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100 Words For Every College Student

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The choice and use of words in speech or writing






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






3. To make or grow better






4. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






5. A minute amount; an iota or trace






6. Displaing a lack of maturity






7. Having bounds






8. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






9. Seize the moment






10. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






11. Environment; setting






12. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






13. Argument over the definition of words






14. Disparaging - belittling






15. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






16. Lacking in courage and resolution






17. Whimsical; changeable






18. To prevent by interception






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






20. Exempli gratia (for example)






21. Full; entire; complete






22. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






23. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






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






25. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






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






27. A chain; a succession






28. The use of trickery to deceive






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






30. Making a loud outcry






31. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






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






33. An excessive desire of gain; greediness






34. Wicked in the extreme






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






36. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






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






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






39. Commonplace; trivial






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






41. Extravagant exaggeration






42. A natural inclination; predisposition






43. Short lived






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






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






46. Course - base - instinctive






47. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






48. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






49. Understood by only a few






50. Id est (that is)