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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. Letter; written statement; CF. sent






2. Work against; Ex. militate against the chances of promotion; CF. serve as a soldier






3. Pass into or through; penetrate or enter (an organization) sneakily; Ex. infiltrate the troops into enemy territory; CF. infiltrator






4. Record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities; section of a trunk; V.






5. Seine net; net for catching fish






6. (of someone) unfriendly; hostile; (of something) harmful; detrimental; CF. enemy






7. Person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate






8. Lose animation or strength






9. Capable of maintaining life; feasible; practical or workable; Ex. viable scheme






10. Give an inclination toward (in advance); make susceptible to; Ex. predispose people to certain cancer; N. predisposition






11. Reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically






12. Small (often rural) community whose members share work and income; V: exchange thoughts or feelings; Ex. commune with nature






13. Not spacious; inconvenient






14. Disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin






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






16. Violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream






17. Lowest point; point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith






18. Boldness; nerve; rashness; Ex. temerity to ask for a pay increase after only three day's work






19. Condition or period of flowering






20. Support (a claim) with evidence; establish with evidence; verify






21. Informal discussion; conversation






22. Dress with vulgar finery






23. Behead






24. Esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener






25. Uneasy feelings; misgivings; uneasy fears especially about matters of conscience; Ex. I have no qualms about giving this assignment to Helen.






26. Reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack); CF. repulse $neq$ cause repulsion






27. Disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave






28. Give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied; Ex. spare time






29. Bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste - manner - or tone)






30. Root up; uproot; destroy completely






31. Dismay; shock deeply






32. Make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace






33. Group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard






34. Great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight)






35. Boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable






36. Gather; store up; amass






37. N: split






38. Roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest; Ex. devious route






39. Explain






40. Periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)






41. Persuade by flattery






42. Related to thinking about something constantly; of an obsession; preoccupying; N. obsession: compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea; compulsive idea; V. obsess: preoccupy the mind of excessively






43. Balance; balancing force; equilibrium






44. Successful; rich; affluent; well-to-do; well-off






45. Weird; causing fear because strange






46. Fill up again






47. Long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record






48. Mix in a confused way






49. Act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification; Ex. previous incarnation/reincarnation






50. One opposed to force; antimilitarist; ADJ. N. pacifism: opposition to war as a means of resolving disputes