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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display






2. Summarize






3. Express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow






4. Wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions






5. Without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection






6. Silent; muffled; toned down; Ex. muted traffic noise






7. Star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then returns to its original brightness






8. Very large number; ADJ. CF. ten thousand






9. Join; unite; OP. uncouple






10. Apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction






11. Exactly vertical; N: weight on the end of a line; V: examine very carefully or critically in order to understand; measure depth (by sounding); Ex. plumb the depth of






12. Suave; refined in manner; elegant






13. Of glass; pertaining to or resembling glass; V. vitrify: change into glass; CF. petrify






14. Hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex






15. Name (of a book - film - etc.); mark of rank; formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General); right or claim to possession; championship; Ex. title as head of the family; Ex. title to the estate






16. Direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue)






17. Deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly






18. Last demand; last warning; last statement of conditions that must be met; Ex. They have ignored our ultimatum.






19. Deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old






20. Place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven






21. Poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows






22. Striking one object against another sharply; Ex. percussion instrument; N: striking together of two bodies; sound caused by percussion






23. Arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm)






24. Beat with a whip or flail; defeat utterly; talk about thoroughly in order to find the answer; move wildly or violently; Ex. The fishes thrashed about in the net.






25. Man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal)






26. The smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance






27. Discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with






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






29. Drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees






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






31. Heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); V: pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning






32. Command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done






33. Decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister - priest - or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination






34. Explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition






35. Effusively sentimental






36. Stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism






37. Come between; interfere; Ex. intervened to prevent a fight; N. intervention






38. Wandering; N. nomad: tribe who migrates from place to place






39. Mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior






40. Use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder






41. Excessive or uncontrollable excitement; N. hysteric: person suffering from hysteria; CF. hysterics: attack of hysteria






42. Descendants; future generations; Ex. go down to posterity; CF. posterior - anterior






43. Saying farewell; expression of leave-taking






44. Explore with a probe or tools; investigate; N: slender instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity; device designed to investigate an unknown region; thorough investigation; Ex. space probe






45. Army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers






46. One who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians






47. Imagined; unreal






48. Sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone






49. Make shiny by rubbing; polish






50. Put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in