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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter






2. Prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life






3. Protruding(sticking out); conspicuous; notable; eminent






4. Soothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no trouble or offence






5. Predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress






6. Deserving blame; blameworthy; V. reprehend: blame






7. Unattractive






8. Serving to complete something






9. Conclusion; concluding part






10. (of land) dry; barren; unproductive






11. Severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter






12. Pale purple






13. (unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air






14. Food; CF. live






15. Illicit lover






16. Abusive; obscene; indecent; Ex. scurrilous remark






17. Small opening; outlet (as of fumes or a gas); Ex. He gave vent to his anger by kicking the chair.






18. Support or base as for a pillar or statue






19. Decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister - priest - or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination






20. Profane; violate the sanctity of






21. Pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms; N. physiology






22. Violent; rough; noisy






23. Freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish






24. Wallow (as in mud or high seas); lie soaked (as in blood); Ex. The victims weltered in their blood.






25. Talkative; N. loquacity






26. Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance; ADJ. opulent: possessing great wealth; abundant






27. Pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits - vegetables - or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops






28. Climate






29. Seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer






30. Attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one






31. Peeping Tom; person who derives sexual gratification from observing the sexual acts of others






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






33. Delicate; of very fine quality






34. Untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; N. knavery






35. Self-evident truth requiring no proof






36. Commotion of a great crowd; riot; noise; uproar; ADJ. tumultuous: noisy and disorderly






37. Person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime






38. Take possession of (often for public use and without payment)






39. Time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve






40. Impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed; incapable of being affected (in one's opinions); Ex. impervious to water/criticism






41. Smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity - fatuousness






42. Layer of earth's surface; layer of society; PL. strata






43. Wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost






44. Clowning






45. Widespread damage; disorder; chaos






46. Word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read






47. Balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity






48. Exact






49. Something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating






50. Scarcity; dearth