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






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






3. A minute amount; an iota or trace






4. Happening by chance






5. Inclined to keep quiet






6. Necessary; indispensable






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






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






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






10. Full; entire; complete






11. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






12. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






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






14. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






15. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






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






17. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed






18. A natural inclination; predisposition






19. To divide into two parts or branches






20. Honesty - uprightness






21. Wicked in the extreme






22. Perception; understanding; knowledge






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






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






25. Deadly






26. Favoring social equality






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






28. Short lived






29. Displaing a lack of maturity






30. Being everywhere






31. To prevent by interception






32. Making a loud outcry






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






34. Extremely scanty (bare)






35. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






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






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






38. Extravagant exaggeration






39. 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






40. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






41. An indispensable thing






42. Bitterly sarcastic






43. Seize the moment






44. Whimsical; changeable






45. The use of trickery to deceive






46. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






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






48. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void






49. Understood by only a few






50. An excessive desire of gain; greediness