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100 Words For Every College Student
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1. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Metaphor
Fait accompli
Lexicon
Aphorism
2. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Exiguous
Codicil
Erudite
Cadre
3. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Milieu
Lexicon
Avarice
Syntax
4. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Vitiate
Binary
Levity
Capricious
5. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Visceral
Vociferous
Syntax
Apocryphal
6. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Demagogue
Limited liability companies
Caveat
Ameliorate
7. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Consanguineous
Ken
Acrimony
Forbearance
8. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Renege
Diction
Prevaricate
Fait accompli
9. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Inchoate
Nefarious
NB
10. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Egalitarian
Superfluous
Prevaricate
Metaphor
11. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Pedantic
Vilify
Disingenuous
Visceral
12. To go back on a promise or commitment
Patrician
Obviate
Nefarious
Renege
13. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Euphemism
Pedantic
Ameliorate
Apocryphal
14. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Simile
Verve
Eclectic
Dilatory
15. Id est (that is)
Pusillanimous
Prevaricate
i.e.
Disingenuous
16. Argument over the definition of words
Logomachy
Eclectic
Diction
Hyperbole
17. To make or grow better
Ameliorate
Unilateral
Acumen
NB
18. Favoring social equality
Eclectic
Fait accompli
Milieu
Egalitarian
19. Disparaging - belittling
Loquacious
Indolent
Carpe diem
Pejorative
20. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Concatenation
Egalitarian
Vilify
Dilatory
21. Extremely scanty (bare)
Exiguous
Allegory
Bi-polar
Verve
22. Displaing a lack of maturity
Metaphor
Fait accompli
Apocryphal
Puerile
23. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Arcane
Pedantic
Iconoclast
Ameliorate
24. A natural inclination; predisposition
Verve
Puerile
Proclivity
Facetious
25. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
Symbiotic
Eclectic
Sojourn
Ethereal
26. An amendment to an existing will
Proclivity
Codicil
Salient
Patrician
27. Extravagant exaggeration
Prevaricate
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Didactic
Hyperbole
28. Seize the moment
Carpe diem
Inane
Sine qua non
Obviate
29. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Diction
Banal
Verve
Allegory
30. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Visceral
Iconoclast
Acrimony
Unilateral
31. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Simile
Prevaricate
Chicanery
Diction
32. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Myopic
Acerbic
Bifurcate
Halcyon
33. Brief - concise
Obviate
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Tautological
Succinct
34. Lacking in courage and resolution
Vilify
Codicil
Pusillanimous
Equivocate
35. An indispensable thing
Cadre
Sine qua non
Syntax
Dilatory
36. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Erudite
Sojourn
Didactic
Consanguineous
37. Exempli gratia (for example)
Pedantic
Collegial
Erudite
E.g.
38. Inclined to keep quiet
Plenary
Erudite
Reticent
Proclivity
39. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Disingenuous
Halcyon
Erudite
Codicil
40. Understood by only a few
Consanguineous
Arcane
Superfluous
Puerile
41. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Avarice
Acrimony
Probity
Ethereal
42. Very talkative
Loquacious
Facetious
Halcyon
Cadre
43. Deadly
Pernicious
Milieu
Fortuitous
Eclectic
44. Making a loud outcry
Vociferous
i.e.
Carpe diem
Res Ipsa Loquitur
45. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Collegial
Eclectic
Superfluous
Inane
46. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Ken
Diction
Forbearance
Equivocate
47. A chain; a succession
Pedantic
NB
Concatenation
Exiguous
48. Having only one side
Exiguous
Allegory
Renege
Unilateral
49. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Abrogate
Inane
Verve
Tautological
50. Necessary; indispensable
Requisite
Didactic
Egalitarian
Abrogate