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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Displaing a lack of maturity






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






3. A minute amount; an iota or trace






4. Short lived






5. Bitterly sarcastic






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






7. Honesty - uprightness






8. To divide into two parts or branches






9. Perception; understanding; knowledge






10. An amendment to an existing will






11. Lacking in courage and resolution






12. Happening by chance






13. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






14. Course - base - instinctive






15. Disparaging - belittling






16. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






17. Understood by only a few






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






19. The use of trickery to deceive






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






21. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






22. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






23. Deadly






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






25. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






26. An indispensable thing






27. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






28. Favoring social equality






29. A chain; a succession






30. More than is wanted or is sufficient






31. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






32. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






33. 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






34. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






35. Lofty with pride






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






37. Environment; setting






38. Extremely scanty (bare)






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






40. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership






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






42. Brief - concise






43. Commonplace; trivial






44. Relating to money






45. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






46. To go back on a promise or commitment






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






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






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






50. Full; entire; complete