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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. Extravagant exaggeration






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






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






4. The use of trickery to deceive






5. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






6. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






7. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






8. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






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






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






11. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






12. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






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






14. Course - base - instinctive






15. Brief - concise






16. To make faulty or imperfect






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






18. The thing speaks for itself






19. Bitterly sarcastic






20. Whimsical; changeable






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






22. Favoring social equality






23. To go back on a promise or commitment






24. Understood by only a few






25. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






26. Happening by chance






27. Lacking in courage and resolution






28. Being everywhere






29. Lofty with pride






30. A minute amount; an iota or trace






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






32. Displaing a lack of maturity






33. Making a loud outcry






34. Relating to money






35. Seize the moment






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






37. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






38. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






39. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






40. Necessary; indispensable






41. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






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






43. 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






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






45. An indispensable thing






46. A chain; a succession






47. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






48. Short lived






49. Honesty - uprightness






50. Id est (that is)