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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. Swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery






2. Chew






3. Contrast; one that by contrast enhances the distinctive characteristics of another






4. Delayed






5. (esp. of a girl or young woman) impertinent; forward; trim; jaunty; Ex. pert young miss/hat






6. Ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman






7. Insane






8. Manner of walking or running; speed






9. Beauty; comeliness; ADJ. pulchritudinous






10. Of or causing sepsis; putrid; producing putrefaction; N. sepsis: poisoning of part of the body (producing pus)






11. Government run by religious leaders






12. Security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters






13. Main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument






14. Ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N.






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






16. Separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement






17. Funeral director; one whose business is to arrange burials






18. Trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)






19. Appearance of truth; quality of appearing to be true or real; likelihood; Ex. verisimilitude of her performance as Lady Macbeth






20. Throw overboard (from a ship or plane)






21. Like an emperor; related to an empire; CF. imperialism






22. Skin of an animal






23. Tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings; Ex. pathos that runs through the novel






24. Divided into two branches; forked






25. Doctor who treats ailments of the feet; chiropodist; N. podiatrics






26. A great quantity; Ex. scads of clothes






27. Authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental - nonbinding remark (something said in passing)






28. Hairy; having a lot of hair






29. Producing motion; of motion






30. Wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence






31. Decisive; ending all debate






32. Adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details)






33. Follow (as a result)






34. Deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive






35. Lacking in spirit






36. Protruding part; swelling of a surface; Ex. The apple made a bulge in his pocket; V: swell outward; protrude






37. Pure; thin and transparent; very steep






38. Showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling






39. Induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize






40. Sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral






41. Lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious






42. Argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)






43. Stir up; disturb






44. Transmit (money) in payment; free someone from a debt or punishment






45. Imitate or mimic (a person's behavior or manner)






46. Give up something (with reluctance); yield; release; Ex. relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm






47. Negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person






48. Stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully






49. State as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify; Ex. He stipulated payment in advance






50. Charmingly carefree; simple and happy; Ex. idyllic scene