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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. Pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble






2. Having a common center






3. Talent






4. Honor; glory; acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement






5. Give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied; Ex. spare time






6. Causing nausea; feeling nausea






7. (of the voice) extremely loud; CF. Stentor: a loud herald in the Iliad






8. Climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble






9. Uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution






10. Condense or shorten






11. Earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe






12. Choosing of a lot or card






13. Bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal






14. Repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate






15. Make (something written) false by changing






16. Not active; acted upon; receiving an action without acting in return; accepting without resistance






17. Comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water






18. Odorous; fragrant; suggestive (of an odor); Ex. redolent of onions/mystery






19. Intermediate; acting as a mediator; N: mediator; go-between






20. Assault






21. Animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant; CF. para-: beside






22. Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic






23. Changeable; of a quickly changing nature (as of temper); mercurial; tending to violence; evaporating rapidly; Ex. volatile character/situation in the street






24. Black volcanic rock






25. Scholar; learned person; CF. savoir: know






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






27. Confuse thoroughly






28. Infallibly; ADJ. unerring: making no mistakes






29. Person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority






30. Insert between






31. Bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization; Ex. come to/be brought to fruition






32. Situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives






33. Inborn






34. Abusive; scolding; V. vituperate: berate; scold; rail against abusively






35. Pay attention to; N: close attention






36. Done with speed; quick; N. expedition






37. Support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle - movement - person - etc.)






38. Behave in a way that attracts (sexual) attention; deal triflingly with; N: one (or woman) given to flirting; ADJ. flirtatious






39. Languor; weariness; listlessness






40. Imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation)






41. Conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V.






42. Division of a city for election or police purposes; precincts: space that surrounds a building; Ex. precincts of the college






43. Letter; written statement; CF. sent






44. Preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters)






45. Concerning the sense of smell






46. Explain






47. Cutting off; separation






48. Move furtively and secretly; Ex. He skulked through the less fashionable sections of the city.






49. Dramatic poem set to music; long musical work with singing but without acting; CF. cantata






50. Clamorous; noisy; V. vociferate: cry out loudly (when complaining)