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






2. Lofty with pride






3. A minute amount; an iota or trace






4. The use of trickery to deceive






5. Disparaging - belittling






6. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






7. Favoring social equality






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






9. A chain; a succession






10. Relating to money






11. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)






12. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form






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






14. Having only one side






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






16. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






17. Extravagant exaggeration






18. Very talkative






19. Deadly






20. Having bounds






21. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






22. An indispensable thing






23. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






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






25. Being everywhere






26. A natural inclination; predisposition






27. Environment; setting






28. Exempli gratia (for example)






29. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed






30. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






31. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






32. Id est (that is)






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






34. To depart from or evade the truth






35. Displaing a lack of maturity






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






37. Argument over the definition of words






38. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






39. Understood by only a few






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






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






42. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned






43. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






44. Wicked in the extreme






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






46. Bitterly sarcastic






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






48. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






49. To make faulty or imperfect






50. To divide into two parts or branches