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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply






2. Chief; first; Ex. archbishop






3. Having human form or characteristics






4. Pertaining to farewell; N: farewell address (esp. at graduation exercises)






5. Candid; blunt






6. Prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous; Ex. salient features






7. Suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house)






8. Pertaining to money






9. Like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg






10. Enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory






11. Made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF. functionalism






12. Raised platform for speakers or other important people






13. Empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity






14. Without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face






15. (of a person) having reason; (of ideas) based on reason; logical






16. Number of points; written form of a musical composition; reason; group of 20; notch or incision; Ex. full/vocal score; Ex. Don't worry on that score; V: mark with lines or notches; Ex. score the paper to make it easy to fold






17. Braid; interwine; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; Ex. plaited hair; N: braided length as of hair o fabric; CF. pigtail - ponytail






18. Excessively or elaborately decorated






19. Ruler in a monarchy; ADJ: (of a country) independent and self-governing; having supreme power; supreme; excellent






20. Disconcert; dismay; embarrass






21. Abstruse; not easily understood; profound; secret






22. Tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from one musical key to another; Ex. modulate from E to G






23. Devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips






24. Become unsteady and fall down






25. Related; belonging to the same group; similar in nature or character; Ex. kindred languages; N: relative; kin; kinship






26. Report; record (in chronological order)






27. Deportment; connection






28. Having a sharp or acid taste; acid; tart; bad-tempered; V.






29. Powerful movement of or like a wave; V.






30. Rescue (goods or property) from loss; N: saving; property saved






31. Employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict






32. Able to be touched; real; concrete; palpable; possible to realize or understand; Ex. tangible proof






33. Strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy






34. One opposed to force; antimilitarist; ADJ. N. pacifism: opposition to war as a means of resolving disputes






35. Disturb the composure of; confuse






36. Abnormal or deviant






37. Imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional






38. (of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition






39. Questionable; (of something) causing doubt; (of someone) filled with doubt; N. dubiety






40. Hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning






41. Pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits - vegetables - or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops






42. Pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear






43. Double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous






44. Amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained






45. Preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters)






46. Tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe






47. Quality of pleasing; amulet; action or formula thought to have magical power; spell; V: attract; cast a spell on; bewitch






48. One who has more than one spouse at a time; CF. bigamy; CF. polyandry






49. Substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil






50. Accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave (an interest or habit); Ex. wean oneself from cigarettes