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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. Diligent; hard-working; N. industry






2. Command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom






3. Trying to please; obliging; willing to please others






4. Influenced by personal feelings; occurring or taking place within the mind; unreal; Ex. subjective sensation of the ghostly presence






5. Done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden






6. Urgent situation; ADJ. exigent






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






8. Having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted






9. (of a snake) shed or cast off (dead outer skin); N: outer layer that is shed






10. Contend; compete






11. Bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored






12. Uneasy feelings; misgivings; uneasy fears especially about matters of conscience; Ex. I have no qualms about giving this assignment to Helen.






13. Banish from a group; exclude from public favor; ban; Ex. His friends ostracized him. N. ostracism






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






15. Recover; return to health; regain; Ex. recuperate losses






16. Testify; bear witness






17. Sky blue






18. Grant condescendingly; guarantee; Ex. vouchsafe your fair return on your investment






19. Conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism; CF. secretive






20. Trifles; unimportant matters






21. Prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky






22. Faultfinding; too critical






23. Utensil with perforated bottom used for straining






24. Cutting off; separation






25. Secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church)






26. Talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation)






27. Rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious repercussion






28. Summarize






29. Domineering; too commanding; haughty; CF. imperial/emperor






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






31. Increase






32. Universally present; ubiquitous






33. Trick to deceive; stratagem






34. Pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon






35. False; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument






36. Floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter; CF. strip: long narrow piece






37. Pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble






38. (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered






39. Language; manner of speaking; idiom; Ex. in legal/common parlance






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






41. New or newly coined word or phrase






42. Worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion; ADJ. idolatrous






43. Give a personal guarantee; Ex. I can vouch for his integrity; N. voucher






44. Squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel






45. Servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man; ADJ. sycophantic






46. Behead






47. Scarcity; dearth






48. Outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment; Ex. add a certain zest to the affair; Ex. zest for life






49. Dry food for livestock; fodder






50. (of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; N: mud or thick liquid as at the bottom of a river