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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. Having bounds






2. Being everywhere






3. To depart from or evade the truth






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






5. Deadly






6. An excessive desire of gain; greediness






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






8. A minute amount; an iota or trace






9. A warning or caution






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






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






12. 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






13. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy






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






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






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






17. Full; entire; complete






18. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






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






20. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






21. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






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






23. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






24. An amendment to an existing will






25. To make or grow better






26. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






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






28. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






29. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






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






31. Disparaging - belittling






32. The thing speaks for itself






33. To prevent by interception






34. Lacking in courage and resolution






35. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






36. Honesty - uprightness






37. Making a loud outcry






38. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






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






40. Short lived






41. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






42. Having only one side






43. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void






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






45. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






46. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






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






48. Exempli gratia (for example)






49. Bitterly sarcastic






50. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way