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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. Lying below; fundamental






2. Done with speed; quick; N. expedition






3. Underlying character of a culture - group - etc.; character or ideas peculiar to a specific person - group - or culture; Ex. the company ethos






4. Brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious






5. Dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants






6. Binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise






7. Embezzle






8. Army unit made up of four or more companies






9. Watchful; on the alert; watchfully awake; alert to spot danger; N. vigilance






10. Wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions






11. Tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe






12. Make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound






13. Burlesque; act of leaving the ground






14. Too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story






15. Frustrate; perplex






16. Intense sexual desire; intense eagerness; V.






17. Social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one's milieu; Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor.






18. Seasonings; spices






19. Pertaining to soil deposits left by running water






20. Fastidious; finicky; easily upset






21. Violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person)






22. Give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied; Ex. spare time






23. Cause; urge; provoke; provide a cue (for an actor); ADJ: done without delay; done at the right time; punctual; on time; N: reminder or cue






24. Gallop slowly






25. Pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles; N: wallet






26. Expressing possibility; latent; N: capacity for growth






27. Painting in only one color; ADJ.






28. Support; prop up; N. stationary structure to support wall; Ex. flying buttress






29. Of or causing sepsis; putrid; producing putrefaction; N. sepsis: poisoning of part of the body (producing pus)






30. Science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in






31. Intention; purpose; meaning; V: claim; profess; Ex. order which purports to be signed by the general






32. Having only one color






33. Glass water bottle; decanter






34. Article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly






35. Pertaining to farewell; N: farewell address (esp. at graduation exercises)






36. Easily burned; N. CF. combustion






37. Indisputable; impossible to dispute; not open to question; unquestionable






38. Unspoiled; remaining in a pure state; characteristic of earlier times; primitive; Ex. an old book in pristine condition






39. Free from worries; having no problems






40. (of a sound) grate on (eg. nerves); make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; rub with something rough; Ex. The cat's tongue rasped my hand.






41. Pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments






42. Clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth






43. Desert; abandon; renounce






44. Design composed of one or more initials of a name; V.






45. People of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility






46. Ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon






47. Fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)






48. Thoroughly soaked; dull or stupid as if from drink






49. State of having two opposite qualities






50. Teaching; art of education