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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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. Ravenous; eating large quantities of food; exceedingly eager; insatiable; Ex. voracious animal/reader






2. Half-human - half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat) - portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning; lecher; CF. faun; CF. goat: lecherous man






3. Fear of water; rabies






4. Secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage






5. Exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy






6. Abolish






7. Minor objection or complaint; V: raise minor objections; carp; cavil






8. Divide into parts






9. Unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy






10. Whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged






11. Spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault); find fault; Ex. niggle over details; ADJ. niggling






12. Accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave (an interest or habit); Ex. wean oneself from cigarettes






13. Work (esp. musical composition); Ex. magnum opus: masterpiece; CF. opera






14. Taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)






15. Of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle






16. Having a common center






17. Weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile; N. imbecile: stupid person; fool






18. Readily acting in accordance with a rule - order - or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements






19. Lack of consistency or agreement as between facts; difference; Ex. discrepancy between two descriptions






20. Abundance; wealth






21. Speechless; producing indistinct speech; not articulate; not expressing oneself clearly






22. Hopelessly sad (at the loss of something)






23. Soil; defile; make dirty






24. Small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel






25. Tending to call up (emotions - memories)






26. Nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V.






27. Having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt






28. Administrative division of a city; division in a hospital or prison; incompetent person placed under the protection of a guardian; V: guard; ward off: avert






29. Arranged by degrees (of height - difficulty - etc.)






30. Cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory






31. Irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege






32. Able to take on many forms; versatile; CF. Proteus: sea god to change his shape at will






33. Extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism






34. Exact






35. Utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement






36. Quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)






37. Mosaic; inlaid; Ex. tessellated pattern






38. Despicable; unpleasant; disgusting; Ex. vile slander






39. First in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence






40. Dismay; shock deeply






41. Former occupant of a post






42. Area of thick hard skin






43. A manually skilled worker






44. Public speaker






45. Weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man






46. Fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil






47. Irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric






48. Condescend; stoop






49. Exhibiting rainbowlike colors; Ex. iridescent oil slick; N. iridescence






50. Talent