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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • 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. Laugh quietly






3. Trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk






4. Act of turning aside; pastime; V. divert: turn aside from a course; distract; amuse






5. Text of an opera or oratorio; CF. book






6. Flexible; supple; CF. limber






7. Speech or writing with no meaning; foolish behavior or language; Ex. make (a) nonsense of: spoil; cause to fail






8. One who supplicates; ADJ.






9. Underlying character of a culture - group - etc.; character or ideas peculiar to a specific person - group - or culture; Ex. the company ethos






10. Act as judge (at the request of both sides)






11. Lustful






12. Make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of






13. Home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one's domicile; Ex. He is domiciled in Britain.






14. Resorting to help when in trouble; Ex. without recourse to






15. Varied; greatly diversified; Ex. multifarious activities






16. Pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude; uncouth; (of furniture) rough with the bark left on; N. rural person; rustic person






17. Logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective; Ex. valid reasoning/passport






18. Unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest in; mediocre; neither good nor bad






19. Mental disorder; ADJ. N. psychotic






20. Charming; attractive






21. Outrun; surpass; outdo






22. Animal - plant - or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this; Ex. totem pole






23. Soil; defile; make dirty






24. Calmness of temperament; composure






25. Fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops






26. Fastidious; finicky; easily upset






27. Harmful






28. Limit; confine; draw a line around






29. Opinionated; holding stubbornly to one's opinion; arbitrary; doctrinal






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






31. Destroy completely; wipe out; Ex. obliterate the village






32. Mutually destructive






33. Mix in a confused way






34. Practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler;; ADJ. teetotal; CF. T + total






35. Outer boundary; length of the outer boundary; circumference






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






37. One-sided; involving or affecting only one side; Ex. unilateral declaration






38. Able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; Ex. elastic plans; N: elastic material






39. Group sharing a common cause or opinion






40. Command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom






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






42. Deliberately planned; likely






43. Wasting away; V: weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use)






44. Unruly; rebellious; Ex. mutinous teenagers; N. mutiny: open rebellion; CF. mutineer






45. Gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon






46. Noisy party with a lot of drinking






47. Relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments






48. Inborn






49. Repeat aloud (something learned); describe; Ex. recite his complaints; N. recitation






50. (of a place) be filled with sound; (of a sound) sound loudly; sound back; echo; Ex. hall resounded with laughter