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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. Bow (to show respect and obedience)






2. Strong foul odor; reek; stink






3. (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous; (of a feeling) hostile; bitter; N. virulence; CF. virus; CF. venom






4. Remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles






5. Devoutness; reverence for God; ADJ. pious






6. Give up temporarily; yield; N. waiver: waiving a right or claim; document that waives a right or claim






7. Artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics






8. Unwholesome; not healthful; Ex. insalubrious place






9. Cowardly; lacking courage; fainthearted






10. Something preceding in time which may be used as an authority or guide for future action; V. precede; CF. unprecedented






11. Make unnecessary; get rid of; Ex. obviate the need






12. Created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute; Ex. statutory age limit






13. Have a tendency; take care of; minister; serve at; apply one's attention; attend






14. Group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests






15. Shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement






16. Menacing; threatening






17. Narrow space between things






18. Disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life






19. (of the skin) yellowish and unhealthy-looking; sickly in color; Ex. sallow complexion due to jaundice






20. Separate; cut off (a part) from a whole; break up (a relationship); N. severance; CF. severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position






21. Growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete






22. Ill will; hatred; hostility






23. Object used in making a determination at random; fate; piece of land






24. Uppermost edge of a cup; projecting rim (as on a hat); Ex. The glass was full to the brim; V: be full to the brim






25. Person who collects coins; N. numismatics: study or collection of money - coins - and medals






26. Public square of an ancient Roman city; public place for open discussion; court of law






27. Lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren






28. State of depression or melancholy; style of slow - mournful music (evolved from southern Black American songs)






29. One who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief






30. Angle of a slope; V: slant from the perpendicular






31. Noticeable; targeted for vengeance or attack; Ex. marked improvement/man






32. Delicate skill; V: handle with finesse






33. Make discontented






34. Secondary or minor occupation






35. Not able to be erased






36. Violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive






37. Improperness; unsuitableness






38. Red or white cell in the blood






39. Cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener






40. Inharmonious; N. incompatibility






41. Daily domestic task (such as cleaning - cooking - and shopping); unpleasant task






42. Deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile






43. Dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy book






44. Ill-humored; irritable






45. Step heavily with the feet; crush under the feet






46. Sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time






47. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions






48. Make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg)






49. Highly ornate






50. Detest; hate