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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. Humorously indecent - bawdy






2. Noisy uproar






3. Bitter - cutting expression






4. Something that follows; a natural consequence






5. Fault-finding - censorious - hypercritical






6. An area of special knowledge






7. Accepted or popular belief






8. Corrupt - wicked - nefarious






9. Making a false outward show






10. Managing but with great effort






11. Spurring someone into action - goad






12. Sickly - yellowish in color - pallid






13. Expressing sorrow esp. in a slightly humorous way






14. Easily irritated - cantankerous - prickly






15. Ceremony and splendid display






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






17. Oddly amusing






18. Prudent - economical






19. Having like minds or temperament






20. Having a supernatural presence






21. Suffering from nervousness or lack of confidence






22. A source of misery - to cause suffering






23. Morally pure






24. Even-tempered - composed






25. Saturate - stain






26. Universal - cosmopolitan - catholic






27. Indirect - misleading






28. Beginning; in an early stage






29. Arrogantly domineering (imperial: regal)






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






31. A grouch






32. A skillful storyteller






33. Harmful - nocuous






34. To criticize or denounce severely - excoriate - rebuke - assail - castigate






35. Emotional fatigue - listless






36. Temporary rest from activity






37. Firm - resolute; a loyal supporter






38. A nuisance






39. To reduce in force/value (truncate: to shorten)






40. Dirty and disheveled






41. Enervated






42. Feeling of suffering - symPATHy






43. Temporary rest






44. To resolve a disagreement - stop from being discontented






45. To a small degree






46. To wander - travel abroad






47. A duty or obligation






48. Sleepy






49. A perfect example






50. Relating to the physical (sexual)