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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Pompous; using inflated language






2. Extraordinary ability; military bravery; Ex. prowess in battle






3. Outer boundary; length of the outer boundary; circumference






4. Express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films






5. Private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston






6. Fitness; talent






7. Warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove






8. Copy; write a copy of; N. transcription






9. Loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous






10. Extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard of safety






11. Harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill






12. Word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor's speech or entrance); reminder or hint; V: give a cue to






13. Perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination






14. Yield (to something overwhelming); give in; die; Ex. succumb to the illness






15. Stoical; impassive; unmoved by joy or grief; N. CF. stoicism






16. Detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant






17. Poor verse






18. Sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness; drowsy






19. Make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound






20. Trite remark; commonplace statement; ADJ. platitudinous






21. (of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience






22. Change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position; Ex. shift the stolen goods; N. group of workers which takes turns with other groups; working period of such a group






23. Stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement






24. Lose animation or strength






25. Hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition






26. Drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes






27. Of a periphery; marginal; outer; of minor importance; not central; Ex. peripheral nerve/interest






28. Science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in






29. (esp. of a flower or leaf) many-colored






30. (of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide






31. Ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy






32. Art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome






33. Familiar with; having knowledge of






34. Expressing possibility; latent; N: capacity for growth






35. Wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid






36. Mosaic; inlaid; Ex. tessellated pattern






37. Very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul






38. Shining; brilliant; Ex. lustrous hair






39. Harmless






40. Daily; occurring during the daytime






41. Small waterfall






42. Agree; be in harmony with; gibe






43. Renovate; make clean - bright - or fresh (make new) again; make bright by polishing; Ex. refurbish an old theater; CF. furbish: polish






44. Pleasant in taste; tasty; pleasing - attractive - or agreeable; Ex. savory reputation






45. Goodness; moral excellence; good quality; advantage; Ex. by virtue of; Ex. make a virtue of necessity






46. Gold and silver in the form of bars






47. Law enacted by the legislature






48. Small light sailboat or rowboat






49. Something preceding in time which may be used as an authority or guide for future action; V. precede; CF. unprecedented






50. Something long-lasting; perennial plant; ADJ: lasting through the year or many years; lasting for a long time; enduring