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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Fairness; justice; OP. inequity






2. 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






3. Female sheep






4. Hesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant); Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger.






5. Opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic






6. Fond word or act; expression of affection






7. Irresolution; inability to make up one's mind






8. Assuming a false identity; masquerade; CF. impostor






9. Excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic






10. Convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies






11. Tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies






12. Fill up again






13. Unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties






14. Inquire impertinently (someone else's private affairs); use leverage to raise or open something; prize; N. pries: tool for prying






15. Issue forth; come out






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






17. Malicious misrepresentation; slander






18. Outward appearance; guise; Ex. We called in the troops to bring a/some semblance of order to the city.






19. Of a title; in name only; nominal; having the title of an office without the obligations; Ex. titular head of the company






20. One guilty of a crime






21. Not shiny; matte; having a dull finish; N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering; V.






22. Grandiloquent - pompous speech






23. Fearless






24. Restore to proper condition (health or useful life); restore the former rank of






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






26. Lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint; ADJ. spontaneous: self-generated; unpremeditated; happening without being planned






27. Grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting)






28. Cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide






29. Inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)






30. Servile dependent; obsequious follower






31. Kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man); destroy or kill a large part of






32. Spoken or written in secret; trusted with private matters; Ex. confidential secretary






33. Projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information






34. Bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N.






35. Of the surface; not deep; shallow; not thorough; trivial; Ex. superficial analysis/knowledge






36. Impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved






37. Add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent - such as yeast - that causes dough to rise (by fermentation); element that lightens or enlivens






38. Pertaining to marriage






39. Detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant






40. Swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting






41. (of a sound) echoing; resounding(sounding loudly); deep and full in sound; producing resonance; Ex. resonant voice; N. resonance






42. Avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks






43. Pertaining to spring






44. (of a place) dilapidated; in a bad condition; (of a person) weak or exhausted






45. In name only; of a name; trifling; (of a sum of money) very small; CF. nominate: propose as a candidate; appoint






46. Flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute






47. In agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous






48. Accidental transposition of sounds in successive words; Ex. 'Let me sew you to your sheet'' for 'Let me show you to your seat''; CF. William Spooner






49. Deep; not superficial; complete; Ex. profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness; N. profundity






50. Scanty; inadequate