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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. Extremely scanty (bare)






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






3. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






4. Relating to money






5. To go back on a promise or commitment






6. The thing speaks for itself






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






8. Bitterly sarcastic






9. Making a loud outcry






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






11. An indispensable thing






12. Happening by chance






13. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






14. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






15. Honesty - uprightness






16. Commonplace; trivial






17. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






18. Disparaging - belittling






19. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






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






21. Full; entire; complete






22. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






23. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)






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






25. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible






26. Lofty with pride






27. Lacking in courage and resolution






28. Understood by only a few






29. A chain; a succession






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






31. An amendment to an existing will






32. Perception; understanding; knowledge






33. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






34. Exempli gratia (for example)






35. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






36. Course - base - instinctive






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






38. To make or grow better






39. Very talkative






40. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership






41. Being everywhere






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






43. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






44. Whimsical; changeable






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






46. To make faulty or imperfect






47. More than is wanted or is sufficient






48. Extravagant exaggeration






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






50. A natural inclination; predisposition