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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. To depart from or evade the truth






2. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






3. A chain; a succession






4. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






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






6. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






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






8. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






9. Lacking in courage and resolution






10. Displaing a lack of maturity






11. Lofty with pride






12. Exempli gratia (for example)






13. Extravagant exaggeration






14. To go back on a promise or commitment






15. A warning or caution






16. A natural inclination; predisposition






17. Perception; understanding; knowledge






18. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






19. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






20. Favoring social equality






21. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






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






23. Having bounds






24. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






25. Id est (that is)






26. Honesty - uprightness






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






28. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






29. Full; entire; complete






30. Relating to money






31. Bitterly sarcastic






32. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






33. 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






34. Making a loud outcry






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






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






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






38. Happening by chance






39. Seize the moment






40. Necessary; indispensable






41. Deadly






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






43. To prevent by interception






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






45. To make or grow better






46. Being everywhere






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






48. An amendment to an existing will






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






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