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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. Interfering; V. meddle: interfere






2. Deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominous defeat






3. Profitable; producing wealth






4. Pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis






5. Put forth for consideration or analysis; set forth; Ex. propound a problem/theory






6. Make into an institution; put or confine in an institution






7. Chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N.






8. Continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition






9. Unexplicable; impossible to account for; unreasonable or mysterious






10. Prayer for help (used in invoking); calling upon as a reference or support; act of invoking






11. Narrow canyon; steep rocky cleft; ravine (made by a stream which runs through it)






12. Quarrelsome






13. Put into words; ADJ. verbal: of words; spoken rather than written; oral; of a verb






14. Generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)






15. Holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent






16. Metric; written in the form of poetry; Ex. metrical translation of Homer






17. Purest and highest embodiment; perfect example; apotheosis; most essential element; Ex. quintessence of wit; ADJ. quintessential; CF. fifth essence






18. Deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice






19. Of time; not lasting forever; limited by time; temporary; secular; worldly






20. Highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder






21. Title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol






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






23. Causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile






24. Drive or force onward; drive to take action; urge to action






25. Good-natured; merry; cheerful






26. Lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation






27. State of having two opposite qualities






28. (of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V.






29. Shining brightly; brilliant






30. Appease; conciliate; make peaceful; ADJ. propitiatory






31. Study of word parts; study of the origins of words






32. Windy






33. Not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech






34. Pertaining to marriage






35. Tentative; temporary






36. Move (a railway train) from one track to another; turn aside; divert; sidetrack; Ex. shunt traffic around an accident; N.






37. One devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism






38. (of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional






39. Keep away from; avoid deliberately; Ex. She has been shunned by her neighbors.






40. Large city






41. Optimistic; cheerful; hopeful; of the color of blood; red






42. Behavior; bearing






43. Harmonious; in agreement; N.






44. Riddle; difficult problem






45. Think over; ponder






46. (of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide






47. Domineering; too commanding; haughty; CF. imperial/emperor






48. Tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack






49. Very carefully; ADJ.






50. Collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo