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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge






2. Low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves)






3. Twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion






4. Loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell lingered for days.






5. Unfrightening






6. Artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road






7. Match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu






8. Uneasy feelings; misgivings; uneasy fears especially about matters of conscience; Ex. I have no qualms about giving this assignment to Helen.






9. Stipulation; condition in an agreement; provision






10. (of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed; muddy; thick






11. Confused; lost in thought; preoccupied






12. Transient; impermanent; fleeting; N. transitoriness






13. Improperness; unsuitableness






14. Dress with vulgar finery






15. Dig; search deeply; investigate






16. Deserving high respect; commanding respect; CF. command: deserve and get






17. Female sheep






18. Ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment






19. One incapacitated(disabled) by a chronic illness; ADJ: incapacitated by illness; not valid; null; V: allow to leave (a military force) because of ill-health






20. Assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary






21. Walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak






22. Commemorate






23. Make thin; weaken






24. Begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; N: new growth on a plant; shoot






25. Willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat






26. Disaster; misery






27. Food of the gods






28. Moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave






29. Based on theory; not practical or applied; hypothetical






30. Disturb greatly






31. Drunken revel; V. carouse






32. Tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream






33. Border; edge - rim - or margin; Ex. on the verge of: very near to; V: border on






34. Mercury






35. Dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded.






36. Evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth






37. Returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss - damage - or injury






38. Introduction; introductory performance or event; forerunner






39. Stingy; mean






40. Outsmart; defeat by behaving more cleverly






41. (of a sound) grate on (eg. nerves); make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; rub with something rough; Ex. The cat's tongue rasped my hand.






42. Hanging; suspended






43. Prescribed course of diet or exercise; prescribed diet and habits; Ex. daily regimen of a dancer






44. Study of word parts; study of the origins of words






45. Family descent; ADJ. ancestral






46. Purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.






47. Skin of an animal






48. Symbol of immortality or rebirth; Ex. phoenix rising from its ashes






49. Mar; disfigure






50. Subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father