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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. Distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel (not `repulse')






2. Too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable






3. Word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read






4. Arrogance; excessive self-conceit






5. Not spacious; inconvenient






6. Natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation






7. Persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle






8. Bold; fearless






9. Of substance; material; solid; essential or fundamental; ample; considerable; well-to-do; wealthy






10. Person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism






11. Imitation






12. State of violent agitation; ADJ. turbulent: violently agitated or disturbed






13. Quality of pleasing; amulet; action or formula thought to have magical power; spell; V: attract; cast a spell on; bewitch






14. Thought; working of the brain






15. Essential quality; V: ascribe; explain






16. Deserving reverence; N: priest






17. Renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure






18. Respect or admiration; impression produced by achievements or reputation; ADJ: causing admiration; ADJ. prestigious: having prestige






19. Humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one's body) by self-denial; Ex. mortified by her blunder; Ex. mortify the flesh; CF. cause to die






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






21. Specialist in classifying (animals - etc.); CF. taxonomy: science of classification






22. Woman who rules a family or larger social group






23. System of religious or ethical belief






24. Shake repeatedly from side to side; Ex. The dog wagged its tail; N: humorous person; wit






25. Pertaining to the lungs






26. Partner in crime






27. Lying below; fundamental






28. Good-fellowship; CF. comrade






29. So high as to prohibit purchase or use; tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; prohibiting; inclined to prevent or forbid; Ex. prohibitive tax






30. Thin surface layer (of good quality wood - glued to a base of inferior material); cover; surface show; fac{c}ade; V.






31. Reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N.






32. Hidden danger; concealed trap






33. Capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood






34. Plants of a region or era






35. Link as in a chain






36. Waste; spend foolishly






37. Pure; thin and transparent; very steep






38. (of a person) fat and round






39. Ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad






40. Effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort






41. Run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel






42. Neglect of duty; abandonment






43. Unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling); Ex. speechless with anger






44. Seriousness; gravity






45. Make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib






46. Bruise






47. Emancipate; free from slavery or bondage






48. Something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme






49. Fashionable; conforming to the current fashion






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