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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Pecuniary
Vitiate
Halcyon
Fait accompli
2. Displaing a lack of maturity
Vitiate
Nefarious
Hyperbole
Puerile
3. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Lexicon
Metaphor
Obviate
Diction
4. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Indolent
Salient
Ethereal
E.g.
5. A chain; a succession
Salient
Sojourn
Metaphor
Concatenation
6. Making a loud outcry
Proclivity
Metaphor
Abrogate
Vociferous
7. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Nefarious
Binary
Pecuniary
Didactic
8. To prevent by interception
Inane
Indolent
Iconoclast
Obviate
9. Relating to money
Pecuniary
Pusillanimous
Chicanery
Disingenuous
10. Full; entire; complete
Bifurcate
Plenary
Fait accompli
Hyperbole
11. Lofty with pride
Chicanery
Inane
Avarice
Supercilious
12. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Symbiotic
Erudite
Aphorism
Nefarious
13. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Ethereal
Succinct
Aphorism
Ken
14. To divide into two parts or branches
Vilify
Ken
Bifurcate
Diction
15. Honesty - uprightness
Ephemeral
Ellipsis
Probity
Dilatory
16. Having only one side
Visceral
Caveat
Milieu
Unilateral
17. Being everywhere
Allegory
Limited liability companies
Ellipsis
Ubiquitous
18. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Acerbic
Forbearance
Plenary
Proclivity
19. Disparaging - belittling
Bi-polar
Ken
Nefarious
Pejorative
20. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Prevaricate
Pernicious
Cadre
Ubiquitous
21. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Ethereal
Demagogue
Lexicon
Vilify
22. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Chortle
Apocryphal
Obviate
Scintilla
23. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Syntax
Consanguineous
Exiguous
Scintilla
24. The use of trickery to deceive
Pedantic
Chicanery
Codicil
Syllogism
25. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Verve
Avarice
Capricious
Collegial
26. Argument over the definition of words
Simile
Logomachy
Sojourn
Finite
27. To make faulty or imperfect
Halcyon
Pecuniary
Plenary
Vitiate
28. To depart from or evade the truth
Limited liability companies
Fait accompli
Prevaricate
Symbiotic
29. Environment; setting
Euphemism
Milieu
Banal
Eclectic
30. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Milieu
Puerile
Euphemism
Ubiquitous
31. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Syntax
E.g.
Vitiate
Sojourn
32. A warning or caution
Bi-polar
Caveat
Pecuniary
Equivocate
33. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Pejorative
Dilatory
Disingenuous
Symbiotic
34. Extravagant exaggeration
Consanguineous
Indolent
Reticent
Hyperbole
35. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Ellipsis
Sojourn
Vitiate
Forbearance
36. Lacking in courage and resolution
Tautological
Facetious
Loquacious
Pusillanimous
37. An amendment to an existing will
Bifurcate
Renege
Sardonic
Codicil
38. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Milieu
Indolent
Symbiotic
Adumbrate
39. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Dilatory
Facetious
Inchoate
Didactic
40. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Plenary
Prevaricate
Symbiotic
Syllogism
41. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle
Pejorative
Exiguous
Chortle
Ameliorate
42. Seize the moment
Milieu
Carpe diem
Aphorism
Ameliorate
43. Exempli gratia (for example)
Acerbic
Disingenuous
E.g.
Logomachy
44. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Finite
Symbiotic
Forbearance
Scintilla
45. Bitterly sarcastic
Sardonic
Loquacious
Consanguineous
E.g.
46. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Avarice
Specious
Levity
Prevaricate
47. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Symbiotic
Apocryphal
Acumen
E.g.
48. Very talkative
Unilateral
Loquacious
Sojourn
Vociferous
49. The thing speaks for itself
Syllogism
Arcane
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Apocryphal
50. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Levity
Capricious
Didactic
Iconoclast