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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. Environment; setting






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






3. Disparaging - belittling






4. Course - base - instinctive






5. Short lived






6. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






7. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






8. Understood by only a few






9. Id est (that is)






10. Very talkative






11. Necessary; indispensable






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






13. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






14. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






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






16. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






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






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






19. Full; entire; complete






20. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






21. Argument over the definition of words






22. Wicked in the extreme






23. Having bounds






24. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






25. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






26. Making a loud outcry






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






28. Inclined to keep quiet






29. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






30. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






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






32. Lofty with pride






33. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






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






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






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






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






38. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






39. Extremely scanty (bare)






40. To prevent by interception






41. Honesty - uprightness






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






43. Bitterly sarcastic






44. An indispensable thing






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






46. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






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






48. Displaing a lack of maturity






49. Lacking in courage and resolution






50. Perception; understanding; knowledge