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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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1. Having a common center






2. Tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings; Ex. pathos that runs through the novel






3. Reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules






4. Poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows






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






6. Prescribed course of diet or exercise; prescribed diet and habits; Ex. daily regimen of a dancer






7. Man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal)






8. Make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused






9. Unwillingness






10. Enhance the flavor of by adding a spice - etc.; inure; harden; N. seasoning: something used in seasoning






11. Face; appearance






12. Lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious






13. Trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.






14. Force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling - reduce fever - etc.






15. Soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue; bring peace to






16. Calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days






17. Rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm






18. Small waterfall






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






20. Deceive; delude






21. Bee-keeping






22. Ill will; hatred; hostility






23. Deficient in intelligence; very stupid






24. Watch over and direct; supervise; N. oversight: unintentional failure to notice or do something; supervision






25. Run away secretly with the intention of getting married






26. Traditional; (of someone) conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine






27. Pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial






28. Swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence






29. Dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes






30. Ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory






31. Whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause






32. Happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest; Ex. casual reader/labor/remark






33. Risk; expose to risk; dare; undertake a risk; N.






34. Give up; do without






35. With a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distruct); Ex. look askance at






36. Agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger






37. (of a liquid) thick and sticky; gluey; viscid; CF. consistency






38. Spoken or written in secret; trusted with private matters; Ex. confidential secretary






39. Resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism






40. Pertaining to spring






41. Twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest






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






43. Implied comparison; CF. simile






44. False; counterfeit; forged; illogical; Ex. spurious arguments






45. Transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand






46. Rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality






47. Saturate(soak thoroughly); fill; Ex. imbue someone with feelings






48. Too certain to be disputed; beyond doubt






49. Singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; (the saying of) words used in magic; CF. enchant






50. Eager for knowledge; unduly curious