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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Condense or shorten






2. Animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant; CF. para-: beside






3. Trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time






4. Esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener






5. Religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic






6. Violent; rough; noisy






7. Slope; inclined plane or roadway (connecting two levels)






8. Not active; acted upon; receiving an action without acting in return; accepting without resistance






9. Since; owing to the fact that






10. Elementary; not developed; crude; N. rudiment: fundamental element or principle; Ex. rudiments of the language






11. Have a tendency; take care of; minister; serve at; apply one's attention; attend






12. Avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks






13. Very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul






14. Shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot






15. Relating to the stars






16. Study of word parts; study of the origins of words






17. Extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy






18. Disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend






19. Purposely continuing to do something wrong; stubbornly wrongheaded; perverted; directed away from what is right; wicked and unacceptable; Ex. perverse satisfaction; Ex. Hannibal Lecter in a perverse mood; N. perversity






20. Narrow-minded person - uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete






21. Juicy; full of juice or sap; full of richness; N: succulent plant such as a cactus






22. Admit fresh air into to replace stale air






23. Noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank; aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient Rome; CF. plebian






24. Bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery; CF. gall bladder






25. Wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost






26. Used to prevent disease; N: something prophylactic; condom; N. prophylaxis: prevention of disease






27. Good-fellowship; CF. comrade






28. (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious






29. Awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable






30. Good-natured; merry; cheerful






31. Belittle






32. Ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision






33. Name (of a book - film - etc.); mark of rank; formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General); right or claim to possession; championship; Ex. title as head of the family; Ex. title to the estate






34. Droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging






35. Conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length






36. Move with body close to the ground; move stealthily or slowly; N.






37. Injure; hurt; damage






38. Hit or knock against with force; N.






39. Give an inclination toward (in advance); make susceptible to; Ex. predispose people to certain cancer; N. predisposition






40. Without guile; open and honest






41. Insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally






42. Deputize; pass or be passed to others (power - work - or property); Ex. devolve on/upon/to






43. Title; chapter heading; text under illustration






44. Addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book)






45. Irresistible; not to be escaped; unavoidable






46. Thwart; present an obstacle; stump






47. Rejoicing; great joy






48. Whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme






49. Rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek






50. Bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible