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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Pecuniary
Ubiquitous
Inane
Facetious
2. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Verve
Euphemism
Vilify
Concatenation
3. To make or grow better
Vitiate
Fortuitous
Verve
Ameliorate
4. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Avarice
Simile
E.g.
Inane
5. Making a loud outcry
Disingenuous
Patrician
Vociferous
Reticent
6. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Disingenuous
Pernicious
Verve
Forbearance
7. A chain; a succession
Tautological
Concatenation
Codicil
Carpe diem
8. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Bi-polar
Pedantic
Metaphor
Caveat
9. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Inchoate
Lexicon
Vociferous
Verve
10. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Acerbic
Egalitarian
Binary
Halcyon
11. 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
E.g.
Salient
Concatenation
12. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Verve
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Euphemism
Capricious
13. Environment; setting
Simile
Milieu
Patrician
Bifurcate
14. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Visceral
Equivocate
Ken
Syllogism
15. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Superfluous
Limited liability companies
Capricious
Disingenuous
16. The use of trickery to deceive
Ken
Chicanery
Pusillanimous
NB
17. Whimsical; changeable
Abrogate
Capricious
Unilateral
Sojourn
18. Argument over the definition of words
Chortle
Sine qua non
Arcane
Logomachy
19. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Chortle
E.g.
Diction
Superfluous
20. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Lexicon
Ethereal
Erudite
Indolent
21. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Apocryphal
Patrician
Proclivity
Finite
22. Exempli gratia (for example)
Concatenation
Allegory
Capricious
E.g.
23. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Ellipsis
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Vociferous
Pecuniary
24. Bitterly sarcastic
Reticent
Sardonic
Unilateral
Lexicon
25. To make faulty or imperfect
Limited liability companies
Vitiate
Demagogue
Collegial
26. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Prevaricate
Pernicious
Collegial
Levity
27. Id est (that is)
i.e.
Inane
Levity
Plenary
28. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Pecuniary
Tautological
Specious
Facetious
29. Deadly
Ameliorate
Pernicious
Lexicon
Supercilious
30. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Ellipsis
Hyperbole
Tautological
Chicanery
31. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Halcyon
Indolent
Obviate
Sine qua non
32. Being everywhere
Sojourn
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Ubiquitous
Egalitarian
33. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Halcyon
i.e.
Myopic
Lexicon
34. An indispensable thing
Concatenation
Pejorative
Reticent
Sine qua non
35. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Cadre
NB
Inchoate
Nefarious
36. Lacking in courage and resolution
Binary
Pusillanimous
Plenary
Patrician
37. Brief - concise
Succinct
Arcane
Specious
Vociferous
38. The thing speaks for itself
Patrician
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Ken
Equivocate
39. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Specious
Ameliorate
Demagogue
Inane
40. Relating to money
Vilify
Equivocate
Binary
Pecuniary
41. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Pedantic
Patrician
Abrogate
Hyperbole
42. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Renege
Acumen
Carpe diem
Allegory
43. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Metaphor
Finite
Indolent
Didactic
44. Seize the moment
Acerbic
Lexicon
Indolent
Carpe diem
45. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Vilify
Pedantic
Metaphor
Iconoclast
46. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Concatenation
Forbearance
Adumbrate
Simile
47. Short lived
Cadre
Ephemeral
Vitiate
Sardonic
48. To depart from or evade the truth
Chicanery
Prevaricate
Reticent
Obviate
49. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Acrimony
Acerbic
Ethereal
Verve
50. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Vilify
Superfluous
Obviate
Aphorism