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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Very wicked






2. Become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person






3. Stipulation; condition in an agreement; provision






4. Not wise; not expedient; not politic






5. Rejoice






6. Courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry






7. 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.






8. Whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged






9. Forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)






10. Bad-tempered; rude; cross






11. Daily domestic task (such as cleaning - cooking - and shopping); unpleasant task






12. Like a fox; crafty






13. Willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat






14. Capricious happening; caprice; whim; CF. wander






15. Minor objection or complaint; V: raise minor objections; carp; cavil






16. Vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote






17. Profane; violate the sanctity of






18. Hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop






19. Used to prevent disease; N: something prophylactic; condom; N. prophylaxis: prevention of disease






20. Fragments (esp. from a destroyed building)






21. Displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness; N. sanctimony: hypocritical piety






22. Free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle






23. Pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty






24. Renounce; give up (position - right - or responsibility)






25. Keep waiting; prevent from leaving or going; N. detention






26. Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic






27. Male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy impact






28. Interfering; V. meddle: interfere






29. Person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism






30. Repair or make whole by using a metal alloy; N: metal alloy (usually tin and lead) used in the molten state to join metallic parts






31. Storage place for military equipment






32. Make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase); N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented






33. A place where bees are kept






34. Conventions; moral standards; moral customs






35. Needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye''; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true






36. Worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff






37. Hesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant); Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger.






38. Protective; pertaining to a guardianship; Ex. tutelary deities






39. Oily; bland; insincerely suave






40. Monastery or convent






41. Firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence; Ex. In spite of all his assurances - he did not come back; Ex. assurance of his loyalty; Ex. The teacher lacked assurance






42. Morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance.






43. Payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy






44. Operatic singer; prima donna






45. Explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults






46. Letter; written statement; CF. sent






47. Harmful; damaging; N. detriment






48. Food of the gods






49. Furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer; V. purvey: supply (eg. food); furnish; CF. provide






50. Long - passionate - and vehement speech; V.