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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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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. Airy - delicate - insubstantial






2. Temporary rest from activity






3. Defying imitation - matchless - peerless






4. Ill-tempered - irritable - fretful - irascible






5. Harmful - nocuous






6. Wasteful or lavishly abundant






7. To wander - travel abroad






8. A tiny amount of money






9. To chatter meaninglessly - prattle






10. To attack verbally - flay - excoriate - castigate






11. Embarrassed or shy - abashed






12. Managing but with great effort






13. Pompous or extravagant language






14. Making a false outward show






15. Marked by favorable circumstances - auspicious






16. Unmannerly - indecorous






17. Boredom - listlessness






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






19. Unable to be corrected (of a person's habits/tendencies)






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






21. To mock - gibe - jeer






22. To lament; elegiac - dolorous






23. Immoral






24. To express vehement protest






25. Dirty and disheveled






26. Abusive language - diatribe






27. To lighten up or transform for the better






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






29. Irreverent - rude - impudent - effrontery - cheek






30. To steal a small amount - filch






31. A reporobate - miscreant






32. An oppressive ruler who holds absolute power






33. Restless






34. Internal conflict; a dissonant minority group






35. (physically or behaviorally) pig-like






36. Peaceful - halcyon






37. Irritable - grouchy - cantankerous - irascible






38. Old age






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






40. Excessively complicated






41. Moral uprightness - probity






42. Offensive smell; harmful - noxious - miasma






43. Abounding - swarming with






44. Cheerful willingness to do something






45. To authorize - order






46. Association of businesses






47. Beg - sponge off someone






48. To ridicule publicly






49. Pernicious; threatening harm - minatory






50. Getting rid of