SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Grad Entrance Exams Vocab - Most Important Words
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
english
,
vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Temporary rest
repose
fawn
decorum
cloying
2. Straight-laced - prudish
boor
pillory
cadge
prim
3. Hardened against feeling
carnal
obdurate
bowdlerize
rectitude
4. Bitterly sarcastic - sardonic
slough
subterfuge
superannuated
saturnine
5. Eager and excited (all agog with excitement)
beseech
agog
querulous
tautology
6. Spurring someone into action - goad
bemuse
indignant
galvanize
irresolute
7. Brusque or stern - discourteously blunt
nepotism
punctilious
gruff
callow
8. Flashy - loud - glaring
harrowing
capricious
garish
leaven
9. A person devoted to luxury or pleasure - hedonist
wane
querulous
voluptuary
imbrue
10. (fig.) disappearing (feelings of love)
concord
evanescent
phlegmatic
succor
11. Existing concurrently - attendant
concord
ribald
concomitant
upbraid
12. To insist on pmt of debt
restive
incorrigible
fallow
dun
13. Relating to the physical (sexual)
pathos
carnal
convivial
providential
14. Stubborn and unmanageable - intractable - refractory
recalcitrant
apocryphal
obfuscate
irresolute
15. Threatening
renounce
minatory
apocryphal
contiguous
16. High-sounding language w/little meaning
pugnacious
pilfer
bombast
paragon
17. Self-confidently stylish - jaunty; disreputable in appearance
ablution
somnolent
scathe
rakish
18. Emotional fatigue - listless
lassitude
attenuate
empirical
bowdlerize
19. To dispute angrily - squabble
reprise
wrangle
oblique
obeisance
20. Unmannerly - indecorous
boor
histrionic
euphonious
despot
21. Discreditable - humiliating
otiose
ignominious
eke
brusque
22. Pitifully sad - hopeless
forlorn
beseech
palliative
interloper
23. Moral or cultural decline - dissolute
repose
saturnine
decadent
effrontery
24. Long-standing anger/resentment - acrimony
ennui
somnolent
province
rancor
25. Firm and dependable especially in loyalty
prickly
petulant
lampoon
staunch
26. To confuse; to cause to be in deep thought
bemuse
voluptuary
inimitable
interloper
27. Limber - flexible body (lithesome)
disreputable
lithe
sodden
indignant
28. Cure-all
panacea
demagogue
rakish
harrowing
29. To develop rapidly
sheepish
burgeon
byzantine
noisome
30. An angry sullen look; to look at angrily
sumptuous
lowering
winnow
simpatico
31. To rid of undesirable parts - separate good from bad
winnow
iconoclast
blithe
cleave
32. An intro to something more substantial
antecedent
sojourn
atavism
overture
33. Tending to stir up conflict - flames
incendiary
gratuitous
curmudgeon
palliative
34. To censor
bowdlerize
slovenly
euphemism
lampoon
35. Overly sweet (fig.)
pantheon
cloying
gallantry
purloin
36. Intensely hot; full of tribulation
torrid
iconoclast
bowdlerize
carnal
37. To repeat in concise form
cloying
cachet
maelstrom
recapitulate
38. Offensive smell; harmful - noxious - miasma
vagrant
poltroon
ursine
noisome
39. Wrapped in something protective
shrouded
ruse
gad
denouement
40. Unrestrained behavior; philandering
rancor
wane
byzantine
profligate
41. A distinguishing feature conferring prestige
abject
palliative
concord
cachet
42. Hard-working - assiduous
exculpate
noxious
proprietor
sedulous
43. Sleep inducing
numinous
convivial
ragtag
soporific
44. Old age
harlequin
dogmatic
maunder
senescence
45. Great beauty
conciliate
phlegmatic
piddling
pulchritude
46. Unsolicited - unnecessary - given w/o obligation
garish
gratuitous
histrionic
overture
47. Corrupt - wicked - nefarious
tenebrous
repose
venal
epicurean
48. Speak about in a spiteful or evil manner
assail
sullen
malign
elegiac
49. Whimsical - sudden changes of mood
dovetail
mercurial
captious
faction
50. A turbulent situation - bedlam - melee
maelstrom
harbinger
heterodox
despot
Sorry!:) No result found.
Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?
Let me suggest you:
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests
Major Subjects
Tests & Exams
AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT
Certifications
CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/
PMP
ITIL
RHCE
MCTS
More...
IT Skills
Android Programming
Data Modeling
Objective C Programming
Basic Python Programming
Adobe Illustrator
More...
Business Skills
Advertising Techniques
Business Accounting Basics
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Marketing Basics
More...
Soft Skills
Body Language
People Skills
Public Speaking
Persuasion
Job Hunting And Resumes
More...
Vocabulary
GRE Vocab
SAT Vocab
TOEFL Essential Vocab
Basic English Words For All
Global Words You Should Know
Business English
More...
Languages
AP German Vocab
AP Latin Vocab
SAT Subject Test: French
Italian Survival
Norwegian Survival
More...
Engineering
Audio Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Structural Engineering
More...
Health Sciences
Basic Nursing Skills
Health Science Language Fundamentals
Veterinary Technology Medical Language
Cardiology
Clinical Surgery
More...
English
Grammar Fundamentals
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Elements Of Style Vocab
Introduction To English Major
Complete Advanced Sentences
Literature
Homonyms
More...
Math
Algebra Formulas
Basic Arithmetic: Measurements
Metric Conversions
Geometric Properties
Important Math Facts
Number Sense Vocab
Business Math
More...
Other Major Subjects
Science
Economics
History
Law
Performing-arts
Cooking
Logic & Reasoning
Trivia
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests