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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Crude cabin






2. Critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval






3. Great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous






4. Pertaining to ships or navigation






5. State of being parallel; similarity; analogy






6. Producing many young - fruits - or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize






7. Smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity - fatuousness






8. Urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually






9. Piebald; variegated(many-colored); multicolored






10. Difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious






11. Wasteful; reckless with money; profuse; Ex. a mind prodigal of ideas; N. prodigality






12. Emancipate; free from slavery or bondage






13. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism






14. Bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together






15. Intellectuals; members of the educated elite (often used derogatorily)






16. Basic; primary; essential






17. Very small quantity






18. Held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune






19. Core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance






20. Metal pin used for fastening metal plates together; V: fasten with a rivet; engross






21. That cannot be impeached; beyond doubt or question; blameless and exemplary






22. Trivial; unimportant






23. (of air) thin in density; rarefied; Ex. rare air of the mountains






24. Satisfy (thirst); quench; sate






25. Cowardly; lacking courage; fainthearted






26. Degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement






27. Calmness of temperament; composure






28. Drug that relieves pain or trouble; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement






29. Blood feud (esp. between two families); CF. Nina Williams






30. Delaying; tending to delay






31. Number of points; written form of a musical composition; reason; group of 20; notch or incision; Ex. full/vocal score; Ex. Don't worry on that score; V: mark with lines or notches; Ex. score the paper to make it easy to fold






32. (of words or statements) ambiguous; intentionally misleading; (of behavior) questionable; OP. unequivocal






33. Self-evident truth






34. Sink to a lower level; settle down; sink to the bottom (as a sediment); descend; grow quiet; become less; moderate; abate






35. Program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of things to be done; agenda; label fixed to a package listing contents or directions; V: describe in a docket






36. Hard coating or crust; V. incrust: encrust; cover with a crust






37. Characterizing or affecting all; general; present everywhere; of the universe; cosmic; Ex. universal agreement; Ex. a subject of universal interest






38. Deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly






39. Object made by human beings - either hand-made or mass-produced






40. Cure-all; panacea; something invigorating






41. One-sided; involving or affecting only one side; Ex. unilateral declaration






42. Damp; unpleasantly wet






43. Floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter; CF. strip: long narrow piece






44. Certainty






45. Paint or draw with dots or short strokes






46. Swimming






47. Forerunners; foremost position of an army; advance forces; foremost position in a trend or movement; CF. rearguard






48. Designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison






49. Beginner; novice






50. Casual; hastily done with little attention to detail