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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. Of the same kind






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






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






4. Mournful or gloomy especially to a ludicrous degree






5. Control over freedom of others - pretaining to a centralized government that does not tolerate opinion






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






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






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






9. Lacking interest or significance






10. (adj) shedding leaves annually






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






12. Humorous - not meant seriously






13. 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






14. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






15. Insert words into texts - often falsifying it thereby






16. A compound of high molecular weight






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






18. Not open to question or dispute






19. Of or pertaining to money






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






21. Technigue of classification






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






23. Full of trivial conversation






24. Showing strong feeling






25. (adj) harmful [to health]






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






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






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






29. Vanishing






30. Promising success






31. Worked to shape by beating






32. To renouce - repudiate - or react.






33. Inclined or eager to fight.






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






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






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






37. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






38. Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking.






39. To bring under complete control






40. Math: limits or boundaries: guidelines






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






42. Showing a lack of intelligence






43. Excessively flattering






44. The act of talking while or as if alone






45. To show to be false






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






47. 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






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






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






50. Leadership