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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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1. Possessing good health; healthful






2. Be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent.






3. Sceptic; doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view; ADJ. skeptical; N. skepticism; scepticism






4. Harass - annoy - torment (by repeated attacks); raid






5. Swindle; cheat






6. Oval building with tiers of seats; CF. arena






7. Ransack; thoroughly search






8. Agreement






9. Becoming putrid; putrefying






10. Deserving blame; blameworthy; V. reprehend: blame






11. Width; extent






12. Talkative boaster; braggart






13. Make blind with a sudden intense light; amaze; fill with wonder






14. Religion practiced chiefly in Haiti






15. Untidy (of hair or clothing); V. dishevel






16. Lie; hide the truth (by equivocating)






17. Unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back






18. Capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood






19. Spoil the effect of; make inoperative; corrupt morally






20. Drink with zest; drink with relish(zest; hearty enjoyment)






21. Imagined; unreal






22. Deserved punishment for wrongdoing; punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance; CF. pay back






23. Remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt






24. Arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive; N. apprehension






25. Traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling






26. Teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; N. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument






27. State confidently; declare as true






28. Dirty matter; ADJ. filthy






29. Pointed tool used for piercing






30. Nearing; approaching; about to happen






31. Hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop






32. Obedient; easily managed; submissive






33. Retort; quick clever reply; return to former status






34. Not shiny; matte; having a dull finish; N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering; V.






35. Complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil






36. Put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution






37. Dining hall; room where meals are served (in a school)






38. Gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself






39. Lukewarm; slightly warm; ¹ÌÁö±ÙÇÃ'; half-hearted; not eager; Ex. tepid reaction to the new film; Ex. tepid supporter






40. Hater of woman; CF. misogyny






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






42. Injure; hurt; damage






43. (unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air






44. Farewell or departure






45. Detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant






46. Eerie; strange; unnatural






47. The West






48. Be annoyed or vexed; Ex. fret over your poor grades; N: irritation of mind; ADJ. fretful






49. Overcome






50. Curative; N. therapy