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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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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. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






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






3. Having only one side






4. Perception; understanding; knowledge






5. Bitterly sarcastic






6. A natural inclination; predisposition






7. Commonplace; trivial






8. An indispensable thing






9. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






10. Extremely scanty (bare)






11. Happening by chance






12. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






13. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void






14. Having bounds






15. A chain; a succession






16. To go back on a promise or commitment






17. Lacking in courage and resolution






18. Honesty - uprightness






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






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






21. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






22. Relating to money






23. Whimsical; changeable






24. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






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






26. To depart from or evade the truth






27. Short lived






28. Disparaging - belittling






29. Necessary; indispensable






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






31. Favoring social equality






32. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






33. Id est (that is)






34. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






35. A minute amount; an iota or trace






36. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






37. More than is wanted or is sufficient






38. Understood by only a few






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






40. Very talkative






41. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry






42. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






43. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'






44. Environment; setting






45. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






46. Course - base - instinctive






47. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






48. Seize the moment






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






50. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way