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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. Moral or cultural decline - dissolute






2. Fault-finding - censorious - hypercritical






3. Serving no purpose or result






4. Offset and mitigate the effects by contrary actions






5. A reporobate - miscreant






6. Harsh - grating sound






7. Wordiness - verbose






8. To steal a small amount - filch






9. Throwback






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






11. To fit together harmoniously






12. Bitterness - caustic






13. To repeat in concise form






14. Ancestor - originator






15. Merrymaking






16. High-sounding language w/little meaning






17. Supersede and replace






18. Sly or cunning intelligence






19. Courageous behavior






20. Having like minds or temperament






21. Redundancy






22. To distress - harass






23. Lavish






24. Speak about in a spiteful or evil manner






25. Describes a person in moral/intellectual darkness






26. Proving






27. To ask urgently - implore - entreat






28. Delicious meal; sexually attractive






29. Fidelity - faithfulness






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






31. To censor material (unexpurgated)






32. To ridicule publicly






33. Poverty-stricken - destitute






34. Bad temper - cantankerous - fractious






35. A cleansing of the body






36. Unsolicited - unnecessary - given w/o obligation






37. Source of strength; vigorous strength






38. Wrapped in something protective






39. An intro to something more substantial






40. To resolve a disagreement - stop from being discontented






41. A small modest amount






42. Exultant - filled with joy and triumph






43. Cure-all






44. Vehement or clamorous - strident - obstreperous - raucous






45. To cause a negative event or situation






46. Strong and deep in tone - sonorous - enduring






47. Plausible but fallacious argument - specious






48. To stare at angrily






49. Hardened against feeling






50. Cheerful willingness to do something