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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to say my






2. Rebellious; N.






3. Renounce upon oath






4. Protective; pertaining to a guardianship; Ex. tutelary deities






5. In confusion; disorderly; Ex. dash pell-mell






6. Move in search of plunder; Ex. marauding army






7. Chance; luck






8. Rebel; nonconformist (in a group)






9. Emit (an unpleasant odor or smoke); give off an unpleasant odor; give out smoke; Ex. reeking chimney; N: unpleasant odor; stench






10. Unfortunate accident






11. Expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner






12. Easily deceived






13. Narrow valley with steep sides; gorge; CF. gully - canyon






14. Charlatan; boastful pretender






15. Collarbone






16. Write; compose






17. Group of three related works (connected by a shared subject but each complete in itself)






18. Too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story






19. Quarrel






20. V-shaped cut in a surface; V.






21. Pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality






22. Long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline






23. Farewell or departure






24. Disobedient; lawless; difficult to control






25. Indisputable; impossible to dispute; not open to question; unquestionable






26. Prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances; freedom of action or judgment; ADJ. discreet; CF. discretionary






27. Impressionable; easily influenced; sensitive; having little resistance as to a disease; likely to suffer; receptive to; capable of accepting; Ex. susceptible to persuasion/colds; Ex. The agreement is not susceptible of alteration; N. susceptibility






28. Indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable






29. Confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion






30. Speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence






31. Steadily loyal; unswerving; steady






32. Hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer






33. Strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly






34. Swirling current of water - air - etc.; V.






35. Tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously






36. Plan of a trip; record of a trip






37. Impervious; not permitting passage through its substance; impossible to permeate






38. Put on; OP. doff






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






40. Suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house)






41. Wall painting






42. (of a person or writing) digressing; rambling (without any clear plan)






43. Send (something) spinning - often into the air - by striking with a light quick blow; turn over; Ex. flip over






44. Condescend; stoop






45. Smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity - fatuousness






46. Soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body






47. Wrong or improper name; incorrect designation






48. Like a meteor; swift; momentarily brilliant; Ex. meteoric rise to fame; N. meteor






49. Strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess; N. divestiture(divestment)






50. Lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture