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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. Unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling); Ex. speechless with anger






2. Unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective






3. Lacking in spirit or energy; languid






4. Ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber






5. Exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola






6. Fill up again






7. Give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay






8. Examine closely and critically; N. scrutiny






9. Empty; lacking






10. Send out of the country; behave; N. deportation - deportment






11. Minor fight; minor battle in war; V.






12. Secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt






13. Act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer)






14. Violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things






15. Straightforward; direct; frank






16. Stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior






17. In a coma; extremely sleepy






18. Stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing; V: sew together a wound






19. Comparable; similar






20. Absence of governing body; state of disorder






21. Subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing






22. Insignificant; unimportant






23. Filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation






24. Smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent






25. Bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery; CF. gall bladder






26. Having no equal; incomparable






27. Resulting from compulsion






28. Unjustified; having no justification; groundless; baseless; undeserved






29. Defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail






30. Cause; urge; provoke; provide a cue (for an actor); ADJ: done without delay; done at the right time; punctual; on time; N: reminder or cue






31. Holding fast (as to a belief); persistent






32. Sticky; viscous; gluey






33. Causing insensitivity to pain; N.






34. Churlish - miserly individual; bad-tempered old person






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






36. Petty or trivial details; CF. minutia






37. Strong longing to travel






38. Facial distortion to show feeling such as pain - disgust - etc; V.






39. Voracious; ravenous; taking everything one can; excessively grasping; plundering; subsisting on live prey; Ex. rapacious birds






40. Settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)






41. Illusive; deceptive; not real






42. Period of time






43. Sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious






44. Denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning; V. disavow; CF. disclaim






45. Fear of being locked in






46. Unrepressed; free in behavior and feelings






47. Utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement






48. List (of names)






49. Gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor






50. Small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V.