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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. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






2. Inclined or eager to fight.






3. To seperate






4. Of the nature of or characterized by precipies






5. Leadership






6. To bring under complete control






7. Supplying motive force






8. Almighty or infinite in power - as God






9. To show to be false






10. A person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary






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






12. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






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






14. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






15. Promising success






16. To abolish by formal orr official means.






17. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






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






19. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






20. Before or exisiting before a war.






21. A language user's knowledge of words






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






23. The side opposite the right angle in a right triangle






24. The act of talking while or as if alone






25. A half






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






27. (v) to deprive of force or strength






28. Technigue of classification






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






30. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






31. Having ones identity concealed






32. Violent commotion






33. 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






34. Keen - insight - shrewdness






35. 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






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






37. Not open to question or dispute






38. (n) roundabout way of speaking - using more words than necessary






39. Full of trivial conversation






40. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color






41. (adj) rude - boorish






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






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






44. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






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






46. Trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.






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






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






49. Showing strong feeling






50. Whirling mass of movment