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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. Regret; lament; mourn; Ex. He will rue the day; N. ADJ. rueful






2. Parish priest; representative






3. Count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose






4. Topple; N.






5. Burdensome






6. Appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged - indistinct - or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth






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






8. (of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description






9. Uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite






10. Rosy; optimistic; Ex. roseate views






11. Rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position






12. Watchful; on the alert; watchfully awake; alert to spot danger; N. vigilance






13. Conduct or language inciting rebellion; rebellion; resistance to authority; insubordination; ADJ. seditious






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






15. Erase; strike out






16. Difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity






17. Female sheep






18. Helpful; useful; advantageous






19. Assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage






20. Bee-keeping






21. Flexible; supple; pliable; V.






22. Deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice






23. Return of part of a payment; discount; V.






24. Pompous walk; V: walk in a self-important manner






25. Fearful; timid; demonstrating fear






26. Risk - particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption






27. Defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements; V. ADJ. slanderous






28. Smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent






29. Secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage






30. Separate; unconnected






31. Small amount (of money); small allowance or wage






32. Payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy






33. Belief






34. Repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate






35. Work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ.






36. Give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge






37. Like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg






38. Full of initiative; showing enterprise






39. Fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)






40. Tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively malevolent; Ex. malignant tumor






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






42. Clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against






43. Exact






44. Scowl; glare; look or stare angrily






45. Impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax); Ex. levy a tax on tobacco






46. Weak; ineffective; lacking in physical strength or power






47. Walk with a heavy step; travel on foot; N: vagrant; one who travels aimlessly about; long walk; sound of heavy walking






48. Lack of harmony; absurdity; ADJ. incongruous: lacking in harmony; inappropriate






49. Stamp out(put an end to); thwart; hinder; Ex. scotch the rumor; CF. cut; CF.






50. Wakefulness; inability to sleep