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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Having womanly traits






2. Crude dwelling; shack






3. Deviate; turn aside sharply from a straight course; Ex. swerve from the principle; Ex. The car swerved to the right.






4. Destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground






5. (of someone) having insight; penetrating; astute






6. Unfairness; ADJ. inequitable






7. Fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body






8. Controlling influence; position of controlling influence; CF. in the ascendant






9. Real being






10. Scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible






11. Sure of one's own righteousness; moralistic






12. Premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant)






13. Propaganda pamphlet (esp. by a religious or political group); expanse of land; region of indefinite size; system of related organs; Ex. digestive tract






14. Ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch






15. Shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall






16. Assist (someone in difficulty); aid; comfort; N.






17. Long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record






18. State of being partial; inclination; favorable bias; special fondness; preference






19. Echo repeatedly; resound; Ex. The thunder reverberated across the valley.






20. Pommel; beat or pound with fists






21. Sticky; viscous; gluey






22. Style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine






23. Swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence






24. Like a meteor; swift; momentarily brilliant; Ex. meteoric rise to fame; N. meteor






25. Plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy






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






27. Atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime






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






29. Disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty






30. Climb up; ascend; remove or come off in scales; N: flake of epidermis; ascending or descending series of musical tones






31. Having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing






32. Distance around something; circumference






33. Foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning






34. Place of refuge or shelter; protection (religious or political)






35. Thwart; present an obstacle; stump






36. Charlatan; boastful pretender






37. Spasmodic; intermittent; irregular






38. Causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile






39. Leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown






40. Cheerful and pleased with life; lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree; dapper in appearance; Ex. jaunty person/hat






41. One who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist; CF. nihilism: belief that nothing has meaning or value; belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions






42. Harmful; CF. obnoxious






43. Binding; required; compulsory; V. oblige: constrain; make grateful; do a favor; accommodate






44. Animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant; CF. para-: beside






45. Mix together; jumble; move (something) from one place to another; slide (the feet) along the ground while walking; Ex. shuffle papers from one pile to another; N.






46. Miser; stingy person






47. Musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal (to begin talks in the hope of reaching an agreement); Ex. overtures for peace






48. Great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous






49. Causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass






50. Trembling; slight quiver (as of the earth or from nervous agitation)