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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. Appearance of shining spectrum of colors






2. A scheme of classification






3. Anxious - concerned






4. Imprudently bold - flouting social conventions






5. To scold - find fault with - chide - reproach - reprove - rebuke - berate






6. Extremely bad - degrading; self-abasing






7. Unconventional and slightly disreputable - rakish






8. One who abandons a cause or affiliation - turncoat






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






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






11. To lighten up or transform for the better






12. Having a supernatural presence






13. Drowsy - sleepy - slumberous






14. To wander - travel abroad






15. Lavish






16. Beg - sponge off someone






17. Obedient to an excessive degree






18. To catch sight of something difficult to see






19. Suffering from nervousness or lack of confidence






20. Moral or cultural decline - dissolute






21. Something concealing true purpose - ostensible reason






22. Overly sweet (fig.)






23. Outmoded - antiquated






24. Effusively and tearfully sentimental






25. A person who seeks to overthrow mainstream ideas






26. Return to original theme






27. Gloomy - morose - morbid - sullen






28. Chaotic - disorganized - mismanaged






29. A nuisance






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






31. Speak about in a spiteful or evil manner






32. Marked by rude or peremptory shortness - ungracious






33. Poverty-stricken - destitute






34. Eating greedily; insatiable appetite for something






35. Bad temper - cantankerous - fractious






36. Happening by chance - unplanned - fortuitous






37. No longer current - out of fashion - superannuated






38. Induce to commit an unlawful act






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






40. Ambiguous






41. Excessively complicated






42. Accusing in return - countering accusations






43. Saturate - stain






44. Serving no purpose or result






45. Immoral






46. Suggestive - reminiscent; aromatic smell






47. An early omen






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






49. Volatile - whimsical - fickle - unpredictable






50. Internal conflict; a dissonant minority group