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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Visceral
Lexicon
Abrogate
Logomachy
2. An indispensable thing
Nefarious
Sine qua non
Bi-polar
Superfluous
3. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Codicil
Logomachy
Abrogate
Ubiquitous
4. Environment; setting
Milieu
Concatenation
Carpe diem
Probity
5. Full; entire; complete
Ken
Plenary
Vociferous
Banal
6. Having only one side
Syntax
Disingenuous
Inane
Unilateral
7. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Pejorative
Fait accompli
Superfluous
Vociferous
8. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
NB
Iconoclast
Binary
Vitiate
9. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Loquacious
Inane
Binary
Plenary
10. Commonplace; trivial
Egalitarian
Binary
Banal
Acerbic
11. Making a loud outcry
Vociferous
Forbearance
i.e.
Concatenation
12. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
i.e.
Acumen
Ellipsis
Tautological
13. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Requisite
Egalitarian
Iconoclast
Myopic
14. Wicked in the extreme
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Euphemism
Supercilious
Nefarious
15. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Chicanery
Levity
Didactic
Inchoate
16. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Ubiquitous
Bifurcate
Syllogism
Res Ipsa Loquitur
17. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Levity
Cadre
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Banal
18. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Proclivity
Acumen
Fait accompli
Verve
19. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Abrogate
Codicil
Tautological
Cadre
20. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Fortuitous
Disingenuous
Myopic
Binary
21. Favoring social equality
E.g.
Ephemeral
Egalitarian
Ubiquitous
22. A chain; a succession
Vilify
Concatenation
Pejorative
Bi-polar
23. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Equivocate
Diction
Acumen
24. Honesty - uprightness
Pernicious
Chortle
Abrogate
Probity
25. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Exiguous
Halcyon
Ellipsis
Proclivity
26. To depart from or evade the truth
Prevaricate
Hyperbole
Sojourn
Euphemism
27. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Facetious
Apocryphal
Renege
Didactic
28. A natural inclination; predisposition
Proclivity
Ubiquitous
Acrimony
Abrogate
29. Necessary; indispensable
Puerile
Requisite
Iconoclast
Unilateral
30. Extremely scanty (bare)
Exiguous
Euphemism
Facetious
Metaphor
31. Relating to money
Pecuniary
Pusillanimous
Nefarious
Loquacious
32. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Halcyon
Carpe diem
NB
Syntax
33. To go back on a promise or commitment
Scintilla
Avarice
Eclectic
Renege
34. Lofty with pride
Pejorative
Supercilious
Exiguous
Scintilla
35. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Scintilla
Sine qua non
Nefarious
Aphorism
36. To prevent by interception
Carpe diem
Obviate
Specious
Egalitarian
37. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Eclectic
Concatenation
Milieu
Myopic
38. Seize the moment
Carpe diem
Renege
Probity
Supercilious
39. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Fortuitous
Metaphor
Eclectic
Specious
40. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Collegial
Visceral
Caveat
Sojourn
41. The use of trickery to deceive
Loquacious
Fortuitous
Chortle
Chicanery
42. The thing speaks for itself
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Bi-polar
Ken
Sojourn
43. Exempli gratia (for example)
E.g.
Sojourn
Verve
Vitiate
44. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Prevaricate
Pejorative
Consanguineous
Allegory
45. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Symbiotic
Egalitarian
Acerbic
Adumbrate
46. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Supercilious
Symbiotic
Disingenuous
Vitiate
47. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Caveat
Limited liability companies
Sojourn
Apocryphal
48. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Facetious
Succinct
Collegial
Ken
49. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Logomachy
Indolent
Apocryphal
Ellipsis
50. A warning or caution
Consanguineous
Caveat
Scintilla
Forbearance