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Grad Entrance Exams Vocab - Most Important Words

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Temporary rest






2. Straight-laced - prudish






3. Hardened against feeling






4. Bitterly sarcastic - sardonic






5. Eager and excited (all agog with excitement)






6. Spurring someone into action - goad






7. Brusque or stern - discourteously blunt






8. Flashy - loud - glaring






9. A person devoted to luxury or pleasure - hedonist






10. (fig.) disappearing (feelings of love)






11. Existing concurrently - attendant






12. To insist on pmt of debt






13. Relating to the physical (sexual)






14. Stubborn and unmanageable - intractable - refractory






15. Threatening






16. High-sounding language w/little meaning






17. Self-confidently stylish - jaunty; disreputable in appearance






18. Emotional fatigue - listless






19. To dispute angrily - squabble






20. Unmannerly - indecorous






21. Discreditable - humiliating






22. Pitifully sad - hopeless






23. Moral or cultural decline - dissolute






24. Long-standing anger/resentment - acrimony






25. Firm and dependable especially in loyalty






26. To confuse; to cause to be in deep thought






27. Limber - flexible body (lithesome)






28. Cure-all






29. To develop rapidly






30. An angry sullen look; to look at angrily






31. To rid of undesirable parts - separate good from bad






32. An intro to something more substantial






33. Tending to stir up conflict - flames






34. To censor






35. Overly sweet (fig.)






36. Intensely hot; full of tribulation






37. To repeat in concise form






38. Offensive smell; harmful - noxious - miasma






39. Wrapped in something protective






40. Unrestrained behavior; philandering






41. A distinguishing feature conferring prestige






42. Hard-working - assiduous






43. Sleep inducing






44. Old age






45. Great beauty






46. Unsolicited - unnecessary - given w/o obligation






47. Corrupt - wicked - nefarious






48. Speak about in a spiteful or evil manner






49. Whimsical - sudden changes of mood






50. A turbulent situation - bedlam - melee







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