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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Deprived of (something valuable); lacking






2. Very fat; N. corpulence






3. Plait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; N: braided segment (as of hair)






4. Indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said); hypocritical; evasive






5. Wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar






6. Nourishing substance; ADJ: providing nourishment






7. Examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V.






8. Female warrior






9. Reprimand; severely scold






10. Like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg






11. Persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); N. subornation






12. Swindle; cheat






13. Of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary






14. Speak violently or excitedly; rave; talk excitedly showing anger; scold; make a grandiloquent speech; Ex. The priest ranted about the devil.






15. (of something bad) not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute; Ex. unmitigated disaster






16. Disheveled; uncared for in appearance; not combed; CF. comb






17. Persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion






18. Essence; main point; substance






19. (of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience






20. One's opinion of oneself; self-esteem






21. Characterizing or affecting all; general; present everywhere; of the universe; cosmic; Ex. universal agreement; Ex. a subject of universal interest






22. Baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve; clarify or solve by reasoning; Ex. puzzle out the answer; N.






23. Isolation of a person - place - or ship to prevent spread of infection; V: isolate in quarantine






24. Inconspicuous; not blatant






25. Harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together






26. Express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow






27. Narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land






28. Going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile






29. Disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward






30. Inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful(having the habit of forgetting)






31. Steering wheel of a ship; position of control






32. Marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order; clothe splendidly; adorn; N: fine clothes; ordered group; Ex. in battle array






33. Lose animation or strength






34. Bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together






35. Dig; search deeply; investigate






36. Beginner; novice






37. Slow gallop; V. CF. trot






38. Dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning






39. Wintry; wintery; of or like winter






40. Compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous






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






42. Main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument






43. Burst inward; CF. vaccum tube






44. Lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate






45. Tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired






46. Design composed of one or more initials of a name; V.






47. Title; chapter heading; text under illustration






48. Causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass






49. Notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking






50. Having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs