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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stand - sit - or lie in a lazy - relaxed way






2. Old age; feeblemindedness of old age; ADJ. senile: resulting from old age; showing the weakness of body or mind from old age; Ex. senile dementia






3. Characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper; Ex. temperamental dislike of sports; Ex. temperamental actress






4. Eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal






5. Harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together






6. Opinionated; holding stubbornly to one's opinion; arbitrary; doctrinal






7. Self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent






8. Tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it






9. Rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.






10. Hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed






11. Lacking in spirit






12. Room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline






13. Intention; purpose; meaning; V: claim; profess; Ex. order which purports to be signed by the general






14. Division of animals or plants - below a family and above a species






15. Become engaged to marry






16. Solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding; N. monolith: large block of stone






17. Open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape






18. Talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N.






19. With reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV.






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






21. Strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy






22. Twist out of shape; N.






23. Looking back on the past; N. retrospection; V. retrospect






24. In a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game






25. Popular fashion; Ex. Jeans became the vogue.






26. Hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition






27. Beggar; ADJ: living as a beggar






28. Mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together






29. Undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development






30. Nearness; ADJ. proximate






31. Lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life; hardship; want; CF. deprive






32. (esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing - esp. from one lover to another; impulsive






33. Punish as by beating; criticize severely






34. Not requited; not reciprocated; Ex. unrequited love






35. Mercy killing






36. Odd in an old-fashioned way; odd; old-fashioned; picturesque






37. Root up; uproot; destroy completely






38. Kinship; relationship by birth






39. Soft food made by boiling oatmeal






40. Spot; blot; CF. blot+botch






41. Persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); N. subornation






42. Extremely dry; very thirsty; V. parch: make or become extremely dry (by exposure to heat)






43. Lack of proper respect or reverence; ADJ. irreverent






44. Climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble






45. Taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through






46. Inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person






47. Pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic






48. Modest; Ex. the champion's unassuming manner






49. Formal demand or request; Ex. requisition for more computing equipment; V.






50. Rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy