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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V.






2. Consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)






3. Act as judge (at the request of both sides)






4. Reproduce; duplicate






5. Pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction






6. Traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling






7. Pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude; uncouth; (of furniture) rough with the bark left on; N. rural person; rustic person






8. Confirm; support; strengthen






9. Frustrate; perplex






10. Like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air






11. Following; attendants






12. Capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound






13. Vested power to reject a bill; exercise of this right; V: prevent or forbid by exercising the power of veto






14. Judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief






15. Disagreeably aggressive






16. Throw into confusion; involve in strife - dispute - or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio






17. (of the skin) yellowish and unhealthy-looking; sickly in color; Ex. sallow complexion due to jaundice






18. Morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere






19. Use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals






20. Pacify; bring peace to; conciliate; appease






21. One of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige






22. One who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician






23. Grant condescendingly; guarantee; Ex. vouchsafe your fair return on your investment






24. Humoring; yielding; lenient; showing indulgence






25. (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds






26. Student of the history and science of humankind






27. Homeless child or animal; Ex. waifs and strays






28. Rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor






29. Person interested mostly in external objects and actions






30. Expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage






31. State of being married






32. Make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert






33. Remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors






34. Violent scoundrel; bully






35. Protruding knot on a tree; V.






36. Beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural; Ex. preternatural strength/forces






37. Estimate value of; N. appraisal






38. Blacken; defame






39. Rise again; flow to and fro; N. resurgence; ADJ. resurgent: (of ideas or beliefs) experiencing revival; surging again






40. One who has equal standing with another; nobleman; V: look intently; N. peerage; CF. peeress






41. Pleasantly fat; nicely rounded






42. Irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege






43. Dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.






44. Lie down






45. Shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one)






46. Misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion






47. Uninterrupted; unceasing






48. Poisonous; N. toxicity






49. Disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable






50. Blessedness; state of great happiness