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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Deadly
Pernicious
Plenary
Ellipsis
Scintilla
2. A natural inclination; predisposition
Fortuitous
Hyperbole
Proclivity
Exiguous
3. An indispensable thing
Equivocate
Milieu
Sine qua non
Dilatory
4. Argument over the definition of words
Supercilious
Logomachy
Sardonic
Concatenation
5. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Apocryphal
Sardonic
NB
Symbiotic
6. To prevent by interception
Reticent
Obviate
Acrimony
Banal
7. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Eclectic
i.e.
Consanguineous
Sojourn
8. Very talkative
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Loquacious
Pusillanimous
Collegial
9. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Inchoate
Limited liability companies
Fait accompli
Carpe diem
10. Commonplace; trivial
Banal
Eclectic
Simile
Pernicious
11. Short lived
Codicil
Ephemeral
Pusillanimous
Ellipsis
12. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Ellipsis
Consanguineous
Proclivity
Exiguous
13. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Avarice
Vitiate
Acrimony
Unilateral
14. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Acerbic
Verve
Loquacious
Consanguineous
15. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
i.e.
Acerbic
Fait accompli
Erudite
16. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Vitiate
Ken
Symbiotic
Acerbic
17. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Collegial
Arcane
Proclivity
Iconoclast
18. The use of trickery to deceive
Chicanery
Pernicious
NB
Levity
19. Favoring social equality
Egalitarian
Ephemeral
Levity
Pecuniary
20. To divide into two parts or branches
Specious
Ameliorate
Bifurcate
Vociferous
21. Understood by only a few
Arcane
Bifurcate
Erudite
Inchoate
22. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Syllogism
Euphemism
Pedantic
Ameliorate
23. Whimsical; changeable
Halcyon
Capricious
Nefarious
Caveat
24. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Syllogism
Pedantic
Probity
Nefarious
25. Making a loud outcry
Avarice
Pernicious
E.g.
Vociferous
26. Wicked in the extreme
Patrician
Nefarious
Didactic
Bi-polar
27. To make faulty or imperfect
Equivocate
Obviate
Vitiate
Cadre
28. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Iconoclast
Milieu
Equivocate
Halcyon
29. Necessary; indispensable
Cadre
Logomachy
Requisite
Disingenuous
30. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Vilify
Scintilla
Consanguineous
Caveat
31. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Logomachy
Lexicon
Vitiate
Disingenuous
32. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Indolent
Cadre
Erudite
Carpe diem
33. Extremely scanty (bare)
Exiguous
Ephemeral
Erudite
Acrimony
34. Seize the moment
Patrician
Logomachy
Ethereal
Carpe diem
35. Extravagant exaggeration
Prevaricate
Hyperbole
Renege
Proclivity
36. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Inchoate
Visceral
Specious
Didactic
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
Acerbic
Pedantic
Vilify
38. Course - base - instinctive
Inane
Demagogue
Visceral
Halcyon
39. Bitterly sarcastic
Adumbrate
Equivocate
Sardonic
Ethereal
40. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Banal
Caveat
Logomachy
Fait accompli
41. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Euphemism
Loquacious
Inane
Exiguous
42. Inclined to keep quiet
Reticent
Consanguineous
Didactic
Scintilla
43. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Bifurcate
Supercilious
Levity
Pejorative
44. Having only one side
Fait accompli
Ephemeral
Unilateral
Acerbic
45. Honesty - uprightness
Probity
i.e.
Visceral
Fortuitous
46. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Adumbrate
Levity
Simile
Euphemism
47. Brief - concise
Reticent
Didactic
NB
Succinct
48. Environment; setting
Visceral
Superfluous
Milieu
Cadre
49. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Limited liability companies
Chicanery
Chortle
Carpe diem
50. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Pecuniary
Superfluous
Demagogue
Probity