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100 Words For Every College Student

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Very talkative






2. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






3. Necessary; indispensable






4. Honesty - uprightness






5. Disparaging - belittling






6. A warning or caution






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






8. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)






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






10. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






11. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void






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






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






14. To depart from or evade the truth






15. Course - base - instinctive






16. Displaing a lack of maturity






17. Making a loud outcry






18. More than is wanted or is sufficient






19. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






20. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






21. Lofty with pride






22. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






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






24. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






25. Wicked in the extreme






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






27. Extremely scanty (bare)






28. Understood by only a few






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






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






31. Inclined to keep quiet






32. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






33. To divide into two parts or branches






34. Being everywhere






35. To make faulty or imperfect






36. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power






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






38. 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






39. Extravagant exaggeration






40. To go back on a promise or commitment






41. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






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






43. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






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






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






46. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






47. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






48. Bitterly sarcastic






49. Relating to money






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