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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. Dirty or wretched - abject (squalor)






2. Unremitting - unflagging - relentless






3. Describes a person in moral/intellectual darkness






4. Ostentatiously learned






5. Haggard and looking wasted






6. To express vehement protest






7. A coward - a cur






8. To dispute angrily - squabble






9. Timid - full of apprehension - skittish






10. Inauthentic - specious - spurious - factitious






11. Relating to the physical (sexual)






12. Temporary rest from activity






13. No longer current - out of fashion - superannuated






14. To wander - travel abroad






15. Arrogantly domineering (imperial: regal)






16. Peaceful - halcyon






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






18. A person who demands strict adherence to all regulations






19. Obedient to an excessive degree






20. Sharing an edge or connecting w/o a break






21. Deprived of necessities and comforts






22. Firm - resolute; a loyal supporter






23. Tending to obstruct or harm - hostile






24. (n. or v.) comfort in time of distress






25. Suggestive - reminiscent; aromatic smell






26. Scanty - meager






27. Acts w/o moral restraint - dissolute - wanton - licentious - depraved - rake






28. Abounding - swarming with






29. Strong and deep in tone - sonorous - enduring






30. Separate






31. Unconventional and slightly disreputable - rakish






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






33. Speak about in a spiteful or evil manner






34. Behavior appropriate to prevailing social code - seemly - decorous






35. Disloyal - treacherous - quisling






36. Improper - risque






37. Embarrassed or shy - abashed






38. Volatile - whimsical - fickle - unpredictable






39. A source of misery - to cause suffering






40. Bitterly sarcastic - sardonic






41. Pitifully sad - hopeless






42. Discordant - inharmonious






43. An oppressive ruler who holds absolute power






44. Ancestor - originator






45. To botch - bungle






46. Beginning; in an early stage






47. Inevitable






48. To a small degree






49. Universal - cosmopolitan - catholic






50. A reporobate - miscreant