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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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. Informal discussion; conversation






2. Pay attention to; N: close attention






3. Drink with zest; drink with relish(zest; hearty enjoyment)






4. Lie down






5. Pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race






6. Slavery; compulsory labor imposed as a punishment






7. Renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation






8. Meeting place; meeting at a set time or place; V.






9. Senility; feeblemindedness of old age; Ex. In one's dotage






10. Lustful






11. Stoppage






12. Sudden sharp feeling of pain






13. Conquer; bring under control






14. Pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen






15. Conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air






16. Serious and sedate; sober; Ex. staid during the funeral ceremony






17. Dormant; temporarily inactive; at rest; N. quiescence






18. Renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure






19. Treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)






20. Pacify; bring peace to; conciliate; appease






21. Group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests






22. Short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers






23. Maker of a will; CF. testatrix






24. Depart secretly and hide






25. Expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler






26. Disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error; Ex. recant one's faith/a statement






27. Inflated; exaggerated






28. Announce; proclaim; utter or speak - especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him.






29. Making a harsh noise; grating; harsh






30. Shrill - trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times






31. Banish to the country; dwell in the country






32. Pretend; feign; ADJ: not genuine; fake; Ex. sham jewelry; N: something that is not what it appears; impostor; pretense; Ex. The agreement was a sham.






33. Shake uncontrollably; tremble; V.






34. Hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation






35. Varied; greatly diversified; Ex. multifarious activities






36. Sameness; monotony; ADJ. uniform: the same all over






37. Ability to move spontaneously; ADJ. motile: moving spontaneously






38. Twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest






39. Set limits in amount or number; be thrifty; ADJ. stinting - unstinting; CF. stint:savings






40. Not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite






41. Disagree






42. Pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble






43. Fashionable; conforming to the current fashion






44. Title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol






45. Smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners






46. Produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design






47. Good-fellowship; CF. comrade






48. Call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation






49. Release or discharge through a vent; express (esp. unfairly); utter; Ex. He vented his wrath on his family.






50. A light meal; collating