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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic






2. Quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force






3. Honesty; uprightness; wholeness; state of being whole and undivided; completeness






4. Hit with a sweeping motion; N.






5. Curse; express abhorrence for; detest






6. Sheer; transparent






7. Attack or defense of an opinion; controversy or refutation; argument in support of point of view; N. polemics: art of debate or controversy






8. Skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness






9. Scold strongly






10. Animals of a period or region; CF. flora






11. Conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air






12. Long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; V.






13. Open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape






14. Deviation from the normal; mental disorder






15. Person competent to act as a judge of art - etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art






16. Eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal






17. Satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy






18. Injury to body; crime of willfully maiming or crippling a person; violent disorder; Ex. mayhem in the zoo; CF. maim






19. Limited; restricted; V. qualify: limit the meaning of; modify






20. Having a common center






21. Accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave (an interest or habit); Ex. wean oneself from cigarettes






22. Erase; strike out






23. Uncorrectable






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






25. Make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert






26. Return of part of a payment; discount; V.






27. Condescend; stoop






28. Tip






29. Record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry






30. In feudalism - one who held land of a superior lord; subordinate or dependent






31. Filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation






32. Harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically






33. Preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters)






34. Like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg






35. Plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy






36. Bruise






37. Returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss - damage - or injury






38. Decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish






39. Causing insensitivity to pain; N.






40. Embarrass






41. Be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline






42. Make poor; deprive of natural strength or something important; Ex. impoverished soil






43. Haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow - cilium






44. Bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse






45. Constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions






46. Prevent by taking action in advance






47. Agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power






48. Close relationship; emotional closeness; harmony






49. Pleasantly fat; nicely rounded






50. Stand - sit - or lie in a lazy - relaxed way