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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. Steadfast; firm; not changing






2. Survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering; V. reconnoiter: make a preliminary inspection of (esp. to gather military information)






3. Treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot






4. Link as in a chain






5. Purposely continuing to do something wrong; stubbornly wrongheaded; perverted; directed away from what is right; wicked and unacceptable; Ex. perverse satisfaction; Ex. Hannibal Lecter in a perverse mood; N. perversity






6. Transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand






7. Paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls; V.






8. Bear one's self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment






9. Analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore)






10. Smooth and shining (as from good health); V.






11. Avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks






12. Predict (according to present indications)






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






14. Mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together






15. Raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation






16. Certainty






17. Organization for a special purpose; V: establish






18. Easily burned; N. CF. combustion






19. Deserving blame; blameworthy; V. reprehend: blame






20. Agree; coincide; happen at the same time






21. Accustom or familiarize; addict






22. Loud and harsh; insistent; N. stridency






23. Split; tear apart; N. rent; CF. heartrending: causing deep sorrow






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






25. Clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth






26. One who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy






27. Neglect; failure to take reasonable care; ADJ. negligent: neglectful; lax; not taking enough care






28. (of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed; muddy; thick






29. Reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated






30. Lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value






31. Unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke






32. Talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation)






33. Long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record






34. 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






35. Decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister - priest - or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination






36. Third in order or rank






37. Inquire impertinently (someone else's private affairs); use leverage to raise or open something; prize; N. pries: tool for prying






38. Recover; return to health; regain; Ex. recuperate losses






39. Red or white cell in the blood






40. Four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped






41. Able to take on many forms; versatile; CF. Proteus: sea god to change his shape at will






42. Self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent






43. Monarch; sovereign






44. Extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco: Athenian politician






45. Sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; N: sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge






46. Corpse; dead human body






47. Sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight






48. Gigantic; enormous






49. Servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant; V: be a toady to; fawn






50. Satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy