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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cook by direct heat; N.






2. Induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize






3. Issue forth; come out






4. Private secret meeting






5. Blame (not angrily but sadly); express disapproval or disappointment; N. ADJ. reproachful






6. In a state of rage; Ex. run amok






7. Maze






8. Refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising






9. Soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper






10. Flexible; supple; pliable; V.






11. Marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny






12. Providing for future needs; displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies; OP. improvident






13. Tendency to disbelief






14. Stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism






15. Make discontented






16. Sheer; transparent






17. Formidable; causing fear






18. Lure or bait; V.






19. Boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo






20. 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






21. Revoke; annul






22. Massive; impressively large; built as a monument






23. Approve; ratify; N: permission; penalty intended to enforce compliance






24. Make use of - sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation






25. Clever; astute






26. Based on experience; of or acquired through practice (rather than theory); useful; Ex. practical man






27. Collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo






28. Gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man






29. Question closely; cross-examine; cross-question






30. Formal essay; treatise






31. Cater to (the low desires of others)






32. Draftee; person forced into military service; V.






33. Ancestor






34. Desert; abandon; renounce






35. Thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose






36. Held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune






37. (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic






38. Make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requittal






39. Cheater






40. Frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman






41. Accidental; casual; happening by chance






42. Ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies






43. Not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit






44. Self-governing; N. autonomy






45. Angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath






46. Take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; ADJ. distracted






47. Dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; Ex. murky night/fog; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom






48. Something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme






49. Turn away from (a principle - norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism






50. Praising; full of eulogy