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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • 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. Formidable; causing fear






2. Of or living in trees






3. Delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development






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






5. Tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living area; crowded conditions in which people live






6. Drawback; handicap; debts; obligation; responsibility; condition of being liable; ADJ. liable: likely; responsible (for paying)






7. Parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased






8. Look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible






9. Excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife; CF. uxor: wife






10. Grouch; spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils the pleasure of others






11. Ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N.






12. Unchangeable






13. Intention; purpose; meaning; V: claim; profess; Ex. order which purports to be signed by the general






14. Fitness; talent






15. Sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic






16. Temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon; Ex. The disease went into remission; Ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins.






17. Skill or sensitivity in dealing with people without causing offence






18. Minor fight; minor battle in war; V.






19. Box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive






20. Convert (hide) into leather; make brown by exposure to the sun






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






22. Repetition; memorization through repetition without understanding; Ex. learn poetry by rote






23. (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds






24. Deserving high respect; commanding respect; CF. command: deserve and get






25. Rendering; translation; artistic interpretation of a song - etc






26. Immature; not having the feathers necessary to fly; CF. fledgling






27. Tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ?






28. State of reacting readily to appeals - orders - etc.; ADJ. responsive: readily reacting; Ex. responsive to treatment






29. Movable; not fixed; N. mobility






30. Harmless






31. Take apart; disassemble






32. Large kettle






33. Connected with birth; CF. prenatal; CF. postnatal






34. Cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.






35. Pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression






36. Appearance of truth; quality of appearing to be true or real; likelihood; Ex. verisimilitude of her performance as Lady Macbeth






37. Dig out of the ground; remove from a grave






38. Psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire






39. Minor crime; misdeed; wrongdoing






40. Shade of slight difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction






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






42. Argumentative; fond of argument






43. With identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ.






44. Flood; rush; V.






45. Of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others






46. Urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent






47. Highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war






48. Curse; express abhorrence for; detest






49. Tear made by rending; rip; split






50. Strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy