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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Extinct flying reptile; CF. wing+finger






2. Urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually






3. Fragment generally of broken pottery (glass - clay bowl - or cup)






4. Highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war






5. One who harvests grain; Ex. the Grim Reaper; V. reap: cut and gather (crop); harvest a crop






6. Large group of insects moving in a mass; crowd of people or animals; V: move in a crowd or mass






7. Tangible; (of something bad) easily perceptible; obvious; Ex. palpable blunder






8. Person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen






9. Scarcity; dearth






10. Room or space under the roof; attic






11. Ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy






12. Sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious






13. Language; manner of speaking; idiom; Ex. in legal/common parlance






14. Feathers of a bird;






15. Agree; accept; N. assessment






16. Pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction






17. Copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing; comical parody or imitation; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous; Ex. travesty of justice; OP. paragon






18. Flexible; supple; pliable; V.






19. Substance causing vomiting; ADJ.






20. Believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.






21. One who foretells the future






22. (of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous






23. Strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end






24. Menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question






25. Place formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate; N. induction: inducting; process of deriving general principles from particular facts






26. Sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate






27. Abuse






28. Maker of a will; CF. testatrix






29. Agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis






30. Flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles






31. Environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature






32. Boxer; CF. pugilism: boxing






33. Penitent; repentant; N. contrition






34. Final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental; Ex. The sun is the ultimate source of energy.






35. Not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question






36. Psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire






37. Ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate; CF. rose






38. Report; record (in chronological order)






39. Slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic






40. Lizard that changes color in different situations






41. Uppermost edge of a cup; projecting rim (as on a hat); Ex. The glass was full to the brim; V: be full to the brim






42. One who fits glasses to remedy visual defects






43. Omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses






44. Person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number






45. Humorous; mischievous; tricky






46. Formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic






47. Twisted






48. Pertaining to passionate love or sexual love






49. Enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city)






50. Pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble