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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Languor; weariness; listlessness






2. Loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell lingered for days.






3. Boastful; excessively conceited; N. vainglory: great vanity






4. Greedy; extremely eager for; Ex. avid learner; N. avidity






5. Rich - figured(patterned) fabric






6. Act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive






7. Destroy completely; wipe out; Ex. obliterate the village






8. Expert at; very skilled






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






10. Support; act superior toward; treat in a condescending manner; be a customer of; N. patron: one that supports; regular customer; N. patronage; CF. boycott






11. Pass safely through (a storm or difficult period); endure the effects of weather or other forces






12. Unscrupulous; not guided by conscience; excessive; beyond reason; Ex. unconscionable demand






13. Horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast






14. Cut off part of body; prune (a limb)






15. Stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard






16. Slight difference in degree; nuance; degree of color; Ex. shades of meaning/grey






17. Braid; interwine; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; Ex. plaited hair; N: braided length as of hair o fabric; CF. pigtail - ponytail






18. Nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense






19. Excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling; musical composition of irregular form (as if made up as one plays it)






20. Helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards






21. Dangerous






22. Command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom






23. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions






24. Persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement






25. Drive out evil spirits






26. Omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses






27. One who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist; CF. nihilism: belief that nothing has meaning or value; belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions






28. Provide written evidence (for a claim); record with documents; N.






29. In feudalism - one who held land of a superior lord; subordinate or dependent






30. Relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion






31. Arousing anger or sexual interest; annoying; Ex. provocative in tight jeans; V. provoke: incite to anger; cause (an unpleasant action or feeling); N. provocation






32. Satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; N: surfeiting; excessive amount; Ex. surfeit of food






33. Bad-tempered; rude; cross






34. Block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter






35. Boaster; bragger






36. Cautious; careful; prudential






37. One who without authority assumes law enforcement powers






38. Animal that ruminates; ADJ.






39. Permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected; obvious; clear; Ex. transparent lie






40. Constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions






41. Contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad; Ex. tainted reputation; N: stain; touch of decay or bad influence; CF. touch






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






43. Pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen






44. Too certain to be disputed; beyond doubt






45. Deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner






46. Bow (to show respect and obedience)






47. Surmise; guess; V.






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






49. Enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix






50. Brief flash of light; glow; V.