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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. Environment; setting
Tautological
NB
Milieu
Apocryphal
2. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Ethereal
Ellipsis
Syntax
Abrogate
3. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Halcyon
Patrician
Dilatory
Obviate
4. Bitterly sarcastic
i.e.
Banal
Requisite
Sardonic
5. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Tautological
Sine qua non
Egalitarian
Caveat
6. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Cadre
Syllogism
Dilatory
Probity
7. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
Plenary
Demagogue
Ameliorate
Ethereal
8. Course - base - instinctive
Chicanery
Consanguineous
Visceral
Euphemism
9. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Ubiquitous
Didactic
Myopic
Apocryphal
10. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Reticent
NB
Puerile
Obviate
11. Lofty with pride
Pernicious
Exiguous
Fait accompli
Supercilious
12. Being everywhere
Banal
Forbearance
Ubiquitous
Demagogue
13. Extremely scanty (bare)
Inane
Exiguous
Aphorism
Apocryphal
14. Making a loud outcry
Logomachy
Vitiate
Myopic
Vociferous
15. 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
Hyperbole
Inane
Reticent
Metaphor
16. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Vitiate
Pernicious
Bi-polar
Capricious
17. Commonplace; trivial
Pecuniary
Iconoclast
Banal
Sardonic
18. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Facetious
Vitiate
Simile
Ubiquitous
19. To go back on a promise or commitment
Reticent
Renege
Visceral
Chortle
20. Whimsical; changeable
Consanguineous
Capricious
Avarice
Syllogism
21. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Vilify
Specious
Forbearance
Simile
22. Seize the moment
Verve
Sine qua non
Pusillanimous
Carpe diem
23. Happening by chance
Scintilla
Euphemism
Fortuitous
Capricious
24. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Verve
Chicanery
Hyperbole
Prevaricate
25. To make faulty or imperfect
Finite
Vitiate
Chicanery
Exiguous
26. Exempli gratia (for example)
Syntax
Myopic
Verve
E.g.
27. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Ubiquitous
Diction
Milieu
Indolent
28. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Tautological
Inane
Dilatory
Pernicious
29. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Iconoclast
Eclectic
Pejorative
Ken
30. Having only one side
Unilateral
Eclectic
Supercilious
Visceral
31. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Abrogate
Symbiotic
Inane
Aphorism
32. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Plenary
Chortle
Aphorism
Hyperbole
33. Disparaging - belittling
Unilateral
Concatenation
Pejorative
Vitiate
34. Honesty - uprightness
Probity
Pusillanimous
Vilify
Simile
35. Favoring social equality
Diction
Exiguous
Obviate
Egalitarian
36. The thing speaks for itself
Myopic
Euphemism
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Syllogism
37. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Inchoate
Tautological
Scintilla
Vilify
38. Necessary; indispensable
Capricious
Halcyon
Requisite
Concatenation
39. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Euphemism
Fortuitous
Requisite
Avarice
40. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Pusillanimous
Milieu
Syntax
Specious
41. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Obviate
Acumen
Lexicon
Plenary
42. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Abrogate
Avarice
Verve
Nefarious
43. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Consanguineous
Finite
Apocryphal
Limited liability companies
44. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
i.e.
Halcyon
Sojourn
Sardonic
45. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Acerbic
Inchoate
Consanguineous
Visceral
46. Argument over the definition of words
Bifurcate
Renege
Simile
Logomachy
47. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Pusillanimous
Simile
Pecuniary
Salient
48. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Allegory
Codicil
Prevaricate
Forbearance
49. Displaing a lack of maturity
Logomachy
Demagogue
Puerile
Milieu
50. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Levity
Scintilla
Logomachy
Collegial