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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced






2. Connection






3. Small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel






4. Text of an opera or oratorio; CF. book






5. Disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group






6. Severely critical






7. Confer






8. Elementary; not developed; crude; N. rudiment: fundamental element or principle; Ex. rudiments of the language






9. Step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish); put an end to; imprint or impress with a mark - design - or seal; shape with a die; characterize; Ex. machine stamping out car bodies; Ex. newspaper stamping him as a liar; N. stamping; implement used t






10. An act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point - right - etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire






11. Relating to paradise; blissful






12. Participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime)






13. Well-paid position with little responsibility; CF. sine cure: without care; CF. San Serif






14. Lawyer in the lower court of law






15. Heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent






16. Foul smelling; very unpleasant; unwholesome






17. Father; become the father of; produce; give rise to






18. Providing a general overview; summary; N. synopsis






19. Collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse






20. Easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly






21. Support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle - movement - person - etc.)






22. Crookedly; slanted; at an angle






23. Extremely small






24. Practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler;; ADJ. teetotal; CF. T + total






25. Copy






26. Inform






27. Restore to a previous condition or position






28. Boxer; CF. pugilism: boxing






29. Elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something






30. Narrow-mindedness; isolation; ADJ. insular: of an island; isolated; narrow-minded; CF. peninsula






31. Muscular; having well-developed muscles






32. Glass water bottle; decanter






33. Pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis






34. Intense sexual desire; intense eagerness; V.






35. Forecasted course of a disease; prediction; CF. prognostic






36. Free from worries; having no problems






37. Discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with






38. Not thick; thinly scattered; scanty






39. Revive; bring back to life or consciousness; Ex. resuscitate the drowned child






40. Bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound)






41. Not biased; fair; N. impartiality






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






43. Difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky






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






45. Pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively






46. Pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout; Ex. The gunman riddled the car with bullets; Ex. The whole report is riddled with errors; N. large sieve (separating earth from stone)






47. Feathers of a bird;






48. Malicious misrepresentation; slander






49. (of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented






50. Counterfeit; reproduce fraudulently; form by heating in a forge and hammering into shape; move with a sudden increase of speed or power; Ex. forged ahead in the last two years; N: furnace where metals are heated