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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Phrase repeated throughout a song or poem






2. Poverty






3. Older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman






4. Liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance






5. Announce; proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication






6. Become popular with; bring (oneself) in favor of another; Ex. ingratiate himself with the boss






7. Abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text

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8. Musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal (to begin talks in the hope of reaching an agreement); Ex. overtures for peace






9. Stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant)






10. Compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary






11. Whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause






12. Give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure






13. Correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement






14. First in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence






15. Miser; excessively frugal person






16. Comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop






17. Shrewd in money matters; thrifty






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






19. Utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones






20. One-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party (with dislike of any others); N: strong supporter of a party; guerrilla






21. Laughable; ridiculous; trifling






22. Upward; high up in the air






23. Make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg)






24. Warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome






25. Group of three related works (connected by a shared subject but each complete in itself)






26. Act or manner of using; accepted practice; way in which words are actually used






27. Omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future)






28. Nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette






29. Agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger






30. Reveal; N. disclosure






31. Dejected; dispirited






32. Spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault); find fault; Ex. niggle over details; ADJ. niggling






33. Expressing possibility; latent; N: capacity for growth






34. Width; extent






35. Narrow-minded person - uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete






36. Thin; slim; rare






37. Drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees






38. Warlike






39. Give an inclination toward (in advance); make susceptible to; Ex. predispose people to certain cancer; N. predisposition






40. Being only one; individual; unique; extraordinary; odd; Ex. singular beauty/behavior






41. Hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search - especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion






42. Poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal - elegiac






43. Evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look






44. Crush into mash; convert into mash; N: mixture of ground grain and nutrients fed to livestock and fowl






45. Any gain above stipulated salary; Ex. perquisites such as free meals and a car






46. Obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate






47. Wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier






48. Union; coalition; V. fuse






49. Regret; lament; mourn; Ex. He will rue the day; N. ADJ. rueful






50. 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