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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. Environment; setting






2. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct






3. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






4. To go back on a promise or commitment






5. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






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






7. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)






8. A natural inclination; predisposition






9. To make or grow better






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






11. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






12. Extravagant exaggeration






13. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






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






15. Id est (that is)






16. Perception; understanding; knowledge






17. Bitterly sarcastic






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






19. Commonplace; trivial






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






21. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






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






23. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






24. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






25. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






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






27. Making a loud outcry






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






29. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






30. An amendment to an existing will






31. An indispensable thing






32. Understood by only a few






33. Disparaging - belittling






34. Deadly






35. Happening by chance






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






37. Exempli gratia (for example)






38. Relating to money






39. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






40. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






41. The thing speaks for itself






42. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






43. A warning or caution






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






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






46. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






47. Necessary; indispensable






48. To depart from or evade the truth






49. Honesty - uprightness






50. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle