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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
Instructions:
  • 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. Lengthen; extend; draw out






2. Sky blue






3. Lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of






4. Urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation






5. Deep dish for serving soup






6. Evidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court.






7. Tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively malevolent; Ex. malignant tumor






8. (induce someone to) convert to a religion or belief; N. proselyte: new convert to a doctrine or religion






9. Turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity






10. Prescribed course of diet or exercise; prescribed diet and habits; Ex. daily regimen of a dancer






11. Person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen






12. Admit fresh air into to replace stale air






13. Rubbing away; tending to grind down






14. Highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder






15. Work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid






16. Pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum






17. Skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair






18. Prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances; freedom of action or judgment; ADJ. discreet; CF. discretionary






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






20. Expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting






21. Quarrelsome






22. Persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); N. subornation






23. Free from worries; having no problems






24. Dilemma; state of uncertainty; Ex. She is in a quandary about whether to go.






25. Rebel; nonconformist (in a group)






26. Understood but not stated; implied; unquestioning and complete; Ex. implicit trust






27. Division of animals or plants - below a family and above a species






28. Delaying; tending to delay






29. Excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic






30. Cheater






31. (of air) thin in density; rarefied; Ex. rare air of the mountains






32. Funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person)






33. Prosper; flourish






34. One-sided; involving or affecting only one side; Ex. unilateral declaration






35. Copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing; comical parody or imitation; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous; Ex. travesty of justice; OP. paragon






36. Overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy






37. Religion practiced chiefly in Haiti






38. Indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)






39. Applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise






40. Return of part of a payment; discount; V.






41. Causing cancer; N. carcinogen






42. One who harvests grain; Ex. the Grim Reaper; V. reap: cut and gather (crop); harvest a crop






43. A covered passageway usually lined with shops






44. Narrow opening in a large mass; break in a friendly relation; Ex. through a rift in the clouds; OP. reconcilation






45. One devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism






46. Dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded.






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. Diplomatic etiquette; ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats; first copy of a treaty before its ratification; Ex. Protocol demands that the queen meet him at the airport.






49. (of a place) dilapidated; in a bad condition; (of a person) weak or exhausted






50. Powerful person; Ex. oil moguls; CF. Mogol - Moghul; CF. Mongolian