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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. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






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






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






4. Very talkative






5. A chain; a succession






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






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






8. An excessive desire of gain; greediness






9. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






10. Favoring social equality






11. Extremely scanty (bare)






12. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson






13. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






14. A minute amount; an iota or trace






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






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






17. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping






18. Having bounds






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






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






21. Understood by only a few






22. Perception; understanding; knowledge






23. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






24. To divide into two parts or branches






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






26. To depart from or evade the truth






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






28. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)






29. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






30. Relating to money






31. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage






32. Necessary; indispensable






33. To prevent by interception






34. Exempli gratia (for example)






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






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






37. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)






38. Displaing a lack of maturity






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






40. Being everywhere






41. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas






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






43. Short lived






44. Course - base - instinctive






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






46. Lofty with pride






47. Having only one side






48. Argument over the definition of words






49. An indispensable thing






50. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void