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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. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






2. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)






3. Extravagant exaggeration






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






5. To go back on a promise or commitment






6. Exempli gratia (for example)






7. To prevent by interception






8. Having bounds






9. Lofty with pride






10. Id est (that is)






11. Wicked in the extreme






12. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage






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






14. The use of trickery to deceive






15. To make faulty or imperfect






16. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






17. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning






18. Course - base - instinctive






19. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






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






21. Making a loud outcry






22. An amendment to an existing will






23. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






24. A natural inclination; predisposition






25. A warning or caution






26. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






27. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






28. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






29. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion






30. Bitterly sarcastic






31. Lacking in courage and resolution






32. Having only one side






33. Full; entire; complete






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






35. Extremely scanty (bare)






36. Deadly






37. Understood by only a few






38. Necessary; indispensable






39. Very talkative






40. Whimsical; changeable






41. Perception; understanding; knowledge






42. To divide into two parts or branches






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






44. 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






45. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence






46. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions






47. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






48. Short lived






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






50. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness