
16. To divide into two parts or branches
Bifurcate
Caveat
Verve
Forbearance
17. Course - base - instinctive
Hyperbole
Symbiotic
Simile
Visceral
18. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Scintilla
Sine qua non
Ellipsis
Acumen
19. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Milieu
Avarice
Sojourn
Didactic
20. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Codicil
Abrogate
Iconoclast
Avarice
21. Exempli gratia (for example)
Vilify
E.g.
Levity
Myopic
22. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Symbiotic
Sardonic
Arcane
Disingenuous
23. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Chicanery
Demagogue
Adumbrate
Acumen
24. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Sojourn
Visceral
Chortle
Levity
25. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Scintilla
Bi-polar
Erudite
Verve
26. Understood by only a few
Arcane
Requisite
Concatenation
Abrogate
27. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Cadre
Specious
Eclectic
Acrimony
28. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Puerile
Vilify
Renege
Disingenuous
29. A warning or caution
E.g.
Caveat
Halcyon
Adumbrate
30. Necessary; indispensable
Obviate
Requisite
Euphemism
Pernicious
31. Relating to money
Aphorism
Pecuniary
Consanguineous
Syntax
32. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Superfluous
Patrician
Arcane
Pusillanimous
33. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Binary
Fait accompli
Didactic
Dilatory
34. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Scintilla
Codicil
Aphorism
Forbearance
35. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Euphemism
Demagogue
Arcane
Tautological
36. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Diction
Acumen
Lexicon
Equivocate
37. Full; entire; complete
Demagogue
Plenary
Dilatory
Chortle
38. An amendment to an existing will
Myopic
Logomachy
Loquacious
Codicil
39. To depart from or evade the truth
Prevaricate
Bifurcate
Vilify
Levity
40. Inclined to keep quiet
Abrogate
Reticent
Scintilla
Requisite
41. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Dilatory
Facetious
Erudite
Nefarious
42. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Sardonic
Diction
Pusillanimous
Acerbic
43. Seize the moment
Carpe diem
Didactic
Scintilla
Caveat
44. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Iconoclast
Concatenation
Chortle
Abrogate
45. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Pecuniary
Carpe diem
Demagogue
Consanguineous
46. 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
Lexicon
Nefarious
Metaphor
Vociferous
47. Having bounds
E.g.
Pernicious
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Finite
48. Very talkative
Pedantic
Fortuitous
Loquacious
Myopic
49. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Ubiquitous
Pernicious
Indolent
Eclectic
50. To go back on a promise or commitment
Demagogue
Symbiotic
Renege
Levity