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100 Words For Every Graduate

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. Careless or irresponsible






2. The doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs






3. To certify (a document - contract - etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public






4. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






5. Structure of the earth's crust (movements)






6. Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force






7. To bring under complete control






8. To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office






9. The act of respiring inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing






10. Of or pertaining to money






11. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






12. A display in fixed arrangement of a set (boy - boy's - boys - boys'): an example serving as a model






13. A half






14. (adj) harmful [to health]






15. Characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning






16. Inclined or eager to fight.






17. Almighty or infinite in power - as God






18. Art of writing words with the proper letters; correct spelling






19. Complacently or inanely foolish






20. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






21. Before or exisiting before a war.






22. The liquid part of blood or lymph






23. To show to be false






24. Leadership






25. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






26. A compound of high molecular weight






27. To seperate






28. Whirling mass of movment






29. Form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique






30. Violent commotion






31. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






32. The usual method of cell division - characterized typically by the resolving of the chromatin of the nucleus into a threadlike form - which condenses into chromosomes - each of which separates longitudinally into two parts - one part of each chromoso






33. (v) to fly or sail around






34. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






35. Technigue of classification






36. To expurgate by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable






37. Humorous - not meant seriously






38. Not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination






39. Showing strong feeling






40. The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning






41. Keen - insight - shrewdness






42. Vanishing






43. To convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen






44. A tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches






45. Worked to shape by beating






46. Not open to question or dispute






47. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






48. Plane curve formed by the intersection of right circular cone with plane parallel to a generator of the cone






49. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






50. Full of trivial conversation