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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest; Ex. devious route






2. Pretend






3. (of a fact) become known; be revealed; happen; give off (watery waste matter) through pores






4. Dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes






5. Lack of consistency or agreement as between facts; difference; Ex. discrepancy between two descriptions






6. Adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially






7. Languor; weariness; listlessness






8. Drive or force onward; drive to take action; urge to action






9. Expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic






10. Word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous)






11. Windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters - tears); Ex. gale of laughter






12. School of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy






13. Something of little importance or value; small amount; Ex. a trifle; V: treat without seriousness; flirt






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






15. Climate






16. Monkeylike; N: ape or monkey






17. Destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals






18. Spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity






19. Agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement






20. Below the threshold of conscious perception; Ex. subliminal advertisement






21. Chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N.






22. Defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail






23. Man who is courting a woman






24. Washing






25. Atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime






26. (of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain






27. Dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon

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28. Extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels






29. Of or causing sepsis; putrid; producing putrefaction; N. sepsis: poisoning of part of the body (producing pus)






30. Retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete






31. Postpone; delay or put off






32. Nimbleness; ability to move quickly






33. Pretentiousness; claim (without foundation); Ex. I make no pretensions to skill as an artist.






34. Delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress






35. Cause; produce; create






36. Brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious






37. Natural inclination






38. Confirm; support; strengthen






39. Female warrior






40. Urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually






41. Slavish; cringing; N. servility






42. Wretch; wrongdoer; villain; Ex. kindness to the miscreant; CF. believe






43. Messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher






44. With reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV.






45. Liable to err






46. Shake repeatedly from side to side; Ex. The dog wagged its tail; N: humorous person; wit






47. Slanderous remark; Ex. cast aspersions on






48. Happening at the same time; in agreement






49. Mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen






50. Deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise






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