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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Relating to money
Specious
Logomachy
Pecuniary
Symbiotic
2. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Salient
Carpe diem
Inchoate
Binary
3. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Iconoclast
Verve
Finite
Obviate
4. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Acrimony
Prevaricate
E.g.
Pecuniary
5. A natural inclination; predisposition
Superfluous
Lexicon
Unilateral
Proclivity
6. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Pernicious
Hyperbole
Bi-polar
Res Ipsa Loquitur
7. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Abrogate
Inchoate
Ellipsis
Acerbic
8. Whimsical; changeable
Iconoclast
Adumbrate
Vilify
Capricious
9. Wicked in the extreme
Nefarious
Succinct
Specious
Caveat
10. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Facetious
Banal
Ephemeral
Sojourn
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
Dilatory
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Abrogate
Metaphor
12. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Diction
Acrimony
Scintilla
Apocryphal
13. Course - base - instinctive
Halcyon
Visceral
Plenary
Iconoclast
14. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
NB
Eclectic
Myopic
Metaphor
15. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Vilify
Pusillanimous
Requisite
Syntax
16. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Specious
Metaphor
Egalitarian
Salient
17. Favoring social equality
Egalitarian
Ubiquitous
Carpe diem
Bi-polar
18. Happening by chance
Fortuitous
Facetious
Obviate
Chortle
19. Being everywhere
Dilatory
Unilateral
Pejorative
Ubiquitous
20. Honesty - uprightness
Diction
Supercilious
Carpe diem
Probity
21. To go back on a promise or commitment
Codicil
Simile
Obviate
Renege
22. To make faulty or imperfect
Vitiate
Bi-polar
Acerbic
Ethereal
23. Disparaging - belittling
Egalitarian
Chortle
Arcane
Pejorative
24. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Avarice
Ameliorate
Fait accompli
Capricious
25. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Ken
Obviate
Indolent
Levity
26. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Demagogue
Logomachy
Plenary
Aphorism
27. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Syllogism
Proclivity
Pedantic
Dilatory
28. Id est (that is)
i.e.
Succinct
Banal
Simile
29. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Caveat
Specious
Supercilious
Sardonic
30. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Tautological
Acrimony
Arcane
Visceral
31. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Ken
Probity
Succinct
Indolent
32. The use of trickery to deceive
Salient
Vitiate
Chicanery
Visceral
33. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Pusillanimous
Visceral
Erudite
Avarice
34. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Collegial
Scintilla
Acumen
Hyperbole
35. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Ephemeral
Facetious
Allegory
Proclivity
36. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Abrogate
Vilify
Inane
Fait accompli
37. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Plenary
Pedantic
Inchoate
Sine qua non
38. To make or grow better
Obviate
Ameliorate
Acerbic
Lexicon
39. Lacking in courage and resolution
Probity
Acrimony
Pusillanimous
Collegial
40. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Capricious
Symbiotic
Unilateral
Ken
41. An amendment to an existing will
Codicil
Prevaricate
Pejorative
Arcane
42. Necessary; indispensable
Didactic
Requisite
Ellipsis
i.e.
43. Commonplace; trivial
Banal
Didactic
Milieu
Capricious
44. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Superfluous
Reticent
Chortle
Iconoclast
45. Short lived
Fait accompli
Ephemeral
Capricious
Bifurcate
46. Having bounds
Abrogate
Facetious
Exiguous
Finite
47. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Ethereal
Diction
Allegory
Unilateral
48. Very talkative
Superfluous
Ephemeral
Halcyon
Loquacious
49. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Renege
Diction
Patrician
Acrimony
50. Brief - concise
Caveat
Myopic
Succinct
Scintilla