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






2. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






3. To go back on a promise or commitment






4. Very talkative






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






6. A chain; a succession






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






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






9. Extremely scanty (bare)






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






11. Lacking in courage and resolution






12. Lofty with pride






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






14. To make or grow better






15. Displaing a lack of maturity






16. Id est (that is)






17. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)






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






19. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






20. Favoring social equality






21. A warning or caution






22. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






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






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






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






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






27. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






28. An amendment to an existing will






29. Course - base - instinctive






30. To depart from or evade the truth






31. Honesty - uprightness






32. Commonplace; trivial






33. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






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






35. Full; entire; complete






36. A minute amount; an iota or trace






37. Having bounds






38. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






39. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






40. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






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






42. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






43. Relating to money






44. Making a loud outcry






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






46. Whimsical; changeable






47. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






48. Bitterly sarcastic






49. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






50. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






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