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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. Relating to money






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






3. A natural inclination; predisposition






4. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






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






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






7. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)






8. Inclined to keep quiet






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






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






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






12. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






13. Honesty - uprightness






14. Deadly






15. The thing speaks for itself






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






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






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






19. Happening by chance






20. Full; entire; complete






21. Very talkative






22. Necessary; indispensable






23. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






24. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






25. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






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






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






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






29. Wicked in the extreme






30. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






31. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






32. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






33. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






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






35. Lacking in courage and resolution






36. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






37. To make or grow better






38. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






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






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






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






42. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






43. Argument over the definition of words






44. Disparaging - belittling






45. An excessive desire of gain; greediness






46. Brief - concise






47. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






48. To make faulty or imperfect






49. To depart from or evade the truth






50. An indispensable thing