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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. Disparaging - belittling






2. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






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






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






5. Having bounds






6. A warning or caution






7. 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






8. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






9. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void






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






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






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






13. Whimsical; changeable






14. Making a loud outcry






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






16. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






17. To depart from or evade the truth






18. The use of trickery to deceive






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






20. Full; entire; complete






21. Id est (that is)






22. Extremely scanty (bare)






23. Honesty - uprightness






24. Exempli gratia (for example)






25. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






26. To divide into two parts or branches






27. Deadly






28. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






29. Lacking in courage and resolution






30. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






31. Very talkative






32. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






33. The choice and use of words in speech or writing






34. To go back on a promise or commitment






35. Brief - concise






36. Environment; setting






37. A chain; a succession






38. An indispensable thing






39. A minute amount; an iota or trace






40. Inclined to keep quiet






41. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






42. Understood by only a few






43. Happening by chance






44. Short lived






45. Argument over the definition of words






46. Commonplace; trivial






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






48. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






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






50. Being everywhere