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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Fortuitous
Specious
Vociferous
Res Ipsa Loquitur
2. Very talkative
Consanguineous
Logomachy
Acrimony
Loquacious
3. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Consanguineous
Acrimony
Euphemism
E.g.
4. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Ethereal
Pedantic
Fait accompli
Vilify
5. Having bounds
Finite
Ephemeral
Syntax
Acumen
6. Extremely scanty (bare)
Exiguous
Equivocate
Inane
Probity
7. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Inchoate
Fait accompli
Milieu
Equivocate
8. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Iconoclast
Plenary
Ellipsis
Levity
9. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Didactic
Equivocate
Succinct
Ephemeral
10. Wicked in the extreme
Nefarious
Metaphor
Acerbic
Pejorative
11. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Pedantic
Unilateral
Sine qua non
Didactic
12. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Bifurcate
Halcyon
Levity
Supercilious
13. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Euphemism
Succinct
NB
Res Ipsa Loquitur
14. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Symbiotic
Pejorative
Apocryphal
Specious
15. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
Scintilla
Pusillanimous
Banal
Ethereal
16. Happening by chance
Capricious
Sojourn
Fortuitous
Milieu
17. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Logomachy
Specious
Ephemeral
Cadre
18. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Bi-polar
Didactic
Binary
Allegory
19. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Acrimony
Disingenuous
Ephemeral
Succinct
20. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Finite
Milieu
Logomachy
Indolent
21. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Adumbrate
Ken
Sojourn
Loquacious
22. Lofty with pride
Fait accompli
Supercilious
Euphemism
Acumen
23. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Verve
Pusillanimous
Ellipsis
Exiguous
24. Seize the moment
Sine qua non
Facetious
Visceral
Carpe diem
25. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Acerbic
Renege
Iconoclast
Metaphor
26. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Supercilious
Loquacious
Forbearance
Fortuitous
27. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Demagogue
Indolent
Acumen
Loquacious
28. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Tautological
Avarice
Pejorative
Erudite
29. Favoring social equality
Loquacious
Consanguineous
Facetious
Egalitarian
30. Commonplace; trivial
Euphemism
Pusillanimous
Banal
Supercilious
31. Environment; setting
Plenary
Iconoclast
E.g.
Milieu
32. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Banal
Pecuniary
Chicanery
Fait accompli
33. Inclined to keep quiet
Loquacious
Reticent
Visceral
Collegial
34. Disparaging - belittling
Ameliorate
Tautological
Pejorative
Res Ipsa Loquitur
35. The thing speaks for itself
Consanguineous
Disingenuous
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Sardonic
36. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Syntax
Euphemism
Scintilla
Tautological
37. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Banal
Exiguous
Simile
Obviate
38. To make faulty or imperfect
Chicanery
Vitiate
Carpe diem
Ken
39. Full; entire; complete
Capricious
Patrician
Apocryphal
Plenary
40. Argument over the definition of words
Logomachy
Chicanery
Milieu
Disingenuous
41. Bitterly sarcastic
Aphorism
Fait accompli
Ubiquitous
Sardonic
42. Exempli gratia (for example)
Codicil
Abrogate
Euphemism
E.g.
43. Brief - concise
Proclivity
Ameliorate
Consanguineous
Succinct
44. Necessary; indispensable
Renege
Requisite
Acerbic
Collegial
45. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Verve
Salient
Pecuniary
Caveat
46. The use of trickery to deceive
Acrimony
Chicanery
Fortuitous
Facetious
47. Making a loud outcry
Chicanery
Proclivity
Disingenuous
Vociferous
48. Deadly
Salient
Erudite
Pernicious
Prevaricate
49. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Prevaricate
Proclivity
Facetious
Metaphor
50. Lacking in courage and resolution
Cadre
Pusillanimous
Diction
Iconoclast