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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Improperness; unsuitableness






2. (of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V.






3. Abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious - luxuriate






4. Of the influence of the mind on the body (esp. with respect to disease)






5. Of the surface; not deep; shallow; not thorough; trivial; Ex. superficial analysis/knowledge






6. Noxious(harmful) smell






7. Poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal - elegiac






8. Lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull






9. Exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate






10. Foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning






11. Put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in






12. Prove genuine






13. (of a person) fat and round






14. Underwater explosive apparatus; V.






15. Restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs; N: bird's wing






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






17. Servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant; V: be a toady to; fawn






18. Unconscious; unresponsive; insensitive; unaware; imperceptible; Ex. insensible of his danger/to pain; Ex. insensible change; CF. not the opposite of sensible






19. Motherly; N. maternity: motherhood






20. Portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation






21. Speak equivocally about an issue; N.






22. Title; chapter heading; text under illustration






23. Stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain






24. Keep; maintain possession of; employ (esp. a lawyer or advisor); N. retainer: servant; fee paid to retain an advisor






25. Bending of a ray of light






26. Long life; long duration






27. Of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal






28. Short speech at conclusion of dramatic work






29. Tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from one musical key to another; Ex. modulate from E to G






30. Shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color






31. Praising; full of eulogy






32. Dull; impassive; showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected






33. Physical features of a region (such as the shape and height); CF. topo-: place






34. Killing of animals for food; massacre; V: butcher (animals) for food; kill in large numbers






35. Pedestal; raised platform






36. Take pleasure in great comfort






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






38. Sign or warning (of coming danger); Ex. threat of rain; V: express a threat; give warning of (something bad); Ex. The cloud threatens rain.






39. Confused uproar; loud noise; din






40. Gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself






41. Miserable person; bad or despicable person; ADJ. wretched: miserable; bad; contemptible; vile






42. Tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to






43. Chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse; something that checks; V: check; restrain






44. Ardent; zealous; hot






45. Act of keeping watch; high place commanding a wide view; person who keeps watch






46. Loyalty; accuracy






47. Shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders; V.






48. Breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V.






49. Overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable






50. Scholar who overemphasizes book learning - trivial details of learning - or technicalities