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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. Returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss - damage - or injury






2. Division into factions (esp. within a religious body); split






3. Drug that relieves pain or trouble; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement






4. Case for a sword blade; sheath






5. Yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession






6. Ornamental horizontal band on a wall






7. Turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of






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






9. Half asleep; drowsy; N. somnolence






10. Stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard






11. Rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek






12. Four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped






13. Heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); V: pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning






14. Serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; V: make or become sober






15. Outward decorations; ornaments (as an outward sign of rank)






16. Fear of heights






17. Fitness; talent






18. Epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink






19. Christian religious ceremony; CF. Mass: ceremony of the Eucharist






20. Quality of being true; lasting truth or principle; Ex. the verity of his testimony; Ex. one of the eternal verities






21. Solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. 'For Christ's sake''






22. Miser; excessively frugal person






23. Make thin; weaken






24. Show clearly






25. Capable of being stretched; of tension; Ex. tensile rubber






26. Group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard






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






28. Formless; lacking shape or definition






29. Helpful; useful; advantageous






30. In a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game






31. Reparable






32. Pour off gently (wine or liquid)






33. Made less dense (of a gas); V. rarefy: make less dense; N. rarefaction






34. Introductory; of a preface






35. Belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic






36. Cause to stop for a period; interrupt; hold in abeyance; defer; hang from above; exclude for a period from a position; Ex. suspended state; Ex. suspend judgment; Ex. suspended from the team; N. suspension






37. Monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos






38. Person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will






39. Kindly; doing good






40. Infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous






41. Devoutness; reverence for God; ADJ. pious






42. Make (a bill) into law






43. Power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual






44. Unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality.






45. Enthusiastic applause






46. Harass or trouble from all directions; hem in






47. Formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense)






48. Mix together in close association






49. Mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize






50. Tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm