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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.






2. Gloomy; depressed






3. Impertinence; insolence






4. Ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon






5. Highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d''etat; CF. coup de gr^ace: deathblow or shot which kills






6. Ponder at length; N: source of inspiration (esp. of a poet)






7. Surface texture; completeness of execution






8. Deviate; turn aside sharply from a straight course; Ex. swerve from the principle; Ex. The car swerved to the right.






9. Pour off gently (wine or liquid)






10. Producing tears; tearful






11. Pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles; N: wallet






12. Method of system or government






13. Combine; fuse; N. coalescence






14. Subordinate






15. Stop motion; curb or restrain






16. Clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity






17. Having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column






18. Practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with practical worth or impact of something; Ex. pragmatic test of the skill






19. Rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed

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20. Skillful (in using mind or hand)






21. Shy and reserved (of a person); modest; Ex. her retiring personality






22. Pollute






23. Boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo






24. Mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer; V: put or make compost






25. Prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic






26. With reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV.






27. Vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote






28. Total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens






29. Relating to the stars






30. Soil; defile; make dirty






31. Related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population






32. Knickknack; bauble; cheap jewelry






33. Lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion






34. Cruel; (of a disease) deadly






35. Important in history; Ex. historic battle






36. Producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer






37. Monkeylike; N: ape or monkey






38. Renounce upon oath






39. Urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually






40. Long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin; V.






41. Upward; high up in the air






42. Utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones






43. Powerful; convincing; persuasive; greatly influential






44. Loyalty; accuracy






45. Waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly






46. Full of vigor or energy; vibrating






47. Staff officer assisting the commander; assistant






48. Person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will






49. Substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil






50. Act of finding oneself in society; orienting