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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. Inclined to keep quiet






2. Understood by only a few






3. Whimsical; changeable






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






5. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






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






7. Happening by chance






8. Making a loud outcry






9. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness






10. Argument over the definition of words






11. To go back on a promise or commitment






12. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






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






14. Favoring social equality






15. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






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






17. Honesty - uprightness






18. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






19. Seize the moment






20. An indispensable thing






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






22. Brief - concise






23. Relating to money






24. An amendment to an existing will






25. Bitterly sarcastic






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






27. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






28. Course - base - instinctive






29. Full; entire; complete






30. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






31. Deadly






32. Having bounds






33. Extremely scanty (bare)






34. Partially but not fully in existence or operation






35. Necessary; indispensable






36. Very talkative






37. To divide into two parts or branches






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






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






40. To depart from or evade the truth






41. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






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






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






44. The thing speaks for itself






45. A natural inclination; predisposition






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






47. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






48. Disparaging - belittling






49. Perception; understanding; knowledge






50. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor