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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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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. Strong and deep in tone - sonorous - enduring






2. A scattering of one's energy via an immodest pursuit of trivial pleasures (dissipated)






3. To develop rapidly






4. Return to original theme






5. Move about aimlessly - meander






6. Exonerate






7. Accusing in return - countering accusations






8. Ostentatiously learned






9. Timid - full of apprehension - skittish






10. The making of insistent requests






11. To glorify






12. Overly sweet (fig.)






13. Whining - complaining - grumbling






14. Excessively complicated






15. To lament; elegiac - dolorous






16. Peaceful - halcyon






17. Cure-all






18. False or fake - apparently but not valid






19. Commanding respect






20. To catch sight of something difficult to see






21. Unable to be pleased






22. Sluggish and dull






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






24. Bear-like






25. No longer current - out of fashion - superannuated






26. Overwhelming defeat






27. To formally give up






28. Bitterness - caustic






29. Tending to stir up conflict - flames






30. Too great to be described in words; not to be uttered






31. Universal - cosmopolitan - catholic






32. Defying imitation - matchless - peerless






33. Formidable - arousing respect






34. Oppressive ruler






35. Melodious - pleasing to the ear - euphony






36. To fit together harmoniously






37. Firm and dependable especially in loyalty






38. Redundancy






39. Intended to humiliate or mortify (with a look)






40. A leader who gains power by manipulating emotions






41. Getting rid of






42. Sporadic






43. Slow to understand - witless






44. A reporobate - miscreant






45. A person who demands strict adherence to all regulations






46. A preceding occurrence or cause or event






47. Take action to prevent from happening






48. Of little or no importance






49. Having no plan - indiscriminate - haphazard






50. Abounding - swarming with