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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. Lavish






2. Eating greedily; insatiable appetite for something






3. Harmony - in agreement






4. Beg - sponge off someone






5. Lacking authenticity - spurious - specious - apocryphal






6. Bubbling with enthusiasm






7. To ask urgently - implore - entreat






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






9. An indirect term used in place of a more offensive one






10. To develop rapidly






11. Anxious - concerned






12. Lively and unpredictable






13. Speak about in a spiteful or evil manner






14. Poverty-stricken - destitute






15. Any oppressive burden - nemesis






16. One who wanders w/o home or livelihood






17. To evade in order to gain time to avoid an argument






18. Dirty and disheveled






19. Hard-working - assiduous






20. Saturate - stain






21. Describes a person in moral/intellectual darkness






22. A nuisance






23. The light exchange of convo






24. Wordiness - verbose






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






26. Eager and excited (all agog with excitement)






27. Exultant - filled with joy and triumph






28. To flatter for a favor - wheedle






29. Bitterness - caustic






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






31. A skillful storyteller






32. Being present everywhere at once






33. Offset and mitigate the effects by contrary actions






34. Ingratiating and wheedling in an insincere or excessive way - unctuous - fawning






35. Unsolicited - unnecessary - given w/o obligation






36. Limber - flexible body (lithesome)






37. An eminent person - venerable






38. Cowardly behavior - pussillanimous






39. Overly sweet (fig.)






40. Drowsy - sleepy - slumberous






41. Accusing in return - countering accusations






42. To soothe - abate - allay - mitigate






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






44. To resolve a disagreement - stop from being discontented






45. Unable to be pleased






46. Feeling of suffering - symPATHy






47. An early omen






48. A source of misery - to cause suffering






49. A turbulent situation - bedlam - melee






50. A pedantic teacher