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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pompous walk; V: walk in a self-important manner






2. Brief and to the point; using few words; terse






3. Father; become the father of; produce; give rise to






4. Effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints; Ex. articulate speech; V: express thoughts and feeling clearly; pronounce clearly; unite by joints






5. Unlikely (to be true); unbelievable; Ex. implausible alibi






6. Gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic; CF. melancholia






7. Dig; search deeply; investigate






8. Turn to for help; Ex. resort to violence; N.






9. Reveal; N. disclosure






10. Person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism






11. Slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people






12. Tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living area; crowded conditions in which people live






13. Medieval chemistry






14. Fret; complain; be annoyed; Ex. repine over the undone work






15. Lawyer in the lower court of law






16. Plead; ask earnestly






17. Repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate






18. Capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood






19. Mixture






20. Pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms; N. physiology






21. Not able to be erased






22. Squeeze between the thumb and a finger - or other edges; Ex. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. N: amount that can be held between the thumb and a finger






23. Pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty






24. Full-bosomed; plump; jolly






25. Medical condition in which the skin - the white part of the eyes - etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice; affect with prejudice - envy - or hostility; bias






26. Infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous






27. Extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco: Athenian politician






28. Enthusiastic follower; enthusiast; Ex. devotee of Bach






29. Stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use






30. Provide with some quality; endow






31. Superfluous; more than needed or demanded






32. Powerful movement of or like a wave; V.






33. Conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length






34. Causing insensitivity to pain; N.






35. Blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze - gust - gale






36. Become popular with; bring (oneself) in favor of another; Ex. ingratiate himself with the boss






37. (of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed; muddy; thick






38. Small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests






39. Settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish






40. Door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down






41. Substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia






42. Slandering; aspersion; detracting; CF. detractor






43. Not wise; not expedient; not politic






44. State of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on






45. Casual; hastily done with little attention to detail






46. System of ideas characteristic of a group or culture






47. Scatter; drive away; cause to vanish






48. Loyalty; accuracy






49. Money or goods given to the poor






50. Disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty