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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. Lofty with pride






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






3. Inclined to keep quiet






4. A natural inclination; predisposition






5. To prevent by interception






6. Happening by chance






7. Extremely scanty (bare)






8. The use of trickery to deceive






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






10. To make or grow better






11. Disparaging - belittling






12. Wicked in the extreme






13. An excessive desire of gain; greediness






14. A warning or caution






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






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






17. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






18. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






19. Short lived






20. Necessary; indispensable






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






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






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






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






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






26. Course - base - instinctive






27. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






28. Understood by only a few






29. To make faulty or imperfect






30. An indispensable thing






31. Exempli gratia (for example)






32. Being everywhere






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






34. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






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






36. To divide into two parts or branches






37. Displaing a lack of maturity






38. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them






39. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






40. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






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






42. Favoring social equality






43. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






44. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






45. Very talkative






46. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






47. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






48. Full; entire; complete






49. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void






50. Environment; setting