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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Word for word; in the same words; repeating the actual words exactly






2. Forerunner; predecessor






3. Wintry; wintery; of or like winter






4. Handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything






5. Lose a small piece from the surface or edge; N: small piece broken off something; CF. French fry; Potato chip/crisp






6. Compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse






7. Able to produce a desired effect; valid






8. Marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares






9. Inquiry; question; V.






10. Careful about money; economical; N. thrift






11. Petty or trivial details; CF. minutia






12. Obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated






13. Social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one's milieu; Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor.






14. Not being a person; not showing personal feelings; Ex. impersonal force/manner/organization






15. Tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm






16. Lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint; ADJ. spontaneous: self-generated; unpremeditated; happening without being planned






17. Study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology






18. Relating to stars; Ex. sidereal day






19. Mar; disfigure






20. Given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought; moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity; N. morbidity; CF. disease






21. 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.






22. Path taken by a projectile; Ex. trajectory of a bullet






23. Honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction






24. Drunken






25. Energetic; vigorously active






26. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism






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






28. Assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition






29. In a coma; extremely sleepy






30. 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






31. Walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly






32. Railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures; Ex. prisoner at the bar; V: shut in or out with bars; forbid; exclude; CF. barrister






33. Fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick






34. Violent; hasty; rash; impulsive; without careful thought; Ex. impetuous decision






35. Artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears






36. (of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous






37. Twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion






38. Plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village






39. Formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don't deserve such panegyrics.






40. Tending to include all; all-inclusive; Ex. inclusive charge






41. Real being






42. Storehouse






43. One who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia






44. People of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility






45. Social outcast; Ex. Mariah the pariah






46. Respect or admiration; impression produced by achievements or reputation; ADJ: causing admiration; ADJ. prestigious: having prestige






47. Tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure






48. Adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially






49. Having or causing lustful desires and thoughts; arousing immoderate sexual desire






50. Cautious; careful; prudential