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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Inquiry; question; V.






2. Urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent






3. Conquer; bring under control






4. Tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about






5. Candid; blunt






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






7. Increase; add to






8. Dormant; temporarily inactive; at rest; N. quiescence






9. Prescribed course of diet or exercise; prescribed diet and habits; Ex. daily regimen of a dancer






10. Speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for






11. Hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous






12. Absurd; completely unreasonable; ridiculous






13. Treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity - respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them.






14. Sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity






15. Evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate






16. Full of initiative; showing enterprise






17. Small opening; outlet (as of fumes or a gas); Ex. He gave vent to his anger by kicking the chair.






18. Rich - figured(patterned) fabric






19. Vow; promise; use profane oaths; use offensive words






20. Female warrior






21. Insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; Ex. paltry sum; CF. trash






22. Like a lion






23. Come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council






24. Act or manner of using; accepted practice; way in which words are actually used






25. Unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation






26. Dock; wharf; pier; landing place (for boats)






27. Defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve; N. CF. discreditable: causing discredit; shameful






28. Holding; able to retain things (esp. facts in the mind); having a good memory






29. Heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); V: pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning






30. Half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V.






31. Annoy by repeated attacks






32. Official periodical publication; newspaper






33. Going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile






34. Revive






35. Exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy






36. Plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed; ADJ.






37. Distance around something; circumference






38. Resting; state of being at rest; calmness; V: lie at rest; relax; put or place; Ex. repose our hopes in a single man






39. Settle a dispute through the services of an outsider; act as an intermediary; produce by mediating; Ex. mediate a cease-fire






40. Destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust






41. Fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection); V: declare (someone) to be an outlaw; deprive of the protection of the law; declare illegal; Ex. Drinking has been outlawed.






42. Celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body)






43. Slip or slide






44. Radiating; departing from the center






45. Put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex; CF. no more






46. Someone who bears the blame for others; whipping boy; CF. escape+goat






47. Insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally






48. Tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it






49. Blessing






50. Element; ingredient