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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison






2. System of religious or ethical belief






3. Ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future






4. (of a boat) turn over






5. Become less severe; give in(surrender); ADJ. relentless: unyielding; continuously severe






6. Pleasantly fat; nicely rounded






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






8. Hairs on back and neck - especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise






9. Medieval chemistry






10. Restore to a previous condition or position






11. Remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt






12. Tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from one musical key to another; Ex. modulate from E to G






13. Arranged by degrees (of height - difficulty - etc.)






14. Be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent.






15. Kind in a generous way (to someone less important)






16. Grant a share of; make known; Ex. news to impart






17. Equip; N. accoutrement






18. Played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound; Ex. staccato applause






19. Words formed in imitation of natural sounds






20. Experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated; squeamish; Ex. feel a little queasy






21. Disparage; depreciate






22. One who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work






23. (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain






24. Element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance th






25. Move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window






26. Make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order






27. Act of finding oneself in society; orienting






28. Green; covered with green plants or grass; lush in vegetation; Ex. verdant meadows






29. Determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean






30. Charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil - bad luck






31. Group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force)






32. Supplying nourishment






33. Possession of land or building by rent; period of a tenant's occupancy






34. Diligent; assiduous; paying attention; N. sedulity






35. Going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism






36. Official (who performs a particular function)






37. Dominance especially of one nation over others






38. Plain; clear; obvious






39. Direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech






40. Quarrelsome






41. Plan of a trip; record of a trip






42. Fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages; CF. proprietor - proprietary






43. Make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; disturb






44. Slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic






45. Iron block used in hammering out metals






46. Instruct; correct morally






47. Forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)






48. Genuine; real






49. Bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent






50. Disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity