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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance






2. Fixed portion; V: distribute as rations






3. (of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather






4. Windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters - tears); Ex. gale of laughter






5. Room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline






6. Meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services; overly eager in offering unwanted services or advices; Ex. officious bellboy






7. Speed






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






9. Elastic; having the power of springing back; able to recover quickly (as from misfortune)






10. Risk; expose to risk; dare; undertake a risk; N.






11. Court of justice






12. Violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive






13. Clothing; garments; Ex. I have no raiment fit to wear.






14. Display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey - if you've got it - flaunt it !''






15. Waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation






16. Make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel.






17. Wave around (a weapon); flourish






18. Unspoiled; remaining in a pure state; characteristic of earlier times; primitive; Ex. an old book in pristine condition






19. Bear one's self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment






20. Pause; temporary cessation; alcove; secret inner place; Ex. parliament in recess; V. CF. recessive






21. Inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved; Ex. He was reticent about the reasons; N. reticence






22. Small ring; band of gold - silver - jewel - etc. (worn on the head - arms - or neck as decoration)






23. Admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal






24. Pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression






25. Overwhelmingly favorable review; V: talk wildly as if mad; Ex. raving lunatic






26. Chief; first; Ex. archbishop






27. Meager; insufficient






28. Practical rule guiding conduct; Ex. mother's precept






29. Beat with a whip or flail; defeat utterly; talk about thoroughly in order to find the answer; move wildly or violently; Ex. The fishes thrashed about in the net.






30. Fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce






31. Insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people






32. Show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting.






33. Selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism






34. Direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue)






35. Quick in movement; agile; quick in understanding; Ex. nimble climber/mind






36. Sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb






37. Assault






38. Protruding knot on a tree; V.






39. Languor; weariness; listlessness






40. Cheerful and pleased with life; lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree; dapper in appearance; Ex. jaunty person/hat






41. (of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure






42. Uprightness; honesty; incorruptibility






43. Wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder






44. Harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically






45. Casual; hastily done with little attention to detail






46. Mixture of writings on various subjects; collection of various items






47. Lecherous man

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48. Of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. mystic ceremonies; N. CF. mysticism






49. Feathers of a bird;






50. Song of praise or joy; Ex. paeans celebrating the victory