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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish






2. Chew






3. Do or give something in return; repay in kind; give or take mutually; interchange; move backwards and forwards; Ex. reciprocate his invitation by inviting him; N. reciprocity: reciprocal relationship; mutual interchange of advantages between two grou






4. Move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement; Ex. wavering between accepting and refusing






5. Conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism; CF. secretive






6. Brief and compact






7. Insignificant; unimportant






8. Annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation






9. Breathe out; OP. inhale






10. Remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)






11. Disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable






12. Profitable; producing wealth






13. Churlish - miserly individual; bad-tempered old person






14. Short story of an amusing or interesting event






15. Fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood: state of mind or emotion






16. Seller






17. Mercy killing






18. Unlikely (to be true); unbelievable; Ex. implausible alibi






19. Long established as a disease






20. Ponder at length; N: source of inspiration (esp. of a poet)






21. Irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path






22. Rhythmical throbbing of arteries; brief sudden change in a normally constant quantity; V: pulsate






23. Medical treatment and care of old age






24. Social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement






25. Region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; prison (slang); Ex. Purgatory and Limbo






26. Turn into vapor (steam - gas - fog - etc.)






27. Rude - insensitive person






28. Metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice






29. Filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight






30. Practical rule guiding conduct; Ex. mother's precept






31. (esp. of a flower or leaf) many-colored






32. Lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture






33. Connection






34. Secure from corruption - attack - or violation(or profanation); unassailable; Ex. inviolable oath/rights; N. inviolability






35. Freeze; coagulate






36. Story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)






37. Tending or leaning toward; bent; V. incline: slant; dispose; be disposed; tend






38. Life-size - three-dimensional scene from nature or history; three-dimensional scene with modeled figures against a painted background






39. Heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent






40. Position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint






41. Keep waiting; prevent from leaving or going; N. detention






42. Pure; thin and transparent; very steep






43. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor






44. Talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N.






45. Objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable






46. Disease communicator






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






48. Unconventional (in an artistic way)






49. Use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation






50. Untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; N. knavery