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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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1. Great amount; plenty; overabundance; excess; lavish expenditure; Ex. profusion of choices; ADJ. profuse: plentiful; copious; giving or given abundantly; extravagant






2. Change; something newly introduced; introduction of something new; V. innovate: begin or introduce (something new); be creative; ADJ. innovative






3. Nook; recess






4. Pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general






5. Sound on judgment; wise






6. Waste (time or money on unimportant things)






7. Reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack); CF. repulse $neq$ cause repulsion






8. Extremely small; CF. minutes: official record of the proceedings at a meeting






9. Of a member of the cat family; N.






10. Unchangeable






11. Wasteful; reckless with money; profuse; Ex. a mind prodigal of ideas; N. prodigality






12. Messenger






13. Strenuous work; toil; painful labor; labor of childbirth






14. Tending to call up (emotions - memories)






15. Strong and firm (in the body)






16. Crude dwelling; shack






17. Exactly vertical; N: weight on the end of a line; V: examine very carefully or critically in order to understand; measure depth (by sounding); Ex. plumb the depth of






18. Of or like an uncle






19. Sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose)






20. Outrun; surpass; outdo






21. Tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid






22. Pleasantly fat; nicely rounded






23. Bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families); V. CF. Romeo and Juliet; CF. feudal - feudalism






24. Pertaining to language






25. Pay attention to; N: close attention






26. Conceited person; N. narcissism; CF. narcissus






27. A place where bees are kept






28. Gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose






29. Wandering from place to place; roving; stray; moving in a random fashion; Ex. vagrant thoughts; N. vagrancy






30. Irreverent






31. Platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement






32. Explosion






33. Annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride)






34. (of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion






35. Dummy; likeness of a person made of wood - paper - or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President






36. Grow rapidly (in numbers); spread; multiply; N. proliferation






37. Boast






38. Expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage






39. Inharmonious; N. incompatibility






40. Area of thick hard skin






41. Continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition






42. Causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile






43. Humorous; mischievous; tricky






44. Related to marriage or the wedding ceremony; N. nuptials: wedding ceremony






45. Rushing stream; flood; Ex. The rain fell in torrents.






46. Cause; produce; create






47. Parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased






48. Landless agricultural worker; bond servant; menial worker; N. peonage






49. (of words or a voice) sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious; having a pleasant tune






50. Foremost in importance; supreme; CF. para-: beyond; above; Ex. paranormal