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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Bog; marsh; soft - wet - boggy land; predicament; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself






2. Hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition






3. Sudden sharp feeling of pain






4. Smooth and shining (as from good health); V.






5. Something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture






6. Distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel (not `repulse')






7. Without previous preparation; off the cuff(end of a sleeve); on the spur of the moment






8. Begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural






9. Suggestive; implying; serving to indicate






10. Science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition






11. Open to view; public; not secret; CF. covert






12. Restore to proper condition (health or useful life); restore the former rank of






13. Mushy(sentimental) and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; excessively and objectionably sentimental






14. Pertaining to ships or navigation






15. Award of merit; strong praise and approval






16. Agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement






17. Accustomed; hardened; Ex. inured to the Alaskan cold; V. inure: make used to something undesirable; harden; CF. unfeeling






18. Notch; deep recess; V. indent; CF. tooth






19. Doctrine; dogma






20. Not yet decided or settled; impending; Ex. pending decision; PREP. while awaiting; until; Ex. delay the decision pending his return






21. Life-size - three-dimensional scene from nature or history; three-dimensional scene with modeled figures against a painted background






22. Territory enclosed within an alien land






23. Unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent; CF. inapt: (of statements or ideas) inappropriate






24. Provide with some quality; endow






25. Doctor who treats ailments of the feet; chiropodist; N. podiatrics






26. Sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness; drowsy






27. Able to live both on land and in water; N.






28. Fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection); V: declare (someone) to be an outlaw; deprive of the protection of the law; declare illegal; Ex. Drinking has been outlawed.






29. Watchful; on the alert; watchfully awake; alert to spot danger; N. vigilance






30. Pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state






31. Temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon; Ex. The disease went into remission; Ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins.






32. Charming; attractive






33. Hiding place; V.






34. Done slyly and secretly (being dishonest)






35. Prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought); Ex. An accident was averted by his quick thinking; Ex. She averted her eyes from the terrible sight.






36. Causing cancer; N. carcinogen






37. Protruding knot on a tree; V.






38. Run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel






39. Subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing






40. Praise; enthusiastic approval; round(succession or series) of applause; ADJ. plauditory; CF. applaud






41. Move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window






42. Obscure; profound; difficult to understand






43. Science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in






44. Seek to attain (position or status); long for; Ex. aspire to become president; Ex. aspire to/after the leadership






45. Point or time at which the sun is farthest from the equator






46. Having a common center






47. (of a fault or sin) forgivable; trivial






48. What someone deserves






49. Chance; luck






50. Agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power