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100 Words For Every College Student

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






2. Brief - concise






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






4. Exempli gratia (for example)






5. Seize the moment






6. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






7. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






8. Extremely scanty (bare)






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






10. Favoring social equality






11. Id est (that is)






12. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






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






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






15. A chain; a succession






16. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






17. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






18. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






19. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)






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






21. Environment; setting






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






23. Wicked in the extreme






24. 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






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






26. Bitterly sarcastic






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






28. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






29. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






30. Full; entire; complete






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






32. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






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






34. Commonplace; trivial






35. An amendment to an existing will






36. Being everywhere






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






38. To prevent by interception






39. Argument over the definition of words






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






41. To go back on a promise or commitment






42. A minute amount; an iota or trace






43. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






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






45. Perception; understanding; knowledge






46. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






47. Disparaging - belittling






48. Making a loud outcry






49. Understood by only a few






50. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void