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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. Wordiness - verbose






2. Clown - buffoon - bumbling person






3. Characterized by strong conflicting emotions






4. Pitifully sad - hopeless






5. Internal conflict; a dissonant minority group






6. One who abandons a cause or affiliation - turncoat






7. To lament; elegiac - dolorous






8. A cleansing of the body






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






10. Restless






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






12. A part of something in a supportive - dependent position






13. Tasteless - dull - prosaic - pallid - ponderous






14. To flatter for a favor - wheedle






15. A decree or order - fiat






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






17. Agreeable - gracious - affable






18. Volatile - whimsical - fickle - unpredictable






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






20. Bear-like






21. A small modest amount






22. Ostentatiously learned






23. Cowardly - pusillanimous






24. Peaceful - halcyon






25. A nuisance






26. Lavish






27. Oppressive ruler






28. Having no plan - indiscriminate - haphazard






29. Cheerful willingness to do something






30. Savage human behavior






31. Angered at something unjust






32. To mock - gibe - jeer






33. A source of misery - to cause suffering






34. Temporary stay - transient - itinerant - peripatetic






35. Indecorous - unseemly - unfitting






36. Frenzied






37. Exonerate






38. A grouch






39. An area of special knowledge






40. Being present everywhere at once






41. To speak in an authoritative manner






42. To a small degree






43. To crowd around - stifle






44. Overly sweet (fig.)






45. Plausible but fallacious argument - specious






46. Showy but cheap in quality (IKEA)






47. Long-standing anger/resentment - acrimony






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






49. To wander - travel abroad






50. Indirect - misleading