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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against






2. Pleasantly tart-tasting; spicy; pleasantly stimulating; Ex. piquant situation when my old enemy asked for my help






3. Transient; impermanent; fleeting; N. transitoriness






4. Stun as with a blow or shock; bemuse; benumb; N.






5. Hard outer covering (as of earth or snow)






6. Club; heavy-headed weapon; V.






7. Quarrelsome






8. Gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose






9. Work (esp. musical composition); Ex. magnum opus: masterpiece; CF. opera






10. Reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; Ex. averse to cats/doing the house work






11. Drawback; handicap; debts; obligation; responsibility; condition of being liable; ADJ. liable: likely; responsible (for paying)






12. State of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty






13. Having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing






14. Foul smelling; very unpleasant; unwholesome






15. Error; stupid mistake






16. Satisfy fully (physical needs such as hunger); sate; N. satiety: condition of being satiated






17. Plot outline; screenplay(script for a movie); opera libretto; outline of possible future events






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






19. Reply; retort; comeback; V. rejoin: say in reply






20. Slight degree of color; V: give a tint to






21. Frenzied; frantic






22. Short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly






23. Payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy






24. Cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered






25. Sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy






26. Hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; N. malice: desire to harm others; spite






27. Abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text

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28. Immature; not having the feathers necessary to fly; CF. fledgling






29. In utter disorder






30. Fair; impartial; OP. inequitable






31. Threat; V: threaten






32. One who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia






33. Severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter






34. Hint; slight indication






35. Discord






36. Sheer; transparent






37. Stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior






38. Unintelligible; muddled; unable to express one's thoughts in an orderly manner; illogical; lacking cohesion; not coherent






39. Giving off an odor






40. Doctor who treats mental diseases






41. Coarsely insulting; physically harmful






42. Spot; blot; CF. blot+botch






43. Twisting force; force producing rotation






44. Following in time or order; later






45. Not thick; thinly scattered; scanty






46. Metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)






47. Throw into confusion; involve in strife - dispute - or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio






48. Sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight






49. Brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part; melee






50. Cut the top off; shorten