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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
Instructions:
  • 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. Omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses






2. Huge creature; something of monstrous size or power






3. Like a lion






4. Deride or provoke; challenge in derision; N.






5. Front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance






6. Irresistible; not to be escaped; unavoidable






7. Simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles - questions - etc.)






8. Weak; ineffective; lacking in physical strength or power






9. Prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world)






10. Praise; enthusiastic approval; round(succession or series) of applause; ADJ. plauditory; CF. applaud






11. Fully filled; filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied; Ex. report replete with errors






12. Shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie






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






14. Pause; temporary cessation; alcove; secret inner place; Ex. parliament in recess; V. CF. recessive






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






16. Formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic






17. Trick to deceive; stratagem






18. Partnership; league; union of separate political parties






19. Changeable; of a quickly changing nature (as of temper); mercurial; tending to violence; evaporating rapidly; Ex. volatile character/situation in the street






20. Include; consist of






21. Infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous






22. Serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N.






23. Reclining; lying down completely or in part






24. Beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle






25. Dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life






26. Made less dense (of a gas); V. rarefy: make less dense; N. rarefaction






27. Firmness; persistence






28. Having a pale or sickly color; pallid






29. Neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry






30. Payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy






31. Frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid






32. Brutal deed; ADJ. atrocious






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






34. Generator for producing electricity; energetic person






35. Indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable






36. Scanty; inadequate






37. Things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)






38. Remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt






39. Cowardly






40. Condition of being unable to feel pain






41. Bar; forbid; exclude; Ex. debarred from jury services






42. Sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue






43. Loose sleeveless outer garment; cloak; something that covers or envelops; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core






44. Sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate






45. Projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information






46. Omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future)






47. Musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal (to begin talks in the hope of reaching an agreement); Ex. overtures for peace






48. Morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere






49. Carefully contrived; calculated; unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful; Ex. studied remark






50. Ancestor