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






2. Of or causing sepsis; putrid; producing putrefaction; N. sepsis: poisoning of part of the body (producing pus)






3. Ash-colored; deadly pale






4. Inhabit in numbers large enough to be harmful; Ex. Mice infested the house; Ex. shark-infested waters






5. Declare openly; N. avowal






6. Hard to understand; known only to the chosen few - esp. initiates; N. esoterica






7. Very small






8. Everlasting






9. Swimming






10. Reflection; thought; V. meditate






11. Deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word






12. Calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics






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






14. Like a lion






15. Slight difference in degree; nuance; degree of color; Ex. shades of meaning/grey






16. Serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle






17. Shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves






18. Regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition






19. Unsuccessful; fruitless






20. Force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die






21. Club; heavy-headed weapon; V.






22. Neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry






23. Announce; proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication






24. Of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani






25. Destroy






26. Ancestor






27. New or newly coined word or phrase






28. Rub out; remove the surface of






29. Person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime






30. Marked by indecision; inconclusive; Ex. indecisive battle






31. Banish to the country; dwell in the country






32. Nook; recess






33. Devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips






34. Specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill






35. Temporary platform for workers (to work at heights above the ground); bracing framework; platform for execution






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






37. Animal-biting fly; irritating person






38. Simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles - questions - etc.)






39. Having no previous example; novel; unparalleled






40. Divide into parts






41. Generator for producing electricity; energetic person






42. Insignificant; unimportant






43. Roof of the mouth; sense of the taste






44. Make greater; increase in power - wealth - rank - or honor; N. aggrandizement






45. Saying farewell; expression of leave-taking






46. Harmful






47. Military unit; V: subject to strict order; Ex. regimented society






48. (of a place) be filled with sound; (of a sound) sound loudly; sound back; echo; Ex. hall resounded with laughter






49. Intricate; difficult; tangled; CF. knot






50. Destroy completely; wipe out; Ex. obliterate the village