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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions






2. Too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable






3. Oversensitive; easily offended; irasible; delicate; needing delicate handling; Ex. touchy situation






4. Half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V.






5. Old-fashioned; past the prime

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6. Little round hill; hillock






7. Traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling






8. Elevated position; altitude; height; flat upright side of a building; angle made by pointing a gun; Ex. The elevation of her style is much admired; Ex. front elevation of the house






9. Stun as with a blow or shock; bemuse; benumb; N.






10. Pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement






11. Hanging down from something; pending; N: ornament (hanging from a necklace etc.)






12. Windy






13. Money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre






14. Soft and mild (of air); fragrant






15. Art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome






16. Please intensely; fill with rapture and delight






17. (of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes






18. Specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill






19. Person of high rank or position






20. Suave; refined in manner; elegant






21. Roundness; sonorousness of speech






22. Going from one state of action to another






23. Deprived of (something valuable); lacking






24. Serving to complete something






25. Condescend; stoop






26. Rebellion; uprising






27. Prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic






28. Resulting from compulsion






29. Extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance; ADJ. opulent: possessing great wealth; abundant






30. Propaganda pamphlet (esp. by a religious or political group); expanse of land; region of indefinite size; system of related organs; Ex. digestive tract






31. Of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. mystic ceremonies; N. CF. mysticism






32. Uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious






33. Beginning; in an early stage






34. Bad-tempered; showing ill-humor; angry






35. (of air) thin in density; rarefied; Ex. rare air of the mountains






36. Punishment; severe criticism or disapproval






37. Freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish






38. Fearless






39. Sear; N.






40. Parody






41. (of music) played smoothly






42. Record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry






43. Bee-keeping






44. Arrival






45. Large volume; book






46. Harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill






47. Empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity






48. Since; owing to the fact that






49. Quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion; ADJ. poignant: touching; deeply moving; (of sorrow - grief - etc.) painful; keenly distressing to the mind; Ex. poignant memory/anxiety; CF. prick






50. Disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable