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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. Favoring social equality






2. Being everywhere






3. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






4. To make faulty or imperfect






5. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






6. Brief - concise






7. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






8. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






9. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






10. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






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






12. Inclined to keep quiet






13. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






14. 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






15. More than is wanted or is sufficient






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






17. Bitterly sarcastic






18. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






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






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






21. Having bounds






22. Displaing a lack of maturity






23. Environment; setting






24. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






25. Whimsical; changeable






26. An excessive desire of gain; greediness






27. Lofty with pride






28. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






29. A warning or caution






30. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






31. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






32. Full; entire; complete






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






34. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






35. An amendment to an existing will






36. A minute amount; an iota or trace






37. Commonplace; trivial






38. Extremely scanty (bare)






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






40. To go back on a promise or commitment






41. Argument over the definition of words






42. Wicked in the extreme






43. Lacking in courage and resolution






44. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






45. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void






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






47. Very talkative






48. Short lived






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






50. Making a loud outcry