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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. The use of trickery to deceive






2. Perception; understanding; knowledge






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






4. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






5. To make faulty or imperfect






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






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






8. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






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






10. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






11. A warning or caution






12. Relating to money






13. Inclined to keep quiet






14. More than is wanted or is sufficient






15. Exempli gratia (for example)






16. To prevent by interception






17. An amendment to an existing will






18. A minute amount; an iota or trace






19. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






20. A natural inclination; predisposition






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






22. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






23. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






24. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






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






26. Deadly






27. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






28. Extremely scanty (bare)






29. Happening by chance






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






31. Making a loud outcry






32. Id est (that is)






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






34. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






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






36. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






37. An indispensable thing






38. Lacking in courage and resolution






39. Brief - concise






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






41. Being everywhere






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






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






44. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






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






46. Honesty - uprightness






47. Having bounds






48. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)






49. Short lived






50. Favoring social equality