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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. Serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; N.






2. Annoy; distress






3. Sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster

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4. Poisonous; N. toxicity






5. Living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age






6. Assign; set apart for a particular purpose






7. Pertaining to the stars; of a star performer; outstanding; Ex. stellar attraction of the entire performance






8. Insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence






9. Twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest






10. Nearness (in space or relationship); proximity; kinship






11. Waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building






12. Of or pertaining to the people






13. (esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing - esp. from one lover to another; impulsive






14. Topple; N.






15. Banish to the country; dwell in the country






16. Evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look






17. Change; something newly introduced; introduction of something new; V. innovate: begin or introduce (something new); be creative; ADJ. innovative






18. Belittle






19. Enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition); liveliness; vigor






20. Gather into wrinkles or folds; N: wrinkle or fold






21. Study of language or words






22. Substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil






23. Plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse






24. Play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs






25. Introduce something into a larger whole; include; embody; give material form to; ADJ.






26. Mixture of writings on various subjects; collection of various items






27. Conceited person; N. narcissism; CF. narcissus






28. Highly ornate






29. Daydream; abstracted musing






30. Border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety






31. Pause; temporary cessation; alcove; secret inner place; Ex. parliament in recess; V. CF. recessive






32. Shorten; reduce






33. Spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing






34. Young woman making formal entrance into society






35. Returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss - damage - or injury






36. Scholar who overemphasizes book learning - trivial details of learning - or technicalities






37. Harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory






38. Epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink






39. Ugly; unpleasant to look at






40. Grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation






41. Infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous






42. Shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident






43. Prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world)






44. Mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited






45. Healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable; Ex. salubrious area; CF. health






46. Violent anguish






47. Pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits - vegetables - or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops






48. Grant a share of; make known; Ex. news to impart






49. Anything discarded or rejected as worthless; trash






50. Unexplicable; impossible to account for; unreasonable or mysterious