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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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1. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






2. Extravagant exaggeration






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






4. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






5. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






6. Having only one side






7. Course - base - instinctive






8. Disparaging - belittling






9. Lacking in courage and resolution






10. 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






11. Necessary; indispensable






12. A warning or caution






13. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






14. Very talkative






15. Environment; setting






16. Brief - concise






17. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






18. To prevent by interception






19. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






20. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






21. The thing speaks for itself






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






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






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






25. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






26. To make or grow better






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






28. Favoring social equality






29. Perception; understanding; knowledge






30. Commonplace; trivial






31. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void






32. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






33. Whimsical; changeable






34. To divide into two parts or branches






35. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






36. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






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






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






39. A natural inclination; predisposition






40. Id est (that is)






41. The use of trickery to deceive






42. A chain; a succession






43. Seize the moment






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






45. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






46. Understood by only a few






47. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






48. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






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






50. To depart from or evade the truth