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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Repeat






2. Tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite






3. Fail completely; sink; CF. flounder






4. State of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on






5. Place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited






6. Mysterious; secret; supernatural; beyond human comprehension; CF. mysterious to human ?; OP. bare






7. Deceive






8. Gay; joyous






9. Disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty






10. Tranquillity; calmness






11. Slight knowledge; small scattered number or amount; Ex. smattering of German






12. Substance causing vomiting; ADJ.






13. Nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia






14. Suave; refined in manner; elegant






15. Bordering on(adjacent to) the sea; nautical; of the ships or the sea; Ex. Maritime Provinces






16. A light meal; collating






17. Sheer; transparent






18. Unfairness; ADJ. inequitable






19. Large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge - swell - roll in billows






20. Sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious






21. Causing sadness - compassion - pity; touching






22. Direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech






23. Move furtively; ADJ. slinky: stealthy; furtive; sneaky (as in ambush)






24. Command; order; forbid






25. Quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive(na'ive): ingenuous; lacking worldliness; simple; credulous

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26. With a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distruct); Ex. look askance at






27. Punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory; subject or expose to criticism and ridicule; N.






28. Curse; swearword






29. Fenced enclosure for animals; confining space; Ex. sheep pen; V: confine in a pen; enclose






30. Make friendly again (after quarrel); make consistent (two ideas in opposition); correct inconsistencies; Ex. reconcile one's political principles with one's religious beliefs






31. Silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V: soften the sound - color - shade of






32. Doing evil; N. maleficience






33. Sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)






34. Confused uproar; loud noise; din






35. Ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person - group - or institution






36. Clothe; N: clothing; array; apparel






37. Loathe; hate






38. Untimely; inappropriate or ill-timed; poorly chosen






39. Group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander (in the ancient Rome)






40. Bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together






41. Walk with a heavy step; travel on foot; N: vagrant; one who travels aimlessly about; long walk; sound of heavy walking






42. Cater to (the low desires of others)






43. State without proof






44. Clamorous; noisy; V. vociferate: cry out loudly (when complaining)






45. One of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige






46. Wild; distraught as from fear or worry; Ex. frantic with fear






47. Pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits - vegetables - or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops






48. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions






49. Lacking rhythm or regularity; N. arrhythmia






50. Children; offspring; descendants