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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Slandering; aspersion; detracting; CF. detractor






2. Small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble






3. Good-fellowship; CF. comrade






4. Fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)






5. Exceed






6. Untidy (of hair or clothing); V. dishevel






7. Superiority of power - quantity - etc.; V. preponderate: be greater in power - weight - or importance; ADJ. preponderant






8. Deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominous defeat






9. Shine with a flickering light; glimmer intermittently; Ex. The moonlight shimmered on the water; N.






10. Miser; excessively frugal person






11. Illness






12. Switch (a railroad car) to a siding; divert from a main issue; N. CF. siding: short section of railroad track connected by switches with a main track






13. Thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose






14. Radiating; departing from the center






15. Deliberately planned; likely






16. Metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)






17. Nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling






18. Abundance; plenty; great amount; completeness; fullness; CF. plenary - plenty






19. (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds






20. Nest of a large bird of prey






21. Distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess






22. One who has more than one spouse at a time; CF. bigamy; CF. polyandry






23. Humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty; V.






24. In feudalism - one who held land of a superior lord; subordinate or dependent






25. Plain; clear; obvious






26. Ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch






27. Chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N.






28. System of ideas characteristic of a group or culture






29. Not yet decided or settled; impending; Ex. pending decision; PREP. while awaiting; until; Ex. delay the decision pending his return






30. Agreement






31. Read through with care; N. perusal






32. Underline; emphasize






33. Fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil






34. Torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes






35. Noticeable; targeted for vengeance or attack; Ex. marked improvement/man






36. Petition humbly; pray to grant a favor






37. Flavored dessert ice






38. Quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor






39. Expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic






40. Eerie; strange; unnatural






41. Whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause






42. Teasing conversation; banter; joking talk






43. Large volume; book






44. Growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing in profusion; unrestrained; Ex. rampant lawlessness/weed






45. Indulge; comply with the wishes of; N. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood; Ex. in a bad humor; Ex. out of humor






46. Relating to paradise; blissful






47. Negligent; careless about a duty






48. Room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline






49. Grisly; horrible






50. (of desire - wish - plan) recently begun; not explicit; at the beginning of development; rudimentary; elementary; Ex. inchoate mass