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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. Promising success






2. Showing a lack of intelligence






3. The liquid part of blood or lymph






4. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






5. Keen - insight - shrewdness






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






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






8. Complacently or inanely foolish






9. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






10. An act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)






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






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






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






14. The making of amends for wrong or injurydone: reparation for an injustice






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






16. Sythesis of complex organic materials






17. To show to be false






18. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






19. Careless or irresponsible






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






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






22. Technigue of classification






23. Full of trivial conversation






24. To take and use ideas from another's work






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






26. Of the same kind






27. Excessive pride or self confidence






28. The act of talking while or as if alone






29. A language user's knowledge of words






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






31. A half






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






33. A compound of high molecular weight






34. Lacking interest or significance






35. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






36. 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






37. A mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes






38. To seperate






39. (adj) harmful [to health]






40. (n) microscopic - rod-shaped - in nucleus of cell - responsible for transmission of hereditary characteristics






41. Humorous - not meant seriously






42. The official currency of the European Union






43. Leadership






44. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






45. Whirling mass of movment






46. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






47. (v) to fly or sail around






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






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






50. Worked to shape by beating