100 Words Every College Students Should Know

Terms in this set (100)

to cancel, destroy, revoke, or void

sharp, biting, or acid in temper, expression, or tone

bitter, harsh, or biting sharpness

quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)

to sketch, outline in a shadowy way

to make or grow better

a tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage

of doubtful authority or authenticity

the representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

understood by only a few

an excessive desire of gain; greediness

commonplace; trivial

to divide into two parts or branches

characterized by or consisting of two parts or components

having two opposite or contradictory ideas

a core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed

whimsical; changeable

seize the moment

a warning or caution

the use of trickery to deceive

to utter, or express with, a snorting, exultant laugh or chuckle

an amendment to an existing will

characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues

a chain; a succession

related by blood, descended from the same ancestor

a leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion, prejudice, etc., in order to achieve power

the choice and use of words in speech or writing

conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson

inclined to put off what ought to be done at once

not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating

made up of or combining elements from varying sources

exempli gratia (for example)

favoring social equality

Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or *** for example)

to be deliberately ambiguous or unclear

characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned

characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible

a mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct

extremely scanty (bare)

"tongue-in-cheek-advice" characterized by wit and pleasantry

an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact

patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

happening by chance

peaceful, undisturbed, and happy

extravagant exaggeration

one who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions

id est (that is)

without contents, empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless

partially but not fully in existence or operation

avoiding labor and exertion; lazy

perception; understanding; knowledge

frivolity (not serious or sensible)

a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject or style; a vocabulary

Limited liability companies

(LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership

argument over the definition of words

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

environment; setting

lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning

nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important

wicked in the extreme

to prevent by interception

a person of refined upbringing, manners and taste

relating to money

characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules

disparaging, belittling

full; entire; complete

to depart from or evade the truth

honesty, uprightness

a natural inclination; predisposition

displaying a lack of maturity

lacking in courage and resolution

to go back on a promise or commitment

necessary; indispensable

Res Ipsa Loquitur

the thing speaks for itself

inclined to keep quiet

noticeable; also, projecting; also, leaping

bitterly sarcastic

a minute amount; an iota or trace

a word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by "like" or "as"

an indispensable thing

a temporary stay; a brief period of residence

apparently right; superficiallly fair, just, or correct, but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible

lofty with pride

more than is wanted or is sufficient

logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

a relationship of mutual benefit or depencence

the study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences

needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy

being everywhere

having only one side

energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas

to make vicious and defamatory statements about

course, base, instinctive

to make faulty or imperfect

making a loud outcry

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