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100 Words For Every College Student

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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1. Extravagant exaggeration






2. Inclined to keep quiet






3. A warning or caution






4. A minute amount; an iota or trace






5. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power






6. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning






7. Favoring social equality






8. Having only one side






9. Very talkative






10. Necessary; indispensable






11. Course - base - instinctive






12. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






13. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






14. The use of trickery to deceive






15. Lofty with pride






16. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






17. To prevent by interception






18. To depart from or evade the truth






19. To go back on a promise or commitment






20. A chain; a succession






21. Commonplace; trivial






22. Short lived






23. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important






24. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






25. An excessive desire of gain; greediness






26. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences






27. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone






28. Exempli gratia (for example)






29. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary






30. Displaing a lack of maturity






31. To divide into two parts or branches






32. Deadly






33. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless






34. Brief - concise






35. Id est (that is)






36. Relating to money






37. Disparaging - belittling






38. Full; entire; complete






39. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion






40. An indispensable thing






41. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions






42. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)






43. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy






44. To make or grow better






45. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






46. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






47. Argument over the definition of words






48. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned






49. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






50. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way







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