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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. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






2. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






3. More than is wanted or is sufficient






4. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed






5. Relating to money






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






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






8. To make faulty or imperfect






9. Very talkative






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






11. Necessary; indispensable






12. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






13. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






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






15. A warning or caution






16. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






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






18. Understood by only a few






19. Course - base - instinctive






20. Happening by chance






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






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






23. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






24. Disparaging - belittling






25. Perception; understanding; knowledge






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






27. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






28. 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






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






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






31. To prevent by interception






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






33. Environment; setting






34. Argument over the definition of words






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






36. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






37. Extremely scanty (bare)






38. Inclined to keep quiet






39. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






40. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






41. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






42. Exempli gratia (for example)






43. An indispensable thing






44. Id est (that is)






45. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible






46. A minute amount; an iota or trace






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






48. Commonplace; trivial






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






50. Having bounds