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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles)






2. Frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury






3. Laugh quietly






4. Give up temporarily; yield; N. waiver: waiving a right or claim; document that waives a right or claim






5. Pleasant; friendly; in agreement with one's tastes and nature; Ex. congenial weather






6. Search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); Ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town.






7. Attack (as with missiles or bombs); V. bombard






8. Explain






9. Attractive (in personality or appearance)






10. Bearlike; pertaining to a bear






11. Inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person






12. Push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others; butt in; stick out or extrude; thrust out; Ex. obtrude A on B; ADJ. obtrusive; N. obtrusion; CF. unobtrusive






13. Vinegary






14. Censure; rebuke; N. reproof






15. Equality; close resemblance; CF. disparate






16. Of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability






17. Study of word parts; study of the origins of words






18. Rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position






19. Of a pole; characterized by opposite extremes; Ex. polar opposites






20. Marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny






21. Language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk






22. Lacking self-restraint; not continent; licentious






23. Strong; vigorous






24. Bold; fearless






25. Go through or across






26. (of a place) be filled with sound; (of a sound) sound loudly; sound back; echo; Ex. hall resounded with laughter






27. Move with body close to the ground; move stealthily or slowly; N.






28. (of someone) awkward in movement; clumsy; (of something) unwieldy; Ex. ungainly dancer/instrument






29. Impartial; fair






30. Environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature






31. Assent; agree passively; comply without protest






32. Striking one object against another sharply; Ex. percussion instrument; N: striking together of two bodies; sound caused by percussion






33. Study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish






34. Talkative boaster; braggart






35. Pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality






36. Looking within oneself; N. introspection: self-examination






37. Petition humbly; pray to grant a favor






38. Determine in advance; predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly






39. Causing a problem; open to doubt; doubtful; unsettled; questionable; Ex. Whether the arena will ever be completed is problematic.






40. Tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively malevolent; Ex. malignant tumor






41. Flowing into






42. Isolation of a person - place - or ship to prevent spread of infection; V: isolate in quarantine






43. Useless; hopeless; ineffectual






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






45. Stun as with a blow or shock; bemuse; benumb; N.






46. Defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements; V. ADJ. slanderous






47. Correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity






48. Supplying nourishment






49. Contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C






50. Group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander (in the ancient Rome)