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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. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






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






3. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






4. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






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






6. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






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






8. Exempli gratia (for example)






9. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence






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






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






12. An amendment to an existing will






13. Having only one side






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






15. Id est (that is)






16. To make faulty or imperfect






17. More than is wanted or is sufficient






18. Brief - concise






19. Relating to money






20. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary






21. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






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






23. Favoring social equality






24. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






25. Deadly






26. The use of trickery to deceive






27. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






28. Short lived






29. The thing speaks for itself






30. Lacking in courage and resolution






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






32. Extremely scanty (bare)






33. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






34. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






35. Bitterly sarcastic






36. Commonplace; trivial






37. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






38. Honesty - uprightness






39. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






40. Understood by only a few






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






42. A warning or caution






43. Whimsical; changeable






44. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






45. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






46. Very talkative






47. Inclined to keep quiet






48. A chain; a succession






49. Happening by chance






50. Argument over the definition of words