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100 Words For Every College Student

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Necessary; indispensable






2. Extravagant exaggeration






3. Disparaging - belittling






4. Having only one side






5. More than is wanted or is sufficient






6. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






7. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






8. Favoring social equality






9. To prevent by interception






10. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary






11. Perception; understanding; knowledge






12. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry






13. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






14. Extremely scanty (bare)






15. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






16. Wicked in the extreme






17. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct






18. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






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






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






21. Having bounds






22. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)






23. Id est (that is)






24. A warning or caution






25. The use of trickery to deceive






26. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void






27. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important






28. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible






29. Being everywhere






30. Full; entire; complete






31. Making a loud outcry






32. Seize the moment






33. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






34. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once






35. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






36. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules






37. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






38. Happening by chance






39. Commonplace; trivial






40. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless






41. 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






42. Environment; setting






43. Inclined to keep quiet






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






45. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy






46. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






47. Relating to money






48. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle






49. Very talkative






50. Brief - concise