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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. Course - base - instinctive






2. Id est (that is)






3. To depart from or evade the truth






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






5. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






6. Commonplace; trivial






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






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






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






10. Displaing a lack of maturity






11. Perception; understanding; knowledge






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






13. Seize the moment






14. Very talkative






15. Extremely scanty (bare)






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






17. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






18. Relating to money






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






20. To make faulty or imperfect






21. A natural inclination; predisposition






22. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






23. Happening by chance






24. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






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






26. Brief - concise






27. A warning or caution






28. A minute amount; an iota or trace






29. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)






30. Honesty - uprightness






31. Having only one side






32. To go back on a promise or commitment






33. Inclined to keep quiet






34. Short lived






35. Full; entire; complete






36. An indispensable thing






37. Wicked in the extreme






38. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






39. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






40. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'






41. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






42. An amendment to an existing will






43. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






44. A chain; a succession






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






46. Understood by only a few






47. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






48. Exempli gratia (for example)






49. Having bounds






50. The thing speaks for itself