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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Annoying; tedious; V. irk: annoy






2. Group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force)






3. Great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous






4. Hang about/around; stand idly about; linger






5. Contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make (a fabric or garment) by interwining yarn or thread; Ex. knit the brow; Ex. The bones should knit together in a few weeks.






6. Flow or fall in drops; let saliva flow out slowly from the mouth; move a ball; N.






7. Introductory statement






8. Give or take milk at the breast or udder






9. Skillful (in using mind or hand)






10. Beginner






11. Boxer; CF. pugilism: boxing






12. Authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner






13. Rise and float in the air (especially by magical means); CF. light






14. Chuckle with delight; N.






15. Odd in an old-fashioned way; odd; old-fashioned; picturesque






16. Not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject






17. Comparison of one thing with another - using the word like or as






18. Dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks






19. Distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible improvement






20. Not biased; fair; N. impartiality






21. Talkative boaster; braggart






22. Delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress






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






24. Disposed to revenge; vengeful; out for revenge; spiteful; intended to cause harm; malicious; Ex. vindictive streak






25. Small piece or mark; Ex. speck of dust in the eye






26. Approach; tend to meet; come together






27. Radiating; departing from the center






28. Be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be felt; Ex. appreciable difference






29. (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V.






30. Inquiry; question; V.






31. Created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute; Ex. statutory age limit






32. Tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to






33. Accuse of or implicate in a crime; serve as evidence against; cause to seem or make guilty of a crime; Ex. incriminating evidence






34. Morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance.






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






36. Narrow valley with steep sides; gorge; CF. gully - canyon






37. Elementary; not developed; crude; N. rudiment: fundamental element or principle; Ex. rudiments of the language






38. Sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity






39. Painting in only one color; ADJ.






40. Lover of luxury; person devoted to pleasure and luxury; CF. Sybaris: an ancient Greek city in Italy






41. Genuine; real






42. Misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion






43. Substance causing vomiting; ADJ.






44. Group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests






45. Vinegary






46. Brief - comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious






47. Choosing of a lot or card






48. Having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial; Ex. authoritative dictionary/manner; CF. definitive






49. Believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.






50. Earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe