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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Collegial
Unilateral
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Milieu
2. To prevent by interception
Ken
Pejorative
Allegory
Obviate
3. Lofty with pride
Supercilious
Banal
Sardonic
Diction
4. Extravagant exaggeration
Forbearance
Hyperbole
Binary
Ellipsis
5. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Salient
Ubiquitous
Apocryphal
Verve
6. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Ellipsis
Unilateral
NB
Sojourn
7. Making a loud outcry
Banal
Levity
Concatenation
Vociferous
8. Relating to money
Milieu
Levity
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Pecuniary
9. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Milieu
Sojourn
Pusillanimous
Acerbic
10. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Logomachy
Ephemeral
Superfluous
Halcyon
11. Honesty - uprightness
Succinct
Probity
Symbiotic
Ubiquitous
12. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Apocryphal
Aphorism
Caveat
Demagogue
13. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Inchoate
Vitiate
Acrimony
Aphorism
14. The thing speaks for itself
Cadre
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Salient
Pernicious
15. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Syllogism
Succinct
Abrogate
Metaphor
16. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Fait accompli
Collegial
Specious
E.g.
17. To make or grow better
Reticent
Fortuitous
Ameliorate
Ken
18. Extremely scanty (bare)
Finite
Fortuitous
Syllogism
Exiguous
19. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Verve
Eclectic
Logomachy
Unilateral
20. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Syntax
Patrician
Metaphor
Consanguineous
21. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Chortle
Acrimony
Vociferous
Equivocate
22. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Verve
Vilify
Acerbic
Pejorative
23. Deadly
Pecuniary
Vitiate
Pernicious
Unilateral
24. Bitterly sarcastic
Syntax
Sardonic
Inchoate
Sojourn
25. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Plenary
Patrician
Vilify
Puerile
26. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Loquacious
Salient
Pecuniary
Ellipsis
27. Happening by chance
Carpe diem
Fortuitous
Chortle
Syllogism
28. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Scintilla
Simile
Vilify
Nefarious
29. To go back on a promise or commitment
Iconoclast
Didactic
Pedantic
Renege
30. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Loquacious
Bi-polar
Iconoclast
Equivocate
31. A warning or caution
Sardonic
Consanguineous
Pernicious
Caveat
32. Id est (that is)
i.e.
Adumbrate
Loquacious
Scintilla
33. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Scintilla
Reticent
Banal
Ephemeral
34. Seize the moment
Acerbic
Carpe diem
Unilateral
Codicil
35. To divide into two parts or branches
Ethereal
Ameliorate
Dilatory
Bifurcate
36. Inclined to keep quiet
Reticent
Concatenation
Salient
Binary
37. Disparaging - belittling
Chortle
Hyperbole
Proclivity
Pejorative
38. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Bifurcate
Abrogate
Eclectic
Tautological
39. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Dilatory
Didactic
Limited liability companies
Symbiotic
40. Necessary; indispensable
Logomachy
i.e.
Caveat
Requisite
41. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Allegory
Acerbic
Banal
Disingenuous
42. Short lived
Ephemeral
Renege
Obviate
Simile
43. An indispensable thing
Vociferous
Specious
Sine qua non
Ellipsis
44. Understood by only a few
Ethereal
Cadre
Equivocate
Arcane
45. A natural inclination; predisposition
Capricious
Proclivity
Ethereal
Pedantic
46. Argument over the definition of words
Logomachy
Concatenation
NB
Halcyon
47. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Euphemism
Cadre
Milieu
Binary
48. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Caveat
Renege
Syntax
Avarice
49. Very talkative
Capricious
Plenary
Loquacious
Inchoate
50. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Specious
Syntax
Finite
Inane