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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. Course - base - instinctive






2. Happening by chance






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






4. Honesty - uprightness






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






6. Deadly






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






8. A minute amount; an iota or trace






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






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






11. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






12. Bitterly sarcastic






13. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






14. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)






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






16. Favoring social equality






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






18. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






19. Extravagant exaggeration






20. Id est (that is)






21. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






22. Necessary; indispensable






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






24. A warning or caution






25. An indispensable thing






26. The thing speaks for itself






27. A chain; a succession






28. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






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






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






31. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






32. Disparaging - belittling






33. Argument over the definition of words






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






35. To make or grow better






36. A natural inclination; predisposition






37. To depart from or evade the truth






38. Perception; understanding; knowledge






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






40. Wicked in the extreme






41. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






42. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






43. Displaing a lack of maturity






44. Extremely scanty (bare)






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






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






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






48. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






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






50. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness