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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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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. Missile; fired or thrown object (such as stone or bullet)






2. Lacking in flavor; lacking interest; dull; Ex. insipid food/character






3. Bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry






4. Able to take on many forms; versatile; CF. Proteus: sea god to change his shape at will






5. Make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg)






6. Astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded - dumfounded - dumbstruck






7. Irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric






8. Soft wet land; V: hinder or be hindered; Ex. bogged down in the mud






9. Meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore






10. Beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle






11. Unintelligible; muddled; unable to express one's thoughts in an orderly manner; illogical; lacking cohesion; not coherent






12. Falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth






13. Very small






14. Grant condescendingly; guarantee; Ex. vouchsafe your fair return on your investment






15. Path of the sun and the planets






16. Exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy






17. Compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary






18. Prose or verse composition to be performed by actors; play; exciting and unusual situation






19. Lying below; fundamental






20. Imagined; unreal






21. Genuine; real






22. Make invalid; make null; invalidate






23. Repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream






24. Insane; Ex. lunatic asylum






25. Tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to






26. Enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition); liveliness; vigor






27. Gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death






28. Absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous






29. Trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk






30. Touchy; peevish; ill-tempered






31. Solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly






32. Word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read






33. Worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses






34. Medical condition in which the skin - the white part of the eyes - etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice; affect with prejudice - envy - or hostility; bias






35. Give or take milk at the breast or udder






36. Interdependent relationship (between groups - species) often mutually beneficial; ADJ. symbiotic; CF. together + life






37. Showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display






38. Relating to space






39. Very cautious; watchful






40. Vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device






41. Expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced






42. Frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail






43. One who is habitually cruel to weaker people; V.






44. Existing at birth






45. Christian religious ceremony; CF. Mass: ceremony of the Eucharist






46. Boisterous merrymaking; V. revel: engage boisterous festivities; enjoy greatly; N: boisterous festivity or celebration






47. So high as to prohibit purchase or use; tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; prohibiting; inclined to prevent or forbid; Ex. prohibitive tax






48. Practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with practical worth or impact of something; Ex. pragmatic test of the skill






49. Pertaining to money






50. Conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude