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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. To confuse in order to hide the truth






2. Loud and clear






3. Producing good effects - beneficial






4. The belief that the self is all that can be known to exist






5. Ambiguous






6. Marked by rude or peremptory shortness - ungracious






7. To resolve a disagreement - stop from being discontented






8. To steal something






9. Abounding - swarming with






10. Flamboyant confidence of style or manner - dash - jaunty






11. Bubbling with enthusiasm






12. To authorize - order






13. Long-standing anger/resentment - acrimony






14. Hard-working - assiduous






15. Courageous behavior






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






17. Sly or cunning intelligence






18. Oddly amusing






19. Relieving symptoms - palliate






20. Inactive - any situation that remains uncultivated






21. Excessively complicated






22. Payment/salary - recompense: compensate for a loss






23. Wrapped in something protective






24. An oppressive ruler who holds absolute power






25. Inactivity - no progress






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






27. To ignore or treat with disdain






28. Of secondary importance






29. To steal a small amount - filch






30. A deviation from expected course (aberrant behavior)






31. The purest essence of a thing






32. Move about aimlessly - meander






33. Harmful - nocuous






34. Lacking authenticity - spurious - specious - apocryphal






35. Mischievous or wayward person






36. Unwanted intruders - meddler






37. Beginning; in an early stage






38. A reporobate - miscreant






39. To stare at angrily






40. The final result






41. Excessively righteous






42. Without substance or meaning






43. High-sounding language w/little meaning






44. Restless






45. Intensely hot; full of tribulation






46. Lacking vitality - insipid - jejune - prosaic






47. A rude - unmannerly person with bad disposition - boor - surly






48. A decree or order - fiat






49. Saturated with liquid; having drunk excess of alcohol






50. To ridicule publicly