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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. Forcible restraint - especially unlawfully; coercion by threat; illegal coercion; Ex. a promise made under duress






2. (sitting or standing) straight up; honest; moral






3. Crookedly; slanted; at an angle






4. Lively or animated; sprightly






5. State as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify; Ex. He stipulated payment in advance






6. Provide written evidence (for a claim); record with documents; N.






7. (esp. of older people) vigorously active; nimble






8. Engrossed; absorbed; enchanted; Ex. rapt listener






9. Small piece or mark; Ex. speck of dust in the eye






10. Insane






11. Smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint






12. Religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic






13. Courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations






14. Animal - plant - or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this; Ex. totem pole






15. Make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president






16. Bizzare; peculiar; unconventional






17. Purest and highest embodiment; perfect example; apotheosis; most essential element; Ex. quintessence of wit; ADJ. quintessential; CF. fifth essence






18. Indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable






19. Pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression






20. First in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first






21. Negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person






22. Warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food






23. Testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning






24. Annoy; distress






25. Pertaining to tailors or tailoring; Ex. a man of great sartorial elegance; CF. sartor: tailor






26. Missile; fired or thrown object (such as stone or bullet)






27. Of psyche; mental; of or possessing extraordinary mental powers






28. Cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing






29. Ceremony conferring holy orders; ceremony of ordaining a priest






30. Conspicuously wicked - bad - or offensive; blatant; outrageous






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






32. Boredom; weariness; ADJ. tedious






33. Provide or use scantily; live very economically; Ex. skimp on necessities; ADJ. skimpy: inadequate in amount; scanty; stingy; niggardly






34. Causing a feeling of pity or sympathy; pathetic; V. touch: cause to feel pity or sympathy; ADJ. touched






35. Detest; hate






36. Unintelligible; muddled; unable to express one's thoughts in an orderly manner; illogical; lacking cohesion; not coherent






37. (of something bad) not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute; Ex. unmitigated disaster






38. Eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything






39. Stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement






40. Omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses






41. Artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears






42. Uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite






43. Confuse; make nervous and confused; N.






44. Death notice (esp. in a newspaper); ADJ.






45. Overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy






46. Shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color






47. Legal claim or right on a property






48. Outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise






49. Desert; abandon; renounce






50. Be widespread; triumph over; gain victory; prevail on: persuade; induce; Ex. Justice has prevailed; Ex. prevail on someone to do something