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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. Exonerate






2. Noisy uproar






3. To ridicule publicly






4. (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business






5. To treat with little importance






6. Without substance or meaning






7. Novice






8. Suggestive - reminiscent; fragrant






9. Lacking poetic beauty; commonplace - unromantic - drab






10. Whimsical - sudden changes of mood






11. One who abandons a cause or affiliation - turncoat






12. Ceremony and splendid display






13. Fearlessly brave - resolute






14. Something that follows; a natural consequence






15. Lavish






16. Emotional fatigue - listless






17. Airy - delicate - insubstantial






18. Defying imitation - matchless - peerless






19. Easily irritated - cantankerous - prickly






20. To soothe - abate - allay - mitigate






21. Discordant - inharmonious






22. Drowsy - sleepy - slumberous






23. Poverty-stricken - destitute






24. Separate






25. To lament; elegiac - dolorous






26. Beg - sponge off someone






27. Fault-finding - censorious - hypercritical






28. Humorously indecent - bawdy






29. Noisily defiant






30. Happening by chance - unplanned - fortuitous






31. Showy but having no intrinsic value - tawdry






32. Great beauty






33. Present from birth - inborn






34. A source of misery - to cause suffering






35. Sly or cunning intelligence






36. Brusque or stern - discourteously blunt






37. Favoritism shown to relatives






38. Concise and forcefully expressive






39. Showing hesitancy - uncertain - shilly-shally - teeter






40. Embarrassed or shy - abashed






41. Even-tempered - composed






42. Feeling of suffering - symPATHy






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






44. Quivering or shaking slightly






45. Irritable - grouchy - cantankerous - irascible






46. Generous in giving






47. Commanding respect






48. Getting rid of






49. A repeated offender






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