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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle






2. Long - eventful - adventurous journey






3. Place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven






4. Ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory






5. Violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive






6. Summit; highest point; PL. vertices






7. Dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify






8. Periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals






9. Peak; highest point; acme; Ex. pinnacle of fame






10. Holding fast (as to a belief); persistent






11. Tiny; weak; insignificant






12. Subordinate






13. Act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive






14. Stubbornly wrong






15. Pertaining to the woods or the country






16. Serious speech - writing - or conversation; formal discussion (either written or spoken); conversation; V.






17. Submissive; patient and long-suffering






18. Picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles; ADJ.






19. Unruly; difficult to manage; Ex. intractable problem/child






20. Incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy






21. Made of bone; bony






22. Small cavern






23. Damnation; complete ruin; hell






24. Annoy by repeated attacks






25. Set free; liberate






26. Surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.






27. Vested power to reject a bill; exercise of this right; V: prevent or forbid by exercising the power of veto






28. Spiritual rebirth; Ex. regeneration of the prisoners; V. regenerate: give or obtain new life; reform spiritually






29. Giving or showing bliss; blissful






30. Masses of leaves; CF. defoliate






31. Support placed under or against something; V.






32. Rude; insensitive






33. Tear out; cut out (as if with a gouge); Ex. gouge his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in wood






34. Like an emperor; related to an empire; CF. imperialism






35. Place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited






36. (of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; Ex. stagnant industrial output






37. Ancestry; lineage






38. Assent; agree passively; comply without protest






39. Mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious






40. Lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture






41. (of something written or painted) still in existence






42. Small round piece of medicine; flat piece of stone or metal bearing an inscription; Ex. stone tablet on the wall






43. Serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; N.






44. Lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive






45. Illicit lover






46. Remove or get rid of something or someone unwanted; eliminate; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify (esp. of sin - guilt - or defilement); N.






47. Shut; close; obstruct; Ex. A blood clot occluded an artery.






48. Messenger






49. Talk idly; babble; N. CF. prate






50. Middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions