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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. Commonplace; trivial






2. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






3. Environment; setting






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






5. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless






6. An excessive desire of gain; greediness






7. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






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






9. More than is wanted or is sufficient






10. Whimsical; changeable






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






12. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






13. Understood by only a few






14. Exempli gratia (for example)






15. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






16. Brief - concise






17. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






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






19. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






20. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






21. A natural inclination; predisposition






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






23. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions






24. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






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






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






27. Happening by chance






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






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






30. Lacking in courage and resolution






31. Inclined to keep quiet






32. Full; entire; complete






33. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






34. Having bounds






35. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






36. Lofty with pride






37. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






38. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






39. To go back on a promise or commitment






40. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






41. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void






42. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






43. To make or grow better






44. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






45. Having only one side






46. Disparaging - belittling






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






48. Relating to money






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






50. Short lived