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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. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






2. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone






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






4. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






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






6. Short lived






7. Brief - concise






8. Wicked in the extreme






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






10. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






11. Extremely scanty (bare)






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






13. Argument over the definition of words






14. Displaing a lack of maturity






15. Inclined to keep quiet






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






17. A natural inclination; predisposition






18. Environment; setting






19. Deadly






20. Favoring social equality






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






22. Disparaging - belittling






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






24. Lacking in courage and resolution






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






26. Necessary; indispensable






27. Making a loud outcry






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






29. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






30. Full; entire; complete






31. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






32. Id est (that is)






33. Course - base - instinctive






34. 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






35. A chain; a succession






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






37. A minute amount; an iota or trace






38. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






39. The thing speaks for itself






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






41. Having bounds






42. To make faulty or imperfect






43. Whimsical; changeable






44. A warning or caution






45. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






46. More than is wanted or is sufficient






47. Exempli gratia (for example)






48. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






49. Seize the moment






50. Having only one side