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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. Being everywhere






2. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






3. An amendment to an existing will






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






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






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






7. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






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






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






10. Inclined to keep quiet






11. Course - base - instinctive






12. Lacking in courage and resolution






13. Understood by only a few






14. To go back on a promise or commitment






15. Extravagant exaggeration






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






17. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






18. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






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






20. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






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






22. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






23. Exempli gratia (for example)






24. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






25. The thing speaks for itself






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






27. Seize the moment






28. 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






29. Argument over the definition of words






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






31. To make or grow better






32. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






33. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






34. Extremely scanty (bare)






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






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






37. A minute amount; an iota or trace






38. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






39. A natural inclination; predisposition






40. Short lived






41. Lofty with pride






42. Necessary; indispensable






43. Brief - concise






44. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






45. Perception; understanding; knowledge






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






47. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






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






49. Very talkative






50. To depart from or evade the truth