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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. Bitterly sarcastic






2. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






3. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






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






5. A warning or caution






6. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






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






8. Having bounds






9. Wicked in the extreme






10. To go back on a promise or commitment






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






12. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






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






14. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






15. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






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






17. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






18. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






19. The use of trickery to deceive






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






21. 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






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






23. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






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






25. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






26. Whimsical; changeable






27. Short lived






28. Inclined to keep quiet






29. Having only one side






30. An excessive desire of gain; greediness






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






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






33. Necessary; indispensable






34. Full; entire; complete






35. Understood by only a few






36. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






37. Relating to money






38. Argument over the definition of words






39. Id est (that is)






40. To prevent by interception






41. A minute amount; an iota or trace






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






43. Lacking in courage and resolution






44. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






45. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






46. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






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






48. Course - base - instinctive






49. Exempli gratia (for example)






50. Very talkative