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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. Being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done






2. Daily; commonplace; customary; Ex. quotidian routine






3. Very thin candle; gradual decrease in the width of a long object; V. make or become gradually narrower toward one end






4. Waste material thrown away (as bits of paper scattered untidily); V: cover untidily with scattered litter






5. Unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical; Ex. arbitrary ruler






6. Be widespread; triumph over; gain victory; prevail on: persuade; induce; Ex. Justice has prevailed; Ex. prevail on someone to do something






7. Swindle; cheat






8. Blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze - gust - gale






9. Raised platform used in preaching (in a church)






10. Three-pronged spear






11. Calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings






12. Absorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the wasy of behaving or thinking)






13. Pass slowly through small openings; ooze; trickle; N. seepage






14. In a coma; extremely sleepy






15. Whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged






16. Represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification






17. Series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression






18. Man who is courting a woman






19. Become successful (esp. financially); thrive; grow well; Ex. children prospering under his care






20. Infallibility






21. Equip; N. accoutrement






22. Taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through






23. Fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young






24. Forerunner; predecessor






25. Approve; ratify; N: permission; penalty intended to enforce compliance






26. Object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism






27. Solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear; V: fill with awe; ADJ. awesome






28. Properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance






29. (of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion






30. (of meat) tough; strong and firm; muscular; N. sinew: tendon; strong cord connecting a muscle to a bone






31. Firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence; Ex. In spite of all his assurances - he did not come back; Ex. assurance of his loyalty; Ex. The teacher lacked assurance






32. Deception; trickery






33. Not spacious; inconvenient






34. Impending; near at hand






35. Detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell






36. Belittle






37. Excessively careful (with great attention to detail); painstaking; scrupulous






38. Something of little importance or value; small amount; Ex. a trifle; V: treat without seriousness; flirt






39. Cause to stop for a period; interrupt; hold in abeyance; defer; hang from above; exclude for a period from a position; Ex. suspended state; Ex. suspend judgment; Ex. suspended from the team; N. suspension






40. Treat with scorn or contempt






41. Beginner; novice






42. Frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman






43. Book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize






44. Position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint






45. Forcible restraint - especially unlawfully; coercion by threat; illegal coercion; Ex. a promise made under duress






46. Avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions)






47. Organization for a special purpose; V: establish






48. Gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death






49. Uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite






50. That can be permeated; penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate: spread or flow throughout; charge