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






2. Deprived of necessities and comforts






3. Separate






4. Causing weeping






5. Returning to pattern of bad behavior






6. Proving






7. Tastelessly showy in appearance - tawdry






8. Something that follows; a natural consequence






9. To resolve a disagreement - stop from being discontented






10. To harass - torment - beset






11. To treat with little importance






12. Combative - bellicose






13. Bubbling with enthusiasm






14. Becoming boring or wearying ('it palls on me')






15. A decree or order - fiat






16. Dirty and disheveled






17. Limber - flexible body (lithesome)






18. An indirect term used in place of a more offensive one






19. Timid - full of apprehension - skittish






20. Favoritism shown to relatives






21. Induce to commit an unlawful act






22. The light exchange of convo






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






24. Long - pompous speech (n or v)






25. Clown - buffoon - bumbling person






26. Unconventional and slightly disreputable - rakish






27. Internal conflict; a dissonant minority group






28. To stare at angrily






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






30. Anxious - concerned






31. Lively - enjoyable - jovial






32. Moral or cultural decline - dissolute






33. Rudimentary - incipient; unclear: 'inchoate idea'






34. Frightening - distressing






35. Misrepresent - disguise






36. To authorize - order






37. To trick someone into doing something






38. A forewarning of something bad - foreboding - portent






39. Strong and deep in tone - sonorous - enduring






40. Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree - obsequious






41. Chaotic - disorganized - mismanaged






42. Your understanding - limits of knowledge






43. Existing concurrently - attendant






44. Being present everywhere at once






45. Requiring precise accuracy - demanding; urgent






46. Overly sweet (fig.)






47. Getting rid of






48. Whimsical - sudden changes of mood






49. Obedient to an excessive degree






50. To censor