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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. A chain; a succession
Vitiate
Pedantic
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Concatenation
2. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Inane
i.e.
Ubiquitous
E.g.
3. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Fait accompli
Pejorative
Scintilla
Bi-polar
4. A warning or caution
Syntax
Ethereal
Cadre
Caveat
5. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Concatenation
Eclectic
Syllogism
Logomachy
6. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle
Chortle
Pedantic
Banal
Ubiquitous
7. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Banal
Scintilla
Aphorism
Simile
8. Id est (that is)
Capricious
Diction
Salient
i.e.
9. Bitterly sarcastic
Patrician
Aphorism
Pusillanimous
Sardonic
10. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Ameliorate
Specious
Milieu
Symbiotic
11. Having only one side
Acerbic
Ephemeral
Eclectic
Unilateral
12. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
NB
Visceral
Hyperbole
Acerbic
13. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Chicanery
Visceral
Diction
Apocryphal
14. Exempli gratia (for example)
Syllogism
E.g.
Diction
Facetious
15. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Didactic
Demagogue
Patrician
Facetious
16. Inclined to keep quiet
Ken
Reticent
Apocryphal
Binary
17. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Didactic
Pernicious
Succinct
Aphorism
18. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Carpe diem
Banal
Lexicon
Acumen
19. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Eclectic
Concatenation
Binary
Lexicon
20. To prevent by interception
Obviate
Concatenation
Lexicon
Arcane
21. Full; entire; complete
Ethereal
Visceral
Logomachy
Plenary
22. To make faulty or imperfect
Aphorism
Eclectic
Vitiate
NB
23. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Vilify
Erudite
Sojourn
Tautological
24. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Plenary
Indolent
Proclivity
Lexicon
25. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Fortuitous
Halcyon
Syllogism
Consanguineous
26. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
Facetious
Nefarious
Ethereal
Metaphor
27. Very talkative
Limited liability companies
Loquacious
Specious
Binary
28. Lofty with pride
Probity
Visceral
Didactic
Supercilious
29. Happening by chance
Allegory
Fortuitous
Eclectic
Arcane
30. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Simile
Prevaricate
Apocryphal
Bi-polar
31. To divide into two parts or branches
Sardonic
Bifurcate
Diction
Allegory
32. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Exiguous
Chortle
Avarice
Myopic
33. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Acrimony
Chicanery
Ethereal
Ken
34. Extremely scanty (bare)
Ellipsis
Finite
Bi-polar
Exiguous
35. Being everywhere
Ubiquitous
Limited liability companies
Carpe diem
Binary
36. Displaing a lack of maturity
Prevaricate
Consanguineous
i.e.
Puerile
37. Extravagant exaggeration
Hyperbole
Avarice
Allegory
Vitiate
38. An amendment to an existing will
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Logomachy
Binary
Codicil
39. To make or grow better
Unilateral
Ameliorate
Disingenuous
Logomachy
40. Making a loud outcry
Vociferous
Eclectic
Syllogism
Ethereal
41. Understood by only a few
Arcane
Syntax
Vociferous
Plenary
42. Necessary; indispensable
Arcane
Puerile
Patrician
Requisite
43. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Bi-polar
Bifurcate
Facetious
Arcane
44. A natural inclination; predisposition
Prevaricate
Proclivity
Iconoclast
Facetious
45. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Visceral
Tautological
Syntax
Verve
46. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Equivocate
Iconoclast
Chortle
Levity
47. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Syllogism
Syntax
Vitiate
Euphemism
48. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Eclectic
Ubiquitous
Bi-polar
Requisite
49. To depart from or evade the truth
Acrimony
Equivocate
Prevaricate
Disingenuous
50. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Loquacious
Facetious
Erudite
Halcyon