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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. Something of little importance or value; small amount; Ex. a trifle; V: treat without seriousness; flirt






2. Pale purple






3. Move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber






4. Ancestry; lineage






5. Ravenous; eating large quantities of food; exceedingly eager; insatiable; Ex. voracious animal/reader






6. Oddity; idiosyncrasy






7. Untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman






8. One who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure






9. Scholarly article






10. Knickknack; bauble; cheap jewelry






11. Hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist






12. Extremely hungry; voracious






13. Clothing or equipment for a special purpose; Ex. cowboy outfit






14. Conquer; bring under control






15. Exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)






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






17. Murder of a king or queen






18. Word for word; in the same words; repeating the actual words exactly






19. Apparatus used to maintain balance - ascertain direction - etc.






20. Travel; journey; V: make a long difficult journey






21. Boastful; pompous






22. Hairstyle






23. Move faster






24. Article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly






25. Determine in advance; predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly






26. Falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth






27. Abnormal or deviant






28. Person of no importance; nonexistence






29. Mistaken; wrong; incorrect






30. State of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary: existing or living alone (esp. by choice); remote or secluded; single; sole; Ex. solitary life/inn; Ex. no solitary piece of proof






31. Put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex; CF. no more






32. Copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing; comical parody or imitation; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous; Ex. travesty of justice; OP. paragon






33. Sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group






34. Trembling; slight quiver (as of the earth or from nervous agitation)






35. Seriousness; ADJ. grave






36. Lose animation or strength






37. Father; become the father of; produce; give rise to






38. Spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot






39. State without proof






40. Firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic






41. Make lively or spirited; animate






42. Undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking; Ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd






43. Adjoining; neighboring; close by






44. One who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy






45. False; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument






46. Enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix






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






48. Shell covering the back (of a turtle - tortoise - crab - etc.)






49. Go through or across






50. Relating to the back of an animal; Ex. dorsal fin