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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. Tasty






2. Vivacity - sprightliness - brio - esprit






3. Abusive language - diatribe






4. Offset and mitigate the effects by contrary actions






5. Easily irritated - cantankerous - prickly






6. Expressing sorrow esp. in a slightly humorous way






7. A sneaky plan






8. Without substance or meaning






9. Concise and forcefully expressive






10. Something really difficult or powerful






11. (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business






12. Boredom - listlessness






13. To steal a small amount - filch






14. Indecorous - unseemly - unfitting






15. To soothe - abate - allay - mitigate






16. To catch sight of something difficult to see






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






18. A rude - unmannerly person with bad disposition - boor - surly






19. Immoral






20. Saturate - stain






21. Speak about in a spiteful or evil manner






22. Misrepresent - disguise






23. Moral uprightness - probity






24. Excessively righteous






25. To authorize - order






26. Stubbornly asserts unproved opinion; dogma: the belief; dogmatist: the person asserting






27. Actions to appease opposing forces






28. Existing concurrently - attendant






29. Moral or cultural decline - dissolute






30. To fit together harmoniously






31. To lighten up or transform for the better






32. Something's origin






33. (n. or v.) comfort in time of distress






34. An eminent person - venerable






35. Any image of future disturbance






36. The final result






37. Favoritism shown to relatives






38. Oddly amusing






39. Humorously indecent - bawdy






40. Occurring daily






41. A person who seeks to overthrow mainstream ideas






42. Unsolicited - unnecessary - given w/o obligation






43. Whining - complaining - grumbling






44. Separate






45. Happening by chance - unplanned - fortuitous






46. Volatile - whimsical - fickle - unpredictable






47. Formidable - arousing respect






48. Wordiness - verbose






49. Move about aimlessly - meander






50. A grouch