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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. Seize the moment






2. Being everywhere






3. Course - base - instinctive






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






5. Extravagant exaggeration






6. Displaing a lack of maturity






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






8. A warning or caution






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






10. To depart from or evade the truth






11. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






12. Necessary; indispensable






13. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






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






15. Favoring social equality






16. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






17. Exempli gratia (for example)






18. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






19. Lacking in courage and resolution






20. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






21. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






22. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






23. Wicked in the extreme






24. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






25. Relating to money






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






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






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






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






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






31. An amendment to an existing will






32. Happening by chance






33. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






34. Perception; understanding; knowledge






35. The use of trickery to deceive






36. Commonplace; trivial






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






38. To make faulty or imperfect






39. Brief - concise






40. A natural inclination; predisposition






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






42. The thing speaks for itself






43. To divide into two parts or branches






44. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






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






46. An indispensable thing






47. 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






48. Argument over the definition of words






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






50. Bitterly sarcastic