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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Pertaining to the woods or the country






2. Every two years






3. Having or causing lustful desires and thoughts; arousing immoderate sexual desire






4. Outside edge especially of a round surface; perimeter; Ex. periphery of the town






5. Neglect of duty; abandonment






6. Evil spirit; devil






7. Having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer






8. Physician specializing in delivery(assisting in giving birth) of babies; N. obstetrics; CF. midwife






9. Corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol)






10. Unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky






11. Pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits - vegetables - or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops






12. Ordinary; dull; unimaginative(lacking in imagination); going on foot; Ex. pedestrian prose; N.






13. Chief; most important; N: priest; cardinal number: number that shows quantity rather thatn order






14. Suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house)






15. Unfortunate; luckless






16. Restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent; N. inhibition






17. Division of a city for election or police purposes; precincts: space that surrounds a building; Ex. precincts of the college






18. Illegal






19. Wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled






20. Touchy; peevish; ill-tempered






21. Distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule






22. Commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey






23. Demanding and leaving no choice; imperative; Ex. peremptory decree/knock






24. Sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter






25. Beyond reproach; blameless; impeccable; Ex. irreproachable conduct






26. Estimate value of; N. appraisal






27. Distance around something; circumference






28. Old-fashioned; past the prime

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29. Swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence






30. Fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages; CF. proprietor - proprietary






31. Unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen






32. Abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious - luxuriate






33. Pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described






34. Tiny; weak; insignificant






35. Circular building or hall covered with a dome






36. Belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death






37. Transform; change; convert to something different






38. 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






39. Clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit






40. Boastful; pompous






41. Determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean






42. Serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; N.






43. Designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison






44. Wakefulness; inability to sleep






45. Overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse






46. Agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)






47. Narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land






48. Put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm; inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from being published or made public; Ex. suppress a smile; Ex. suppress the magazine/truth






49. Evidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court.






50. Lack of self-confidence or courage