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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. Complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism






2. Rash; reckless; foolishly daring






3. Group of mammals including humans






4. Flood; rush; V.






5. Destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust






6. Sudden frenzied rush (of panic-stricken animals or people); V: participate in or cause stampede; Ex. stampede before the price rises






7. Shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs






8. Evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth






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






10. Eat very quickly






11. Instruct; correct morally






12. Something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating






13. Generous; charitable; having a wish to do good






14. Shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds






15. Make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle; N. CF. crotchet






16. List (of names)






17. Behead






18. Point of view; view from a particular place; expectation for the future; prospect; Ex. outlook on life; Ex. pleasing outlook; Ex. weather outlook






19. Childish; immature; CF. puer: boy






20. Join together end to end to make one continuous length; fasten together; unite; Ex. splice two strips of tape; N.






21. Disloyal; cowardly; N: disloyal and cowardly person






22. Scold harshly; criticize severely






23. Group of closely located islands






24. Crowd; swarm






25. (of voice) harsh and unpleasant; (of people) disorderly and boisterous; Ex. raucous shouts






26. Leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. bequest






27. Person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen






28. Conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply






29. Pertaining to disease; N. pathology: study of disease






30. Untarnished; CF. sully






31. After death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death); coming or occurring after one's death; Ex. posthumous fame/novel






32. Reclining; lying down completely or in part






33. Short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers






34. Not yet decided or settled; impending; Ex. pending decision; PREP. while awaiting; until; Ex. delay the decision pending his return






35. Renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure






36. Musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal (to begin talks in the hope of reaching an agreement); Ex. overtures for peace






37. Put in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place; Ex. marshal the children into the museum; N: military officer; official






38. Degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement






39. Small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society






40. Tip






41. Group sharing a common cause or opinion






42. Defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous






43. Introduction (to a poem or play)






44. All-powerful; having unlimited power






45. Moo; make the sound of a cow






46. Confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb






47. Rebellion; uprising






48. Disparage; depreciate






49. Sceptic; doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view; ADJ. skeptical; N. skepticism; scepticism






50. Small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel