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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. Displaing a lack of maturity






2. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






3. Favoring social equality






4. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence






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






6. The choice and use of words in speech or writing






7. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage






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






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






10. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






11. Seize the moment






12. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






13. Extravagant exaggeration






14. To divide into two parts or branches






15. More than is wanted or is sufficient






16. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






17. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once






18. Commonplace; trivial






19. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






20. Perception; understanding; knowledge






21. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






22. Whimsical; changeable






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






24. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






25. Having bounds






26. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






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






28. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






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






30. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)






31. Short lived






32. To depart from or evade the truth






33. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form






34. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed






35. Necessary; indispensable






36. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






37. Disparaging - belittling






38. Exempli gratia (for example)






39. An indispensable thing






40. Deadly






41. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






42. An amendment to an existing will






43. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






44. Inclined to keep quiet






45. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






46. Being everywhere






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






48. Happening by chance






49. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules






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