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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. Actions to appease opposing forces






2. Brusque or stern - discourteously blunt






3. Great beauty






4. Excessively complicated






5. To censor material (unexpurgated)






6. A tiny amount of money






7. Lavish






8. Unconventional and slightly disreputable - rakish






9. Fearlessly brave - resolute






10. To stare at angrily






11. A sneaky plan






12. Self-confidently stylish - jaunty; disreputable in appearance






13. Misrepresent - disguise






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






15. Wrapped in something protective






16. Relieving symptoms - palliate






17. Having no plan - indiscriminate - haphazard






18. Showy but having no intrinsic value - tawdry






19. To ignore or treat with disdain






20. Unable to be pleased






21. To evade in order to gain time to avoid an argument






22. Induce to commit an unlawful act






23. A gesture showing obedience and respect






24. Tasty






25. Anger provoked by unfair treatment






26. A person who seeks to overthrow mainstream ideas






27. A decree or order - fiat






28. Feeling of suffering - symPATHy






29. Abusive language - 'inveigh against'






30. Delicious meal; sexually attractive






31. Loud and clear






32. An early omen






33. Combative - bellicose






34. So trivial as to be beneath one's consideration






35. Saturated with liquid; having drunk excess of alcohol






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






37. Universal - cosmopolitan - catholic






38. Bitterly sarcastic - sardonic






39. A duty or obligation






40. Pernicious; threatening harm - minatory






41. Unremitting - unflagging - relentless






42. Timid - full of apprehension - skittish






43. Of little or no importance






44. To reduce in force/value (truncate: to shorten)






45. Rigid - disheveled






46. Commanding respect






47. To trick someone into doing something






48. Causing weeping






49. Long-standing anger/resentment - acrimony






50. Formidable - arousing respect