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






2. Whining - complaining - grumbling






3. Separate






4. To glorify






5. To catch sight of something difficult to see






6. Old age






7. To be stuck (lit. or fig.) in something






8. Noisy uproar






9. Strong and deep in tone - sonorous - enduring






10. Dishonesty






11. To make a specific demand as part of an agreement






12. Dirty and disheveled






13. Inactive - any situation that remains uncultivated






14. Monstrous evil






15. Drowsy - sleepy - slumberous






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






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






18. Deprived of necessities and comforts






19. (physically or behaviorally) pig-like






20. Hardened against feeling






21. Lavish






22. To soothe - abate - allay - mitigate






23. Bubbling with enthusiasm






24. Ancestor - originator






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






26. Dark - shadowy - gloomy






27. Tastelessly showy in appearance - tawdry






28. To treat with little importance






29. Ignoble actions or motives - seamy; squalid - grubby






30. Rudimentary - incipient; unclear: 'inchoate idea'






31. A sneaky plan






32. Happening by chance - unplanned - fortuitous






33. Melodious - pleasing to the ear - euphony






34. Take action to prevent from happening






35. Timid - full of apprehension - skittish






36. Sleepy






37. To ridicule publicly






38. Intended to humiliate or mortify (with a look)






39. Overly dramatic - emotional






40. A decree or order - fiat






41. A brawl - bedlam - skirmish






42. Describes a person in moral/intellectual darkness






43. Wordiness - verbose






44. To steal a small amount - filch






45. An oppressive ruler who holds absolute power






46. Easily irritated - cantankerous - prickly






47. Lively and unpredictable






48. Bitterness - caustic






49. No longer current - out of fashion - superannuated






50. A small modest amount