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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. Destroy completely; wipe out; Ex. obliterate the village






2. Pass safely through (a storm or difficult period); endure the effects of weather or other forces






3. Clowning






4. Cancel; retract; CF. irrevocable






5. Self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent






6. Repeal; annul; cancel (a law - decision - or agreement)






7. Strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess; N. divestiture(divestment)






8. Low - guttural - menacing sound (as of a dog)






9. Two-chambered as a legislative body






10. Admit fresh air into to replace stale air






11. Cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile)






12. Ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate; CF. rose






13. Name (of a book - film - etc.); mark of rank; formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General); right or claim to possession; championship; Ex. title as head of the family; Ex. title to the estate






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






15. Those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel






16. Make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression






17. Noxious(harmful) smell






18. Threat; V: threaten






19. Beak(bill); pen point






20. Get one's bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate






21. That which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else






22. Since; owing to the fact that






23. Miser; excessively frugal person






24. Frighten; N. intimidation






25. Unlikely (to be true); unbelievable; Ex. implausible alibi






26. Period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning stage; Ex. in the prime of life; Ex. prime of the year(spring); ADJ: first in importance or rank; first; V: make ready; prepare






27. Windy






28. Disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise






29. Solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear; V: fill with awe; ADJ. awesome






30. Confirm; support; strengthen






31. Powerful; strong; potent; N. puissance: power






32. Quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine)






33. Unity of pitch (in musical performance); complete accord; Ex. The choir sang in unison.






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






35. Impatiently restless (induced by external coercion or restriction); restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control; Ex. restive horses because of wolves; CF. not a general synonym for `restless'






36. Having the odor of stale or decomposing fat; rank






37. Lead-colored; black and blue (as from a bruise); ashen; enraged; extremely angry






38. Slovenly; careless; sloppy; untidy; shabby; Ex. slipshod work






39. Protruding knot on a tree; V.






40. Essence; main point; substance






41. Skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness






42. Stop short - as if faced with an obstacle - and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate






43. Speak equivocally about an issue; N.






44. Large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice






45. Cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered






46. Calmness; peace






47. What someone deserves






48. Object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism






49. Restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs; N: bird's wing






50. Signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index