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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. Eating greedily; insatiable appetite for something






2. Defying imitation - matchless - peerless






3. Harmful - nocuous






4. Something that follows; a natural consequence






5. Drowsy - sleepy - slumberous






6. Concise and forcefully expressive






7. To ask urgently - implore - entreat






8. Suffering from nervousness or lack of confidence






9. Imprudently bold - flouting social conventions






10. Discordant - inharmonious






11. Redundancy






12. To authorize - order






13. To catch sight of something difficult to see






14. Generous in giving






15. A deviation from expected course (aberrant behavior)






16. Wasteful or lavishly abundant






17. Lighthearted - jocund - jocose






18. Beginning; in an early stage






19. A perfect example






20. Arrogantly domineering (imperial: regal)






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






22. The purest essence of a thing






23. Wrapped in something protective






24. To crowd around - stifle






25. Moral uprightness - probity






26. Enervated






27. Acts w/o moral restraint - dissolute - wanton - licentious - depraved - rake






28. To steal a small amount - filch






29. Obscure - abstruse - little known - uncertain






30. A skillful storyteller






31. Wolf-like - rapacious






32. Saturated with liquid; having drunk excess of alcohol






33. Unconventional and slightly disreputable - rakish






34. Favoritism shown to relatives






35. Putting an end to all debate or action






36. Anxious - concerned






37. Lacking authenticity - spurious - specious - apocryphal






38. Indirect - misleading






39. To smear - traduce - malign






40. A repeated offender






41. Having like minds or temperament






42. Proving






43. Monetary






44. Lavish






45. To cause a negative event or situation






46. Bitter - cutting expression






47. Haggard and looking wasted






48. Any image of future disturbance






49. Unwanted intruders - meddler






50. Long - pompous speech (n or v)