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100 Words For Every College Student

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Relating to money






2. Commonplace; trivial






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






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






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






6. Seize the moment






7. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






8. Making a loud outcry






9. Short lived






10. More than is wanted or is sufficient






11. Id est (that is)






12. To divide into two parts or branches






13. A minute amount; an iota or trace






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






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






16. Necessary; indispensable






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






18. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






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






20. A natural inclination; predisposition






21. Extremely scanty (bare)






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






23. Disparaging - belittling






24. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






25. The use of trickery to deceive






26. An amendment to an existing will






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






28. Bitterly sarcastic






29. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)






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






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






32. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






33. 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






34. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






35. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






36. To depart from or evade the truth






37. Happening by chance






38. Favoring social equality






39. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






40. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






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






42. Exempli gratia (for example)






43. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






44. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






45. Honesty - uprightness






46. Having only one side






47. Displaing a lack of maturity






48. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






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






50. Argument over the definition of words