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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. Short lived






2. Lacking in courage and resolution






3. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






4. Being everywhere






5. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






6. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






7. An amendment to an existing will






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






9. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






10. Bitterly sarcastic






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






12. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






13. Extremely scanty (bare)






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






15. Having only one side






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






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






18. To depart from or evade the truth






19. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






20. Necessary; indispensable






21. Commonplace; trivial






22. A warning or caution






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






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






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






26. Id est (that is)






27. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






28. To divide into two parts or branches






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






30. A natural inclination; predisposition






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






32. An indispensable thing






33. Perception; understanding; knowledge






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






35. Disparaging - belittling






36. Displaing a lack of maturity






37. Relating to money






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






39. Honesty - uprightness






40. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






41. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






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






43. Favoring social equality






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






45. Wicked in the extreme






46. A minute amount; an iota or trace






47. Brief - concise






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






49. 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






50. To make or grow better