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100 Words For Every Graduate

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. Violent commotion






2. Having ones identity concealed






3. To certify (a document - contract - etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public






4. To take and use ideas from another's work






5. The act of talking while or as if alone






6. Showing strong feeling






7. Someone who hates or fears foreigners






8. To convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen






9. Any complete change in appearance - character - circumstances - etc






10. A mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes






11. A tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches






12. Supplying motive force






13. Inclined or eager to fight.






14. The liquid part of blood or lymph






15. (adj) shedding leaves annually






16. Humorous - not meant seriously






17. Of or pertaining to money






18. Not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination






19. To seperate






20. One of over a thousand known extragalactic objects - Starlike in apperance - Having spectra with characteristically large red shifts






21. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering






22. (n) microscopic - rod-shaped - in nucleus of cell - responsible for transmission of hereditary characteristics






23. To impress on the mind by repetition - teach persistently and earnestly






24. The official currency of the European Union






25. To remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse - purify






26. The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning






27. Control over freedom of others - pretaining to a centralized government that does not tolerate opinion






28. Excessive pride or self confidence






29. Showing a lack of intelligence






30. Leadership






31. The making of amends for wrong or injurydone: reparation for an injustice






32. To review by brief summary - as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize






33. Of the same kind






34. Careless or irresponsible






35. Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous






36. (adj) lacking confidence - shy or timid






37. Total rejection of established laws and institutions






38. A display in fixed arrangement of a set (boy - boy's - boys - boys'): an example serving as a model






39. A technology executed on the scale of less than 100 nanometers - the goal of which is to control individual atoms and molecules - especially to create computer chips and other microscopic devices






40. Cheerfully optimistic - hopeful or confident: a sanguine disposition






41. Vanishing






42. To bring under complete control






43. Awkward - lacking in social graces - tactless - clumsy






44. Science concerned with relations between heat and mecanial energy






45. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color






46. To expurgate by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable






47. Whirling mass of movment






48. Promising success






49. Characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning






50. Form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique