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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances; N. opportunism






2. Conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude






3. Steering wheel of a ship; position of control






4. Not yet decided or settled; impending; Ex. pending decision; PREP. while awaiting; until; Ex. delay the decision pending his return






5. Shrink quivering as from fear; cringe






6. Question closely; cross-examine; cross-question






7. Defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve; N. CF. discreditable: causing discredit; shameful






8. Sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious






9. Loathe; hate






10. Make thin; weaken






11. Roof of the mouth; sense of the taste






12. Continue in existence; last; continue in a course of action in spite of opposition; Ex. persist in/with something; ADJ. persistent






13. Bottomless






14. Prudent; judicious; well judged; expedient; well devised






15. Strong; violent and severe; Ex. drastic changes/measures






16. Disrepute; ill fame






17. Stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully






18. Without money






19. Complete happiness; ADJ. blissful






20. (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound.






21. Continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition






22. Having a common ancestor






23. Bow (to show respect and obedience)






24. Swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one's head swathed in bandages






25. One who supplicates; ADJ.






26. Condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story






27. Producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance






28. Evil spirit; devil






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






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






31. Distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess






32. Snip off; stop something's growth or development; bite; make numb with cold; Ex. nip the plan; Ex. A guard dog nipped the postman; Ex. fingers nipped by the extreme chill






33. Wintry; wintery; of or like winter






34. Generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous






35. Tangible; (of something bad) easily perceptible; obvious; Ex. palpable blunder






36. Spotted






37. Direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue)






38. Trifles; unimportant matters






39. Suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house)






40. Organization for a special purpose; V: establish






41. Title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol






42. Made of bone; bony






43. Produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design






44. Calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics






45. Created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute; Ex. statutory age limit






46. Causing insensitivity to pain; N.






47. Person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech)






48. Gigantic; N. titan






49. Hackneyed; commonplace






50. Relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments