Test your basic knowledge |

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. Steadfast; firm; not changing






2. Fortress






3. Resembling a horse; Ex. equine face






4. Abnormal; irregular






5. Sticky; viscous; gluey






6. Being everywhere; omnipresent; N. ubiquity






7. Dangerous






8. Ugly; unpleasant to look at






9. Fantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconventional






10. Logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective; Ex. valid reasoning/passport






11. Small opening; outlet (as of fumes or a gas); Ex. He gave vent to his anger by kicking the chair.






12. Large isolated system of stars - such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities






13. Deprived of (someone beloved through death)






14. Crushed oats used for making porridge






15. Questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition






16. Holding; able to retain things (esp. facts in the mind); having a good memory






17. Phrase repeated throughout a song or poem






18. Range of knowledge; Ex. beyond one's ken






19. Impertinence; insolence






20. Not effective; not having a desired effect; weak






21. Former occupant of a post






22. Calm; pacify






23. Strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock






24. Enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city)






25. Incapable of injury; impossible to damage or injure






26. Boastful; pompous






27. Meeting arranged by lovers; arrangement between lovers to meet






28. Surround






29. Large city






30. Self-imposed punishment for sin; Ex. do penance for one's sins; CF. penitent






31. Restrain; handcuff; N.






32. Yellowed; prejudiced (envious - hostile - or resentful) from long and disappointing experience of human affairs; Ex. with a jaundiced eye






33. Self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important






34. Insane






35. Susceptible to wounds or attack; N. vulnerability






36. Lead away from proper conduct; entice; ADJ. seductive






37. Correct spelling; CF. ortho-: straight; correct; Ex. orthodontics






38. Charge in court; indict






39. Attach






40. Word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read






41. Prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life






42. Impressive; majestic






43. Disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable






44. Physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes






45. Sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation






46. Lying below; fundamental






47. Opponent; enemy






48. Daily domestic task (such as cleaning - cooking - and shopping); unpleasant task






49. Forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a monk's austere life; Ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; N. austerity






50. Risk - particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption