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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. Belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet'e; ADJ. credulous






2. Ceremony conferring holy orders; ceremony of ordaining a priest






3. Person receiving protection and support from a patron

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4. Pen name; fictitious name assumed by an author; ADJ. pseudonymous






5. Unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal






6. Place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited






7. Twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist






8. Remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp






9. Moving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse






10. Something - such as a monument or holiday - intended to honor the memory of a person or event; ADJ: commemorative






11. Able to pay all depths; N. solvency






12. Cause to stop for a period; interrupt; hold in abeyance; defer; hang from above; exclude for a period from a position; Ex. suspended state; Ex. suspend judgment; Ex. suspended from the team; N. suspension






13. Breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V.






14. Pleasantly tart-tasting; spicy; pleasantly stimulating; Ex. piquant situation when my old enemy asked for my help






15. Talkative boaster; braggart






16. Connoisseur of food and drink; epicure






17. Trace; remains; Ex. vestiges of some ancient religion






18. Solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly






19. Lacking in spirit






20. Copy






21. Feverish






22. Small boat






23. Doctor who treats ailments of the feet; chiropodist; N. podiatrics






24. Purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art






25. Attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle






26. Renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation






27. Illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.






28. Religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic






29. Fear of being locked in






30. Selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism






31. Attach






32. Spot; blot; CF. blot+botch






33. Admit fresh air into to replace stale air






34. Quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)






35. Uncorrectable






36. Work against; Ex. militate against the chances of promotion; CF. serve as a soldier






37. Portray






38. Hit or knock against with force; N.






39. Unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy






40. Waster; profligate






41. Truthfulness; adherence to the truth






42. Confuse; puzzle






43. Shallow body of water or lake near a sea; lake separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs






44. Student at a military school






45. Silently showing ill humor or resentment; dark; gloomy






46. Arranged by degrees (of height - difficulty - etc.)






47. Extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience






48. Feasible






49. Charge in court; indict






50. Trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded