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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. To depart from or evade the truth






2. A natural inclination; predisposition






3. A warning or caution






4. A minute amount; an iota or trace






5. The use of trickery to deceive






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






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






8. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






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






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






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






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






13. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






14. Honesty - uprightness






15. Lacking in courage and resolution






16. Deadly






17. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






18. Being everywhere






19. Id est (that is)






20. The thing speaks for itself






21. Commonplace; trivial






22. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






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






24. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






25. Extremely scanty (bare)






26. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






27. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form






28. Necessary; indispensable






29. Seize the moment






30. To make faulty or imperfect






31. Very talkative






32. To prevent by interception






33. Wicked in the extreme






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






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






36. Inclined to keep quiet






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






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






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






40. Perception; understanding; knowledge






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






42. Displaing a lack of maturity






43. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






44. Brief - concise






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






46. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






47. Having only one side






48. Short lived






49. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






50. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear