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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Of a pivot; central; critical; crucial






2. Practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler;; ADJ. teetotal; CF. T + total






3. Cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered






4. Providing a general overview; summary; N. synopsis






5. Strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set






6. Outward sign; Ex. a token of our gratitude






7. Brave and successful act; deed or action - particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean






8. Name (of a book - film - etc.); mark of rank; formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General); right or claim to possession; championship; Ex. title as head of the family; Ex. title to the estate






9. Large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice






10. Legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor






11. Make young again






12. Systematic plan; plot; clever dishonest plan; orderly arrangement of elements; Ex. health insurance scheme; Ex. a scheme to escape taxes; Ex. a color scheme; Ex. a story with no scheme; V: contrive a scheme






13. Provide written evidence (for a claim); record with documents; N.






14. Exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race






15. Deep; not superficial; complete; Ex. profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness; N. profundity






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






17. After death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death); coming or occurring after one's death; Ex. posthumous fame/novel






18. Condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story






19. Unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical; Ex. arbitrary ruler






20. Roundabout






21. Rebellion; uprising






22. Atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime






23. Spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing






24. Foremost in importance; supreme; CF. para-: beyond; above; Ex. paranormal






25. Ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future






26. Pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N.






27. Book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize






28. Philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology






29. (of a person) having reason; (of ideas) based on reason; logical






30. Nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong






31. Burn (a wound or snakebite - etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection






32. Crookedly; slanted; at an angle






33. Having many languages; fluent in several languages






34. Hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clich'ed






35. Acting without dialogue; V.






36. Notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad; Ex. infamous behavior; N: infamy: infamous act; evil fame or reputation






37. Person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware






38. Outstanding; superior






39. Marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny






40. Cliff; dangerous position; Ex. on the edge of the precipice






41. Criticize harshly






42. Unnoticeable; impossible to perceive; undetectable






43. Testify; bear witness






44. Gigantic; enormous






45. Board on which painter mixes pigments(coloring matters)






46. Insult to one's dignity; snub; V: treat as if of small importance; insult; snub; ADJ. small in size; of small importance






47. Equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; CF. married woman's property exclusive of her dowry






48. (of voice) harsh and unpleasant; (of people) disorderly and boisterous; Ex. raucous shouts






49. Gloomy; depressed






50. Intentionally hidden; beyond what is evident; situated beyond; unstated and often questionable; Ex. ulterior motive