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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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1. Beginner






2. Pompous; using inflated language






3. Protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate






4. Firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence; Ex. In spite of all his assurances - he did not come back; Ex. assurance of his loyalty; Ex. The teacher lacked assurance






5. Fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land






6. Deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease - poison - or a severe blow






7. Abundance; wealth






8. Legal claim or right on a property






9. Relating to stars; Ex. sidereal day






10. Teacher; CF. child leader






11. Transform; change; convert to something different






12. Created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute; Ex. statutory age limit






13. Poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows






14. Bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal






15. Red or white cell in the blood






16. Give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge






17. Lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; increase






18. Of sound or its speed in air; CF. subsonic - supersonic






19. Done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden






20. Reduce; exhaust






21. Government ruled by old people






22. Poor; destitute






23. Easily deceived






24. Expressing sorrow; mournful; Ex. plaintive song






25. Discord






26. Fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood: state of mind or emotion






27. Support; act superior toward; treat in a condescending manner; be a customer of; N. patron: one that supports; regular customer; N. patronage; CF. boycott






28. Irreverent






29. Devoutness; reverence for God; ADJ. pious






30. Intricate; difficult; tangled; CF. knot






31. Formless; lacking shape or definition






32. Insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence






33. Loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity






34. Authority on a subject; expert; learned person






35. Opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light






36. Give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied; Ex. spare time






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






38. Threat; V: threaten






39. Quick clever reply






40. Weaken; castrate






41. Tear out; cut out (as if with a gouge); Ex. gouge his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in wood






42. Disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life






43. One who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist; CF. nihilism: belief that nothing has meaning or value; belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions






44. Slanderous remark; Ex. cast aspersions on






45. Formal agreement






46. Iron block used in hammering out metals






47. Speechless; producing indistinct speech; not articulate; not expressing oneself clearly






48. Liable to err






49. Adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details)






50. Compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary