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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Supporter; backer; opposite of opponent






2. Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances; N. opportunism






3. Scanty; inadequate






4. Adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved






5. Complain (in a sad voice); make a high sad sound (as in pain or supplication)






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






7. Long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin; V.






8. Wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder






9. Breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest - as for raising specific plant or animal






10. Plant or scatter seed






11. Enjoy; have a distinctive flavor - smell - or quality; N: taste or smell; distinctive quality






12. Woman who rules a family or larger social group






13. Inclined to; likely to (suffer); prostrate; lying with the front downward; Ex. prone to disease/make mistakes; Ex. accident-prone






14. Flow or fall in drops; let saliva flow out slowly from the mouth; move a ball; N.






15. Submissive; patient and long-suffering






16. Money or goods given to the poor






17. Joining; associating with






18. Extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion; Ex. throw the country into turmoil






19. Forewarning; presentiment; foreboding






20. One who spoils the pleasure of others






21. Entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer






22. Defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous






23. Science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition






24. Supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words






25. Having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs






26. Include (as a member of a group); encompass






27. Bar; forbid; exclude; Ex. debarred from jury services






28. Silently showing ill humor or resentment; dark; gloomy






29. Having great volume (as of a garment or container); bulky; large






30. Guess; N.






31. Vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device






32. Assuming a false identity; masquerade; CF. impostor






33. Make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession






34. Ing'enue; young innocent girl






35. Remedy; compensation; Ex. seek redress for the damage to your car; V: put right; remedy or rectify (a wrong); make amends for






36. Railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures; Ex. prisoner at the bar; V: shut in or out with bars; forbid; exclude; CF. barrister






37. Lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint; ADJ. spontaneous: self-generated; unpremeditated; happening without being planned






38. Quarrelsome






39. Deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner






40. Amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert






41. Resembling a horse; Ex. equine face






42. Make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused






43. Promote or publicize (one's goods or service); praise excessively (as a form of advertisement); CF. advertise






44. White with age






45. Loyalty






46. Bad-tempered; rude; cross






47. Substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia






48. Defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority






49. Charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil - bad luck






50. Gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man