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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Satisfy (thirst); quench; sate






2. Serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; V: make or become sober






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






4. Cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.






5. Link as in a chain






6. Hairs on back and neck - especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise






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






8. Related to marriage or the wedding ceremony; N. nuptials: wedding ceremony






9. Seeker after position or status






10. Boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy






11. Swimming






12. Rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position






13. Time of greatest success or power; prime






14. Daydream; abstracted musing






15. Attractive (in personality or appearance)






16. One who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief






17. Crookedly; slanted; at an angle






18. Absentminded; distracted






19. Yielding to another; ceding






20. Speak violently or excitedly; rave; talk excitedly showing anger; scold; make a grandiloquent speech; Ex. The priest ranted about the devil.






21. Control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in; overlook from a height






22. Bear fruit; produce fruit






23. Complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism






24. Provide with some quality; endow






25. Sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time






26. Mercury






27. Causing cancer; N. carcinogen






28. Equip; N. accoutrement






29. Put to rout; stampede; drive out; N: complete defeat and disorderly retreat






30. Time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve






31. Accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave (an interest or habit); Ex. wean oneself from cigarettes






32. Talk at length; speak or write in detail






33. Comparison of one thing with another - using the word like or as






34. Fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into tantrums.






35. Taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V.






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






37. Able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market






38. Growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing in profusion; unrestrained; Ex. rampant lawlessness/weed






39. Cutting ironic remark; scornful remarks; stinging rebuke; ADJ. sarcastic






40. Gigantic; N. titan






41. Without feeling; lacking sense; foolish






42. Convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies






43. Walk through a substance - such as water - that impedes movement






44. Ornate; highly decorated; N. CF. 18th century






45. Outrun; surpass; outdo






46. Having the odor of stale or decomposing fat; rank






47. Prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw






48. Avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions)






49. Attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster






50. Denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area