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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part






2. State of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty






3. Make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase); N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented






4. Fair; impartial; OP. inequitable






5. Distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess






6. Meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate; refer to directly; mean; CF. connotation






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






8. Untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; N. knavery






9. Cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing






10. Attacking cherished traditions; N. iconoclast: one who attacks traditional ideas; one who destroys sacred images






11. One who has equal standing with another; nobleman; V: look intently; N. peerage; CF. peeress






12. Produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical; showing foresight; N: one having foresight; one given to speculative impractical ideas






13. Holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent






14. Felt in one's inner organs; N. viscera: internal body organs; CF. eviscerate






15. Put forth for consideration or analysis; set forth; Ex. propound a problem/theory






16. Ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions before they occur; ADJ. prescient






17. Take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently; Ex. waves lapping the shore; N: front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person






18. Daily; commonplace; customary; Ex. quotidian routine






19. Crystal clear






20. Properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance






21. Twist out of shape; N.






22. Immature; not having the feathers necessary to fly; CF. fledgling






23. Distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference






24. Peak; highest point; acme; Ex. pinnacle of fame






25. Casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight






26. Weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)






27. In good condition; showing good judgment or good sense; thorough; complete; Ex. sound mind/investment/training






28. Flat mass of floating ice






29. (of words or statements) ambiguous; intentionally misleading; (of behavior) questionable; OP. unequivocal






30. Harmful; damaging; N. detriment






31. Depravity; baseness; Ex. moral turpitude






32. Something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true); statement that looks false but is actually correct






33. Brave and successful act; deed or action - particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean






34. Mental disorder; ADJ. N. psychotic






35. Difficult condition; condition or state (esp. a bad state or condition); predicament






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






37. Make secure against damage or loss; compensate for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured






38. Plant or scatter seed






39. Turn aside; turn away from a straight course






40. Very poor person






41. Female sheep






42. Something new; newness; ADJ. novel: new; original






43. Religion practiced chiefly in Haiti






44. Pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; narrow; unsophisticated






45. Upstart; newly rich person






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






47. Revoke; annul






48. Dig into (to get stone); N: mine






49. Tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream






50. Please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire