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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. Punishment; severe criticism or disapproval






2. Matchless; not able to be imitated






3. Art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse






4. Strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess; N. divestiture(divestment)






5. Chew over and over (mentally or - like cows - physically); mull over(ponder)






6. Relieve (pain)






7. Seeker after position or status






8. Characterizing or affecting all; general; present everywhere; of the universe; cosmic; Ex. universal agreement; Ex. a subject of universal interest






9. Operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people - forces - etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative






10. Suitable; to the point; relevant






11. Full-bosomed; plump; jolly






12. Having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer






13. Skill (esp. with one's hands); skill in deceiving people; guile; ADJ. crafty: cleverly deceitful; cunning






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






15. Of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined






16. Individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude - behavior - or opinion peculiar to a person; anything highly individual or eccentric; ADJ. idiosyncratic






17. Esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener






18. Inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful(having the habit of forgetting)






19. Marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity






20. Sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body; Ex. stomach ulcer; ADJ. ulcerous; V. ulcerate






21. Important in history; Ex. historic battle






22. Act as judge (at the request of both sides)






23. Attack or defense of an opinion; controversy or refutation; argument in support of point of view; N. polemics: art of debate or controversy






24. Moo; make the sound of a cow






25. Deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly






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






27. Deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg






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






29. Without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute






30. Turn away from (a principle - norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism






31. Poke (with a pointed object); stir up; urge; goad to action; N: pointed object used to prod; prodding






32. Target of a hunt; victim; V: hunt and eat as prey; victimize; Ex. Cats prey on mice.






33. Rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed

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34. Scarcity; dearth






35. Able to pay all depths; N. solvency






36. Presumptuous or bold






37. Green crust on old bronze works or copper; tone slowly taken by varnished painting






38. Blame (not angrily but sadly); express disapproval or disappointment; N. ADJ. reproachful






39. Foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning






40. Stubborn; refusing to change one's belief






41. Event; event that causes a crisis






42. Slow down






43. State of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft






44. Leftover food






45. Oily; bland; insincerely suave






46. Pry; move with a lever; value highly; esteem; Ex. his most prized possession; N: something captured during war-time (esp. an enemy ship)






47. Study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age






48. Serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; V: make or become sober






49. Direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue)






50. Lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters; Ex. He was sunk in apathy after his failure; ADJ. apathetic