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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. Commonplace; trivial






2. Understood by only a few






3. More than is wanted or is sufficient






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






5. An amendment to an existing will






6. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






7. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






8. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






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






10. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






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






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






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






14. The thing speaks for itself






15. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






16. Full; entire; complete






17. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






18. An excessive desire of gain; greediness






19. Lofty with pride






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






21. To make faulty or imperfect






22. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






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






24. Favoring social equality






25. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






26. Disparaging - belittling






27. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void






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






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






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






31. Displaing a lack of maturity






32. Brief - concise






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






34. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






35. Extravagant exaggeration






36. Very talkative






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






38. Happening by chance






39. A natural inclination; predisposition






40. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






41. To divide into two parts or branches






42. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






43. The use of trickery to deceive






44. Relating to money






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






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






47. Id est (that is)






48. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






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






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