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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. (of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes






2. Desertion






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






4. Piece of sculpture showing a person's head - shoulders - and upper chest; V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster






5. Not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand; Ex. impenetrable mystery






6. Unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste






7. Biting; sarcastic; stinging; (apprec.) incisive; cutting; Ex. mordant pen/wit






8. Work of art put together from fragments






9. Able to walk






10. Analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore)






11. Steering wheel of a ship; position of control






12. Daily; commonplace; customary; Ex. quotidian routine






13. Mixture of writings on various subjects; collection of various items






14. Heterogeneous mixture; medley; mixture of dried flower petals a pot (to give a pleasant smell to a room)






15. Honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction






16. Fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood: state of mind or emotion






17. Sad and lonely; wretched; desolate






18. Mental disorder; ADJ. N. psychotic






19. Cowardly






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






21. One who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians






22. Heavenly






23. Pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear






24. Dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor






25. Snip off; stop something's growth or development; bite; make numb with cold; Ex. nip the plan; Ex. A guard dog nipped the postman; Ex. fingers nipped by the extreme chill






26. Bantering; joking






27. Hold back (the natural expression of); restrain; crush; oppress; Ex. repressed child; Ex. repress a laugh/rebellion






28. (of weather) hot or scorching; passionate; Ex. torrid love affairs






29. Red or white cell in the blood






30. Unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke






31. Make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president






32. Annoy; distress






33. Theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior






34. Counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar






35. Chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation






36. Omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future)






37. List; mention one by one






38. Questionable medicine; quack medicine; CF. our (remedy)






39. Maker and seller of eyeglasses






40. Limit; independent variable; Ex. parameters of the problem; Ex. within the parameters of the budget






41. Song of praise or joy; Ex. paeans celebrating the victory






42. Concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult






43. Wave around (a weapon); flourish






44. Flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved






45. Outside edge especially of a round surface; perimeter; Ex. periphery of the town






46. Theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure






47. Public speaker






48. Having great volume (as of a garment or container); bulky; large






49. Protruding knot on a tree; V.






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