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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number






2. Deadly






3. Superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)






4. Playful remark or act; V. act or speak playfully






5. Erase; strike out






6. Climb up; ascend; remove or come off in scales; N: flake of epidermis; ascending or descending series of musical tones






7. Enigmatic; mysterious






8. Deviation from the normal; mental disorder






9. (of voice) harsh and unpleasant; (of people) disorderly and boisterous; Ex. raucous shouts






10. Ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment






11. Shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds






12. Large isolated system of stars - such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities






13. Sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation






14. Swayed by sentiment; appealing to the sentiments






15. Absence of governing body; state of disorder






16. Condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story






17. Walk; trample; N: grooved face of a tire; horizontal part of a step






18. Laughable; ridiculous; trifling






19. Secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage






20. State of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous






21. Gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance






22. Fierce; violent; N. ferocity






23. Cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart






24. Not willing to accept ways of thinking different from one's own; CF. tolerant; CF. tolerate






25. Too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story






26. Colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; broad and continuous range; Ex. whole spectrum of modern thoughts






27. Harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically






28. Unerring; never making mistakes






29. Enthusiastic applause






30. Hold back (the natural expression of); restrain; crush; oppress; Ex. repressed child; Ex. repress a laugh/rebellion






31. Work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away






32. Science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition






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






34. Chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N.






35. Apparatus used to maintain balance - ascertain direction - etc.






36. Be cautious (of)






37. Pertaining to marriage






38. Prolong; lengthen in time; draw out






39. Hard to understand; known only to the chosen few - esp. initiates; N. esoterica






40. Make use of - sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation






41. Able to live both on land and in water; N.






42. Wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions






43. Pertaining to spring






44. 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






45. Introduce as a subject; moot; open up






46. Active strength; energy; enthusiasm; ADJ. vigorous






47. Make void






48. (of a story) widely believed but untrue






49. Doctor who treats ailments of the feet; chiropodist; N. podiatrics






50. Holding; able to retain things (esp. facts in the mind); having a good memory