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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Disentangle; solve






2. Make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib






3. Counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar






4. Quality of being true; lasting truth or principle; Ex. the verity of his testimony; Ex. one of the eternal verities






5. (of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition






6. Forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)






7. Diplomatic etiquette; ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats; first copy of a treaty before its ratification; Ex. Protocol demands that the queen meet him at the airport.






8. Trickery; deception






9. Make invalid; make null; invalidate






10. Blessing






11. Nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling






12. Inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved; Ex. He was reticent about the reasons; N. reticence






13. Mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life






14. Courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry






15. Condemn; criticize severely; condemn to everlasting punishment; doom; bring to ruin; N. damnation






16. Highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder






17. Providing nourishment






18. Piece of sculpture showing a person's head - shoulders - and upper chest; V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster






19. Convincing






20. Lower; Ex. nether garments/regions






21. Gold and silver in the form of bars






22. Change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander






23. Condition of being unable to feel pain






24. Put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex; CF. no more






25. Entire range






26. Quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)






27. Brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out (a person's temper or nerves); CF. rub






28. Thriftless; not providing for the future






29. Beg persistently; make repeated requests (in an annoying way)






30. Ordinary; N: something ordinary or common; trite remark






31. Give a bodily form to; incorporate; include






32. Excuse






33. Impressive; majestic






34. Mass of material sticking together






35. Isolation of a person - place - or ship to prevent spread of infection; V: isolate in quarantine






36. Division of animals or plants - below a family and above a species






37. Start; beginning






38. Arousing anger or sexual interest; annoying; Ex. provocative in tight jeans; V. provoke: incite to anger; cause (an unpleasant action or feeling); N. provocation






39. Dig; search deeply; investigate






40. Unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N.






41. Rosy; optimistic; Ex. roseate views






42. Correct; change ; generally for the better






43. Exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola






44. Loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell lingered for days.






45. Equality; close resemblance; CF. disparate






46. Squeeze between the thumb and a finger - or other edges; Ex. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. N: amount that can be held between the thumb and a finger






47. Stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing; V: sew together a wound






48. Guess; N.






49. Keep away from; avoid deliberately; Ex. She has been shunned by her neighbors.






50. Pertaining to the organs or sense of touch