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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Outward appearance; guise; Ex. We called in the troops to bring a/some semblance of order to the city.






2. Struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly






3. End; V. terminate






4. Cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm






5. Worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world






6. Begin and continue (a war)






7. Vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating






8. Not identical on both sides of a dividing central line






9. Kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. benign tumor






10. Person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology






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






12. Transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand






13. Boisterous merrymaking; V. revel: engage boisterous festivities; enjoy greatly; N: boisterous festivity or celebration






14. Speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions






15. Not spacious; inconvenient






16. Items of business at a meeting






17. Flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.






18. Confusion; turmoil; confused mass; bewildering jumble; Ex. welter of data






19. Energetic; vigorously active






20. Twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist






21. Put into effect; enforce; carry out; supply with tools; Ex. implement the plan/suggestion; N: tool or instrument






22. Deprived of (something valuable); lacking






23. Interdependent relationship (between groups - species) often mutually beneficial; ADJ. symbiotic; CF. together + life






24. Contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical






25. Living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age






26. Convincing






27. (of music) played smoothly






28. Dying; at the point of death; CF. death






29. Blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums






30. Narrow-mindedness; isolation; ADJ. insular: of an island; isolated; narrow-minded; CF. peninsula






31. Neat; skillful






32. Partial shadow (in an eclipse); CF. almost shadow






33. Deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises






34. Tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe






35. Cause to sprout; sprout






36. Making up for; repaying






37. With identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ.






38. Reveal; N. disclosure






39. Moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction






40. Make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of






41. Subordinate






42. Real being






43. Outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent






44. Bravery; courage; strength of mind






45. (of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. d'ecolletage: low neckline (on a dress)

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46. Flexible; supple; CF. limber






47. Flexible; easily influenced; yielding; adaptable






48. Thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system






49. Astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded - dumfounded - dumbstruck






50. Contest in which winners are selected in a drawing of lots