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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin; V.






2. Highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d''etat; CF. coup de gr^ace: deathblow or shot which kills






3. Throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble; Ex. Her heart began to palpitate.






4. Contrast; one that by contrast enhances the distinctive characteristics of another






5. Of or like an uncle






6. Storehouse






7. Drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees






8. Honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to






9. Warlike






10. Dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate; Ex. abide by the rules; Ex. I can't abide rude people.






11. Block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter






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






13. Increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one's remarks with a graph






14. Power of endurance; strength; staying power






15. Drifting wreckage






16. Express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.






17. Glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat






18. Powerlessness; feebleness






19. Direct vote by all the people






20. Suitable to debate or courts of law; of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals; Ex. forensic science/medicine






21. Discomposed; confused






22. Totally clear; definite; outspoken






23. Black form of carbon used in lead pencils






24. Ability to identify with another's feelings - ideas - etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy






25. Pause; temporary cessation; alcove; secret inner place; Ex. parliament in recess; V. CF. recessive






26. Small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V.






27. Face; appearance






28. Strongly opposed to social or political change; opposing progress; politically ultraconservative; N. OP. radical






29. Capable of being repaired






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






31. Edge (at the top of a cliff); Ex. on the brink of the Grand Canyon






32. Support or base as for a pillar or statue






33. Dummy; likeness of a person made of wood - paper - or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President






34. Fully filled; filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied; Ex. report replete with errors






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






36. Defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor






37. Dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching; Ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal






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






39. Neat and trim in appearance; smart; Ex. Be spruce for your job interview; V.






40. Shake uncontrollably; tremble; V.






41. Long - eventful - adventurous journey






42. Have a tendency; take care of; minister; serve at; apply one's attention; attend






43. One of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided






44. Theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational






45. Very bad; detestable






46. Give or take milk at the breast or udder






47. (of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional






48. Cruel; (of a disease) deadly






49. Nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette






50. Oval building with tiers of seats; CF. arena