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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • 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. Cause; produce; create






2. Fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood: state of mind or emotion






3. Trying to please; obliging; willing to please others






4. Public declaration of principles; statement of policy






5. Of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white); Ex. piebald horse; CF. pie+bald






6. (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain






7. Hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition






8. Faithless lover; flirt






9. Give up; do without






10. Steadiness of effort; persistent hard work






11. Turn into vapor (steam - gas - fog - etc.)






12. Bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families); V. CF. Romeo and Juliet; CF. feudal - feudalism






13. Inhabit in numbers large enough to be harmful; Ex. Mice infested the house; Ex. shark-infested waters






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






15. Beg






16. Traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling






17. In essence; existing in essence though not in actual form; for practical purposes; Ex. virtual ruler/space






18. Shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N.






19. Meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate; refer to directly; mean; CF. connotation






20. Brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out (a person's temper or nerves); CF. rub






21. Great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist






22. Traditional; (of someone) conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine






23. Plant or scatter seed






24. Arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority






25. Make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry; Ex. He was embittered by many disappointments.






26. Stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people






27. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor






28. Boldness; nerve; rashness; Ex. temerity to ask for a pay increase after only three day's work






29. Seriousness; ADJ. grave






30. (of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure






31. Dummy; likeness of a person made of wood - paper - or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President






32. Slanderous remark; Ex. cast aspersions on






33. Slow moving tree-dwelling mammal; laziness; ADJ. slothful: lazy; indolent






34. Forerunner; predecessor






35. Menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question






36. Large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge - swell - roll in billows






37. Come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council






38. Prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise (something false) so as to deceive; Ex. concoct an elaborate excuse for being late; N. concoction






39. Place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven






40. Approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance






41. Hard; inflexible






42. Tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies






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






44. Disregard; regard (a story or news) as unimportant; deduct from a cost






45. Conciseness; shortness of duration






46. Reduce; exhaust






47. Fear of water; rabies






48. Club; heavy-headed weapon; V.






49. Absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous






50. Combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth