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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Sine qua non
Reticent
Chicanery
Euphemism
2. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Probity
Vilify
Levity
Capricious
3. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Pejorative
Vilify
Apocryphal
Exiguous
4. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Metaphor
Forbearance
Inchoate
Collegial
5. An indispensable thing
Diction
Sine qua non
Levity
Syllogism
6. Exempli gratia (for example)
E.g.
Chortle
Obviate
Acrimony
7. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Pecuniary
Prevaricate
Facetious
Superfluous
8. A chain; a succession
Concatenation
Hyperbole
Eclectic
Binary
9. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Syntax
Ken
Apocryphal
Indolent
10. An amendment to an existing will
Collegial
Sine qua non
Codicil
Concatenation
11. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Indolent
Abrogate
Ethereal
Disingenuous
12. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Egalitarian
Specious
Caveat
Pusillanimous
13. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Probity
Equivocate
Avarice
Chicanery
14. To divide into two parts or branches
Bifurcate
Consanguineous
Eclectic
Erudite
15. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Forbearance
Pusillanimous
Eclectic
Caveat
16. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle
Acerbic
Bi-polar
Chortle
Codicil
17. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Inane
Syntax
Ephemeral
Patrician
18. To depart from or evade the truth
Carpe diem
Patrician
Inane
Prevaricate
19. Argument over the definition of words
Logomachy
Carpe diem
Fortuitous
Disingenuous
20. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Collegial
Patrician
Salient
Adumbrate
21. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
Pecuniary
Avarice
Ethereal
Fait accompli
22. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Eclectic
Limited liability companies
Acrimony
Verve
23. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Sojourn
Allegory
Patrician
Supercilious
24. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Chicanery
Disingenuous
Cadre
Simile
25. A warning or caution
Facetious
Symbiotic
Caveat
Pernicious
26. Necessary; indispensable
Ephemeral
Requisite
Acerbic
Indolent
27. Wicked in the extreme
Indolent
Ameliorate
Nefarious
Proclivity
28. Very talkative
Loquacious
Ellipsis
Reticent
Levity
29. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Bi-polar
Obviate
Acumen
Pejorative
30. Extremely scanty (bare)
Specious
Binary
Exiguous
Plenary
31. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Plenary
Acumen
Didactic
Euphemism
32. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Erudite
Lexicon
Syntax
Inane
33. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Apocryphal
Euphemism
Acrimony
Inchoate
34. Bitterly sarcastic
Scintilla
Pedantic
Sojourn
Sardonic
35. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Cadre
Limited liability companies
Banal
Aphorism
36. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Ubiquitous
Pusillanimous
Salient
Caveat
37. Deadly
Scintilla
Sardonic
Salient
Pernicious
38. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Requisite
Sine qua non
Symbiotic
Obviate
39. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Disingenuous
Acerbic
Ubiquitous
Nefarious
40. Happening by chance
Superfluous
Myopic
Syllogism
Fortuitous
41. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Eclectic
Apocryphal
Demagogue
Verve
42. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Acumen
Euphemism
Puerile
Bifurcate
43. Being everywhere
Ubiquitous
Concatenation
Reticent
Bifurcate
44. Full; entire; complete
Indolent
Plenary
Pernicious
Chicanery
45. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Ken
Disingenuous
Ameliorate
Equivocate
46. Inclined to keep quiet
Milieu
Pecuniary
Reticent
Obviate
47. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Disingenuous
NB
Tautological
Indolent
48. Relating to money
Dilatory
Vociferous
Ephemeral
Pecuniary
49. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Logomachy
Allegory
Myopic
Capricious
50. A natural inclination; predisposition
Ubiquitous
NB
Halcyon
Proclivity