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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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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. Mistaken; wrong; incorrect






2. Refer; attribute; assign






3. Picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles; ADJ.






4. Petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble






5. Noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank; aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient Rome; CF. plebian






6. Utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N.






7. Posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous






8. Small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests






9. Fix or manipulate; manipulate dishonestly for personal gain; Ex. rig the election






10. Loss of speech due to injury or illness






11. Intention; purpose; meaning; V: claim; profess; Ex. order which purports to be signed by the general






12. Experienced as if one were taking part in the experience of another; done by a deputy for other people; acting as a substitute; Ex. vicarious thrill at the movies; Ex. the vicarious sufferings of Christ






13. Legal delay of payment or action; Ex. declare moratorium on the building of new houses






14. Work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ.






15. Brief flash of light; glow; V.






16. Essence; main point; substance






17. Support or base as for a pillar or statue






18. Vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating






19. Crowd (of people or things); V.






20. Tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ?






21. Resonant; producing a full deep sound; producing sound






22. Rebellious; N.






23. Burdensome






24. Nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling






25. Heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast






26. Idle person who lives on other people's work; male bee






27. (of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed; muddy; thick






28. Steadily loyal; unswerving; steady






29. Unsafe; lacking in stability; uncertain; risky; Ex. precarious living






30. Piece of sculpture showing a person's head - shoulders - and upper chest; V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster






31. Restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison






32. Embarrass






33. Destroy completely; wipe out; Ex. obliterate the village






34. Major classification - second to kingdom - of plants and animals; category ranking below a kingdom and above a class; division






35. Any gain above stipulated salary; Ex. perquisites such as free meals and a car






36. Risk - particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption






37. Having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat - autocracy






38. Pardon (an offense)






39. After death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death); coming or occurring after one's death; Ex. posthumous fame/novel






40. Scolding woman; very small mouselike animal






41. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions






42. Make whole; combine; make into one unit






43. Fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature






44. Shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement






45. Stingy; mean






46. Question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars






47. Crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul; Ex. quash a rebellion/the decision of the low court






48. Restore to a previous condition or position






49. Unpleasantly dark; gloomy; hellish; deathly; CF. Styx: the chief river in the subterranean land of the dead






50. Marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy