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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Retaliation






2. Needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye''; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true






3. Fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral






4. Broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive






5. Limited quantity; small amount; Ex. He does not have a modicum of sense; CF. moderate






6. Minimal number of members necessary to conduct a meeting






7. Reckless - desperate outlaw






8. Make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president






9. Threatening; of an evil omen






10. (of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description






11. What someone deserves






12. Study of language or words






13. Able to take on many forms; versatile; CF. Proteus: sea god to change his shape at will






14. Fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection); V: declare (someone) to be an outlaw; deprive of the protection of the law; declare illegal; Ex. Drinking has been outlawed.






15. Frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid






16. Trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded






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






18. Predatory animal or bird; predatory person; creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others; ADJ. predatory: living by preying on other organisms; plundering; N. predation






19. Scolding woman; very small mouselike animal






20. Not able to be perceived by touch; vague






21. Hermit; loner; ADJ. reclusive






22. Feeling of sickness and desire to vomit; disgust; CF. seasickness






23. No longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned






24. Deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise






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






26. Opponent; enemy






27. Projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars)






28. (of weather) hot; sweltering; sensual; voluptuous






29. Trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before; Ex. hunger followed in the wake of the war






30. Distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference






31. Outstanding; superior






32. Eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything






33. Understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad(=pretty good)''






34. Full of pores; like a sieve






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






36. Pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform






37. Related to a school; not practical or directly useful






38. Taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through






39. Wander aimlessly (physically or mentally); digress






40. Reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N.






41. Echo repeatedly; resound; Ex. The thunder reverberated across the valley.






42. Mass for the dead; dirge






43. (of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion






44. Widespread; generally accepted






45. Infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous






46. Increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one's remarks with a graph






47. Surround and swallow up






48. Plundering; destruction






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






50. Private secret meeting