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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
NB
Aphorism
Egalitarian
Pedantic
2. Understood by only a few
Hyperbole
Eclectic
Equivocate
Arcane
3. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Halcyon
Pusillanimous
Inchoate
Sardonic
4. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Equivocate
Syllogism
Euphemism
Puerile
5. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Tautological
Fait accompli
Halcyon
Acumen
6. Happening by chance
Unilateral
Ameliorate
Fortuitous
Proclivity
7. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Symbiotic
Acerbic
Aphorism
Vociferous
8. Wicked in the extreme
Sojourn
Nefarious
Capricious
Levity
9. Extravagant exaggeration
Hyperbole
Obviate
Facetious
Erudite
10. To make faulty or imperfect
Specious
Bifurcate
Carpe diem
Vitiate
11. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Salient
Banal
Iconoclast
Bi-polar
12. Lofty with pride
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Supercilious
Eclectic
Ubiquitous
13. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Hyperbole
Disingenuous
Prevaricate
Collegial
14. To divide into two parts or branches
Apocryphal
Obviate
Bifurcate
Inchoate
15. Necessary; indispensable
Vitiate
Requisite
Limited liability companies
Pernicious
16. An amendment to an existing will
Codicil
Vitiate
Vociferous
Acerbic
17. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Banal
Lexicon
Vilify
Capricious
18. A chain; a succession
Renege
Diction
Acerbic
Concatenation
19. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Ellipsis
Sardonic
Caveat
Pusillanimous
20. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Salient
Sojourn
Iconoclast
Metaphor
21. To make or grow better
Ameliorate
Concatenation
Verve
Vociferous
22. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Binary
Superfluous
Obviate
Facetious
23. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Aphorism
Allegory
Patrician
Puerile
24. Course - base - instinctive
Visceral
Banal
Euphemism
Inane
25. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Didactic
Specious
Visceral
Sine qua non
26. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Binary
Collegial
Ken
Fait accompli
27. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Ephemeral
Eclectic
Carpe diem
Caveat
28. 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
Avarice
Pedantic
Probity
Metaphor
29. To depart from or evade the truth
Prevaricate
Ellipsis
Indolent
Supercilious
30. Having bounds
Cadre
Finite
Dilatory
Levity
31. Inclined to keep quiet
Acumen
Ameliorate
Patrician
Reticent
32. Environment; setting
Milieu
Specious
Ellipsis
Scintilla
33. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Abrogate
i.e.
Salient
Nefarious
34. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Vitiate
Levity
Lexicon
Indolent
35. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Acerbic
Carpe diem
Erudite
Myopic
36. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Fortuitous
Acrimony
Fait accompli
Hyperbole
37. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Simile
Patrician
Inane
Succinct
38. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Forbearance
Sardonic
Salient
Symbiotic
39. Bitterly sarcastic
Ken
Supercilious
Sardonic
Scintilla
40. Lacking in courage and resolution
Arcane
Syllogism
Pernicious
Pusillanimous
41. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Consanguineous
Banal
Concatenation
Hyperbole
42. Favoring social equality
Egalitarian
Salient
Ameliorate
Visceral
43. Whimsical; changeable
Cadre
Capricious
Milieu
Egalitarian
44. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Tautological
Reticent
Milieu
Erudite
45. Displaing a lack of maturity
Hyperbole
Didactic
Puerile
Consanguineous
46. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Equivocate
Levity
Dilatory
Pedantic
47. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Myopic
Sardonic
Bifurcate
Sojourn
48. A warning or caution
Requisite
Caveat
Avarice
Ethereal
49. Short lived
Ephemeral
Ellipsis
Tautological
Limited liability companies
50. Having only one side
Simile
Unilateral
NB
Allegory