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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. Evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look






2. Resting; state of being at rest; calmness; V: lie at rest; relax; put or place; Ex. repose our hopes in a single man






3. Person celebrated for wisdom; wise person; ADJ: wise






4. Pantry; place where food is kept






5. Flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles






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






7. Deviate; turn aside sharply from a straight course; Ex. swerve from the principle; Ex. The car swerved to the right.






8. Ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon






9. Standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate






10. Mixed indiscriminately; indiscriminate; not choosing carefully; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners; irregular - particularly sexually; Ex. promiscuous life/girl; N. promiscuity






11. Do drudgery; N: person who drudges






12. Dock; wharf; pier; landing place (for boats)






13. Cater to (the low desires of others)






14. Worthless; futile






15. Imitation of a real object used as a substitute; effigy






16. Put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; Ex. relegate the old furniture to the children's room; Ex. relegated to the second division






17. Rich - figured(patterned) fabric






18. Pitiless; merciless; cruel






19. Cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart






20. Brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V.






21. Limit; independent variable; Ex. parameters of the problem; Ex. within the parameters of the budget






22. Hide; retard or obstruct the progress of; block






23. Force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling - reduce fever - etc.






24. Thought; working of the brain






25. Incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music






26. Make friendly again (after quarrel); make consistent (two ideas in opposition); correct inconsistencies; Ex. reconcile one's political principles with one's religious beliefs






27. Children; offspring; descendants






28. Large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge - swell - roll in billows






29. Block; obstacle; V. hinder






30. Strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet






31. Difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky






32. Diligent; hard-working; N. industry






33. Excessive indulgence of one's own desire






34. Agree; coincide; happen at the same time






35. Highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d''etat; CF. coup de gr^ace: deathblow or shot which kills






36. Fluent; talkative; glib; N. volubility






37. Shabby and dirty; flimsy; insubstantial; Ex. sleazy back-street hotel/fabric






38. Mutual; given and received in return; exchangeable; interacting; Ex. reciprocal trade agreement






39. Superiority of power - quantity - etc.; V. preponderate: be greater in power - weight - or importance; ADJ. preponderant






40. Aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious (rather than simply expressing opinions)






41. Make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert






42. Harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity; ADJ. severe: harsh; strict; extremely violent or intense






43. (of an animal) not domestic; wild






44. Moment of calm; period of reduced activity; Ex. a lull in the rain; V: cause to become less active; cause to sleep or rest; Ex. lull the opponents into a false sense of security; CF. lullaby






45. Having no equal; incomparable






46. Arrangement of masts and sails; V: equip (a ship) with rigging; ADJ. rigging: ropes that hold up a ship's sails






47. Husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship






48. Drunken revel; V. carouse






49. Come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual






50. (of a fault or sin) forgivable; trivial