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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Lowest point; point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith






2. Surviving remnant (from an extinct culture); memento; keepsake; relics: corpse; Ex. ancient relics; Ex. relics of his travel; Ex. His relics are buried at X.






3. Come or bring together; call up or summon (forces - vital powers - etc.); revive or recuperate (after illness or difficulty); N: act of rallying; mass gathering






4. Urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation






5. Move furtively and secretly; Ex. He skulked through the less fashionable sections of the city.






6. Bar; forbid; exclude; Ex. debarred from jury services






7. Temporary expedient or substitute (in the case of urgent need); Ex. makeshift shelter






8. Similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things






9. Act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive






10. Not wise; not expedient; not politic






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






12. Praise; enthusiastic approval; round(succession or series) of applause; ADJ. plauditory; CF. applaud






13. Man who is not a cleric; man who is nonprofessional






14. State of depression or melancholy; style of slow - mournful music (evolved from southern Black American songs)






15. Model of perfection; Ex. paragon of virtue






16. Joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter






17. Play or frolic boisterously; gambol; N.






18. Decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts






19. Stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement






20. Burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless






21. Unpleasant high sharp sound; shriek; V.






22. Carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat






23. Pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality






24. Going from one state of action to another






25. Confuse thoroughly






26. Debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from a ship; CF. embark






27. Stir up; disturb






28. Act as judge (at the request of both sides)






29. Beginning; in an early stage






30. Blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval






31. Monkeylike; N: ape or monkey






32. Person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery






33. Destroy






34. Overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply






35. That which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else






36. Ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment






37. Empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity






38. Case for arrows






39. Shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film






40. Recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the past






41. Reduce; exhaust






42. Proverb; truth pithily stated






43. (of a skin or complexion) dark; dusky; Ex. swarthy Italian ?






44. Strong emotion; rapture; Ex. in a transport/transports of; V: move to strong emotion; enrapture






45. In a coma; extremely sleepy






46. Shield; protection; defense






47. Mania for doing grandiose things; mental disorder characterized by delusions of wealth - power - or importance






48. Fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce






49. Diminish; bring to a weaker or more difficult condition; demote; lower in rank; separate into components by analysis; Ex. reduced to the ranks; Ex. reduce the house to rubble; N. reduction






50. Sentry; lookout