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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition






2. Projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information






3. Surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in; N.






4. Cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.






5. Nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V.






6. Continue steadily in spite of difficulties






7. Existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level)






8. Strong point or special talent in a person's character






9. Detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant






10. Authority on a subject; expert; learned person






11. Border; edge - rim - or margin; Ex. on the verge of: very near to; V: border on






12. Hater of woman; CF. misogyny






13. Walk through a substance - such as water - that impedes movement






14. Book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus






15. Slovenly; careless; sloppy; untidy; shabby; Ex. slipshod work






16. Cancel out; nullify; cause to have no effect; deny; N. negation






17. Having a common ancestor






18. Climate






19. Cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin - smooth - shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery






20. Having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column






21. Strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock






22. Liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance






23. Honor; glory; acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement






24. Person of no importance; nonexistence






25. Given to complaining; complaining; fretful; whining






26. Begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; N: new growth on a plant; shoot






27. (appreciatively) cutting; sharp; Ex. incisive remarks; V. incise: make a cut into






28. Vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; Ex. public conveyance






29. Apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction






30. Loss of speech due to injury or illness






31. Clothing; garments; Ex. I have no raiment fit to wear.






32. Social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement






33. Suffering from a disease; destroyed






34. Murder of a king or queen






35. Supplying nourishment






36. Give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied; Ex. spare time






37. Small cavern






38. Ancestors






39. Like wood






40. Unable to be doubted; which cannot be doubted; unquestionable






41. Brother or sister






42. Life-size - three-dimensional scene from nature or history; three-dimensional scene with modeled figures against a painted background






43. State of being stupefied; state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness






44. Marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny






45. Extremely dry; very thirsty; V. parch: make or become extremely dry (by exposure to heat)






46. Inclined to; likely to (suffer); prostrate; lying with the front downward; Ex. prone to disease/make mistakes; Ex. accident-prone






47. Every two years






48. Persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement






49. Overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply






50. Scold strongly