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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. To divide into two parts or branches






2. Deadly






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






4. Inclined to keep quiet






5. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






6. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






7. Perception; understanding; knowledge






8. To go back on a promise or commitment






9. A minute amount; an iota or trace






10. A natural inclination; predisposition






11. Honesty - uprightness






12. Extravagant exaggeration






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






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






15. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






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






17. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






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






19. Favoring social equality






20. Disparaging - belittling






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






22. Displaing a lack of maturity






23. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






24. Exempli gratia (for example)






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






26. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






27. Seize the moment






28. Wicked in the extreme






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






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






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






32. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






33. Relating to money






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






35. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






36. The use of trickery to deceive






37. Having bounds






38. Lofty with pride






39. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






40. Commonplace; trivial






41. Whimsical; changeable






42. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






43. Understood by only a few






44. Having only one side






45. Environment; setting






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






47. Id est (that is)






48. To depart from or evade the truth






49. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






50. Extremely scanty (bare)