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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. Whimsical; changeable






2. Making a loud outcry






3. Argument over the definition of words






4. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating






5. Happening by chance






6. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact






7. Of doubtful authority or authenticity






8. A minute amount; an iota or trace






9. A warning or caution






10. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear






11. Bitterly sarcastic






12. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy






13. 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






14. Exempli gratia (for example)






15. To depart from or evade the truth






16. To go back on a promise or commitment






17. Brief - concise






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






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






20. Understood by only a few






21. To make vicious and defamatory statements about






22. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas






23. Seize the moment






24. A chain; a succession






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






26. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues






27. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources






28. Course - base - instinctive






29. Wicked in the extreme






30. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components






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






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






33. Having only one side






34. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way






35. Environment; setting






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






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






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






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






40. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible






41. Honesty - uprightness






42. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor






43. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste






44. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence






45. An excessive desire of gain; greediness






46. Inclined to keep quiet






47. Being everywhere






48. Very talkative






49. To prevent by interception






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