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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. Surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite






2. Complete happiness; ADJ. blissful






3. Provide written evidence (for a claim); record with documents; N.






4. Of or suffering rabies; like a fanatic; extremely zealous; furious; CF. rabies: hydrophobia






5. Search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); Ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town.






6. Menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question






7. Agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly






8. Good-fellowship; CF. comrade






9. Double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous






10. Harmony; accord






11. Of a particular season; Ex. seasonal rise in employment






12. Cowardly; lacking courage; fainthearted






13. Ordinary; dull; unimaginative(lacking in imagination); going on foot; Ex. pedestrian prose; N.






14. Remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)






15. Agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis






16. One who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician






17. Mutually destructive






18. Shake uncontrollably; tremble; V.






19. Remainder; balance






20. Intensely cold; cold in manner; Ex. frigid zone






21. Parody






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






23. Suggestive; implying; serving to indicate






24. Goodness; moral excellence; good quality; advantage; Ex. by virtue of; Ex. make a virtue of necessity






25. Blessing; benefit; something very helpful






26. Tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass - etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful






27. Binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise






28. Become successful (esp. financially); thrive; grow well; Ex. children prospering under his care






29. Grand suggesting great expense; lavish; rich; Ex. sumptuous feast






30. Support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle - movement - person - etc.)






31. Lead-colored; black and blue (as from a bruise); ashen; enraged; extremely angry






32. Hermit; loner; ADJ. reclusive






33. Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage






34. Roof of the mouth; sense of the taste






35. Flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved






36. Undertaker; CF. death






37. Hairstyle






38. Conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air






39. Groom oneself with care; adorn oneself






40. Speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner; Ex. rhapsodize over the beauty of the scenery






41. Talent






42. Prolong; lengthen in time; draw out






43. Choosing at random; confused; not based on careful distinctions






44. Unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.






45. Having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat - autocracy






46. Face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features






47. Squander; waste foolishly; scatter






48. Artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road






49. Hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind






50. Collect (gradually - in a very large amount)