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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. Fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral






2. Yield (to something overwhelming); give in; die; Ex. succumb to the illness






3. Overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply






4. Rejoice






5. Deserving blame; blameworthy






6. State of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness; ADJ. inconsistent: displaying a lack of consistency; erratic; contradictory; incompatible






7. Respect; value; judge; N.






8. Small cavern






9. Operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people - forces - etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative






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






11. Liberate; free from chains; V. unfetter






12. Unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective






13. Docile; easily managed; (of something) easily changed or molded; N. tractability






14. Explanation - especially of biblical(of the bible) passages






15. Act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer)






16. Harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance






17. Condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story






18. (of men) friendly - charming - and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition






19. Unpleasantly dark; gloomy; hellish; deathly; CF. Styx: the chief river in the subterranean land of the dead






20. Eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm






21. Trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before; Ex. hunger followed in the wake of the war






22. (esp. of older people) vigorously active; nimble






23. Metric; written in the form of poetry; Ex. metrical translation of Homer






24. Infallibility






25. Delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory






26. Government run by religious leaders






27. Wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid






28. Unit of light energy (one candle's worth)






29. List; mention one by one






30. Flexible; limber; pliant






31. Period between two successive reigns or governments






32. Having a pale or sickly color; pallid






33. New growth from a plant






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






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






36. Clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth






37. Spotless; flawless; absolutely clean






38. Standards used in judging; CF. criterion






39. Young woman making formal entrance into society






40. Element; ingredient






41. Miser; stingy person






42. Cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing






43. Marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity






44. (of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed; rickety; falling apart






45. Gigantic; enormous






46. One who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality






47. Stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful






48. Vicious assault; fierce attack; Ex. unexpected onslaught of the enemy






49. Of psyche; mental; of or possessing extraordinary mental powers






50. Stubbornly wrong