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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. Humorous - not meant seriously






2. Having ones identity concealed






3. Vanishing






4. A half






5. Full of trivial conversation






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






7. Officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch






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






9. Awkward - lacking in social graces - tactless - clumsy






10. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






11. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






12. Any complete change in appearance - character - circumstances - etc






13. Showing a lack of intelligence






14. Total rejection of established laws and institutions






15. Cheerfully optimistic - hopeful or confident: a sanguine disposition






16. (adj) harmful [to health]






17. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






18. Whirling mass of movment






19. Worked to shape by beating






20. (v) to deprive of force or strength






21. 1.) Daily: A quotidian report 2.) Usual or customary; everyday






22. Before or exisiting before a war.






23. (adj) shedding leaves annually






24. To remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse - purify






25. To review by brief summary - as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize






26. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






27. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






28. The time when day and night are of equal length






29. Promising success






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






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






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. (n) sudden - intuitive insight into reality or the meaning of something






34. A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians






35. Supplying motive force






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






37. A set or system of names or terms - as those used in a particular science or art - by an individual or community - etc






38. Of the same kind






39. Complacently or inanely foolish






40. Almighty or infinite in power - as God






41. A compound of high molecular weight






42. The official currency of the European Union






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






44. The basic structure or features of a system or organization






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






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






47. Leadership






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






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






50. A technology executed on the scale of less than 100 nanometers - the goal of which is to control individual atoms and molecules - especially to create computer chips and other microscopic devices