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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. Engrossed; absorbed; enchanted; Ex. rapt listener






2. Coarsely insulting; physically harmful






3. Fame; ADJ. renowned






4. Having no equal; incomparable






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






6. Ability to identify with another's feelings - ideas - etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy






7. Sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time






8. Foul smelling; very unpleasant; unwholesome






9. Something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of; Ex. her assumption of power; V. assume






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






11. Stun as with a blow or shock; bemuse; benumb; N.






12. Restore to proper condition (health or useful life); restore the former rank of






13. Split into opposite extremes or camps






14. Scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker






15. Horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty






16. Cord used to draw and tie together two opposite edges (as of a shoe); delicate fabric made of fine threads; V: draw together by tying a lace






17. Drifting wreckage






18. Mass of material sticking together






19. Bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored






20. Support (a claim) with evidence; establish with evidence; verify






21. Maker and seller of eyeglasses






22. Throb; beat regularly; vibrate regularly






23. Sky blue






24. Wallow (as in mud or high seas); lie soaked (as in blood); Ex. The victims weltered in their blood.






25. Fashionable; conforming to the current fashion






26. Move - give - or take in a quiet - stealthy way; N: one who sneaks; ADJ. sneaky






27. Simultaneous discharge of a number of shots; V.






28. Breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V.






29. Mass for the dead; dirge






30. Deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke






31. Flattery






32. Lay eggs (in large numbers); produce offspring (in large numbers); N: eggs of aquatic animals






33. Very fat; N. corpulence






34. Firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic






35. Varying from of an element






36. Expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant






37. Lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious






38. Understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words; Ex. tacit agreement






39. Deliberately planned; likely






40. (of a person) suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat






41. Lizard that changes color in different situations






42. Equality; close resemblance; CF. disparate






43. Heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); V: pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning






44. Beginner






45. Contact that keeps parties in communication; communication between groups; one that maintains communication; go-between; secret love affair; V. liaise: keep a connection






46. Cause; produce; create






47. Underwater explosive apparatus; V.






48. Study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age






49. Produced by fire; of fire; volcanic; (of rocks) formed from lava; Ex. igneous meteorite






50. Expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage