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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Dig; search deeply; investigate






2. Firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic






3. Not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.






4. Process of being made sensitive or acutely responsive to an external agent or substance; V. sensitize: make or become sensitive






5. Dig up; unearth; OP. inter






6. Give or take milk at the breast or udder






7. Copy; write a copy of; N. transcription






8. Destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground






9. (of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure






10. Act of dissecting living animals






11. Listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling






12. Sleep lightly; nap






13. Unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen






14. Final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental; Ex. The sun is the ultimate source of energy.






15. Refutation; response with contrary evidence; V. rebut: refute; disprove






16. Prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought






17. External; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic






18. Motivated solely by money or gain; N.






19. Act as judge (at the request of both sides)






20. Support; reinforce






21. Beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural; Ex. preternatural strength/forces






22. Illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.






23. Hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N.






24. One that achieves unexpected success; something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable






25. Act stupidly; play the fool; N.






26. Creed






27. (of a fact) become known; be revealed; happen; give off (watery waste matter) through pores






28. One who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief






29. Roundness; sonorousness of speech






30. Worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world






31. Unfortunate accident






32. Fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)






33. Substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia






34. Irreverent






35. Change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position; Ex. shift the stolen goods; N. group of workers which takes turns with other groups; working period of such a group






36. All-knowing






37. Killing of animals for food; massacre; V: butcher (animals) for food; kill in large numbers






38. Charlatan; boastful pretender






39. Lustful






40. Person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number






41. Unsatisfied; not soothed






42. Objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable






43. Understood but not stated; implied; unquestioning and complete; Ex. implicit trust






44. In a coma; extremely sleepy






45. Retort; quick clever reply; return to former status






46. Sheer; transparent






47. Showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling






48. Achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake; Ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the party.






49. Constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions






50. Dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded.