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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic; CF. melancholia






2. Nimbleness; ability to move quickly






3. Attack or defense of an opinion; controversy or refutation; argument in support of point of view; N. polemics: art of debate or controversy






4. Isolate; segregate; seclude; retire from public life






5. Discomposed; confused






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






7. Equal in extent; of the same size






8. Make amends for; pay for; Ex. atone for






9. Thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system






10. Lash; whip (formerly used for punishment); source of severe punishment; V: whip; afflict






11. Meanly stingy; parsimonious; N. niggard: stingy person






12. Soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ.






13. (of someone) having insight; penetrating; astute






14. Full of flowers; full of ornate expressions






15. Box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive






16. Imitate or mimic (a person's behavior or manner)






17. Ornamental clasp; pin






18. Set limits in amount or number; be thrifty; ADJ. stinting - unstinting; CF. stint:savings






19. Burn to ashes






20. Substance that prevents infection in a wound; ADJ.






21. Talk idly; babble; N. CF. prate






22. Send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor - consignee






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






24. Paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls; V.






25. Highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder






26. Half-human - half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat) - portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning; lecher; CF. faun; CF. goat: lecherous man






27. Calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics






28. Rude - insensitive person






29. Favoring success; giving signs of future success; Cf. auspices






30. Praise very highly; glorify






31. Change of form; Ex. metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly; V. metamorphose: change by metamorphosis






32. Causing insensitivity to pain; N.






33. Bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste - manner - or tone)






34. Aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious (rather than simply expressing opinions)






35. Expert at; very skilled






36. Nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong






37. Sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent






38. Retaliation






39. Patiently submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job; ADJ. resigned: acquiescent






40. Marriageable; of marriageable age; CF. connubial






41. One who hates mankind; misanthropist






42. Pedestal; raised platform






43. Deviation from the normal; mental disorder






44. Form of literature in which irony - sarcasm - and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly






45. Vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people






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






47. Erase; strike out






48. Hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera






49. 14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern






50. Evidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court.