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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. Disparaging - belittling






2. To depart from or evade the truth






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






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






5. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)






6. A warning or caution






7. Wicked in the extreme






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






9. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






10. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






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






12. To divide into two parts or branches






13. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






14. Full; entire; complete






15. Id est (that is)






16. Inclined to keep quiet






17. Having only one side






18. An indispensable thing






19. The use of trickery to deceive






20. Argument over the definition of words






21. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






22. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






23. Brief - concise






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






25. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






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






27. Lacking in courage and resolution






28. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void






29. Lofty with pride






30. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






31. Relating to money






32. An amendment to an existing will






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






34. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






35. Extremely scanty (bare)






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






37. 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






38. To make or grow better






39. Course - base - instinctive






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






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






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






43. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






44. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






45. Commonplace; trivial






46. Environment; setting






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






48. Understood by only a few






49. To go back on a promise or commitment






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