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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit






2. Stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived






3. Marked by indecision; inconclusive; Ex. indecisive battle






4. Willing to obey orders; yielding; timid






5. Attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster






6. Last demand; last warning; last statement of conditions that must be met; Ex. They have ignored our ultimatum.






7. Not genuine; N: one that is not genuine; impostor; sham; V: counterfeit; Ex. fake the results of the experiment/the signature






8. Juicy; full of juice or sap; full of richness; N: succulent plant such as a cactus






9. Strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end






10. Foremost in importance; supreme; CF. para-: beyond; above; Ex. paranormal






11. Not essential; minor; N: something incidental






12. (of the skin) yellowish and unhealthy-looking; sickly in color; Ex. sallow complexion due to jaundice






13. Daily domestic task (such as cleaning - cooking - and shopping); unpleasant task






14. Student of the history and science of humankind






15. Looking within oneself; N. introspection: self-examination






16. Be a sign of; foreshadow






17. Insane






18. Exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate






19. Make void






20. Dark; not transparent; N. opacity






21. Brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious






22. Stratagem(deceptive scheme); pretense; evasion; Ex. resort to a harmless subterfuge






23. Suffering from a disease; destroyed






24. Direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech






25. Violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person)






26. Correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement






27. Person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime






28. Dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.






29. Calmness; peace






30. (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds






31. Having a sharp or acid taste; acid; tart; bad-tempered; V.






32. Systematic plan; plot; clever dishonest plan; orderly arrangement of elements; Ex. health insurance scheme; Ex. a scheme to escape taxes; Ex. a color scheme; Ex. a story with no scheme; V: contrive a scheme






33. Lose a small piece from the surface or edge; N: small piece broken off something; CF. French fry; Potato chip/crisp






34. Command; order; forbid






35. Deep dish for serving soup






36. Fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral






37. Suggestive of something (in the past); of reminiscence






38. Dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor






39. Quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily






40. Items of business at a meeting






41. Damp; N. humidity






42. The act of anointing with oil; Ex. extreme unction






43. Property inherited from a father






44. Pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles; N: wallet






45. Trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; Ex. The press branded him a liar.






46. Superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)






47. Refutation; response with contrary evidence; V. rebut: refute; disprove






48. Doctrine; dogma






49. Bend forward and down; lower or debase oneself; fall to a lower standard of behavior by doing something; condescend; Ex. stoop to lying






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