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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. Risk - particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption






2. Faithless lover; flirt






3. Severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction






4. Branching out; subdivision; one branch of a system; one of the results following from an action or decision; Ex. ramifications of a business/the decision






5. Growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing in profusion; unrestrained; Ex. rampant lawlessness/weed






6. Tear made by rending; rip; split






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






8. Bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together






9. Man who is not a cleric; man who is nonprofessional






10. Railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures; Ex. prisoner at the bar; V: shut in or out with bars; forbid; exclude; CF. barrister






11. Make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg)






12. Lively; spirited






13. Pertaining to money






14. Exceed






15. Mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin






16. Related to thinking about something constantly; of an obsession; preoccupying; N. obsession: compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea; compulsive idea; V. obsess: preoccupy the mind of excessively






17. Fragrant; having a sweet smell; N. aroma: strong pleasant smell






18. Leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to say my






19. Wall painting






20. Achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake; Ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the party.






21. Place side by side; CF. next






22. Miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items






23. Merry






24. Complete; V.






25. Stipulation; condition in an agreement; provision






26. Deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease - poison - or a severe blow






27. Cheater






28. Belief in one God






29. Represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification






30. Mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior






31. Charlatan; impostor






32. Burlesque; act of leaving the ground






33. Fluent; talkative; glib; N. volubility






34. Hesitate for ethical reasons; fret about; Ex. She did not scruple to read his diary; N: uneasy feeling arising from conscience; conscience






35. Violent; rough; noisy






36. Conduct or language inciting rebellion; rebellion; resistance to authority; insubordination; ADJ. seditious






37. Unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N.






38. Lustful






39. Ointment






40. Random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town






41. Yielding to another; ceding






42. Harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory






43. Narrow opening in a large mass; break in a friendly relation; Ex. through a rift in the clouds; OP. reconcilation






44. Brave and successful act; deed or action - particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean






45. Wintry; wintery; of or like winter






46. Utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones






47. Ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living






48. Pay attention to; N: close attention






49. Announce; proclaim; utter or speak - especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him.






50. Temporary stay; V: stay for a time