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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. Dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify






2. Combination (of two business corporations); act of merging






3. Lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life; hardship; want; CF. deprive






4. Express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory






5. Harmonious; in agreement; N.






6. Solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding; N. monolith: large block of stone






7. Long heroic poem - novel - or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero); ADJ: (of stories or events) resembling an epic; grand






8. Repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate






9. Reproduce; duplicate






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






11. Refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation); concentrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from sea water; CF. brew






12. One who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure






13. Sharp to the taste; acid-tasting; caustic; sarcastic; Ex. tart apple/reply






14. One who supplicates; ADJ.






15. Not natural; artificial; resulting from synthesis; Ex. synthetic fiber; N.






16. Shut; close; obstruct; Ex. A blood clot occluded an artery.






17. Resembling a horse; Ex. equine face






18. Resolve; firmness of purpose; measurement or calculation; decision






19. Guardianship; training; function of a tutor; instruction






20. Propaganda pamphlet (esp. by a religious or political group); expanse of land; region of indefinite size; system of related organs; Ex. digestive tract






21. Nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V.






22. Reparable






23. Dying; at the point of death; CF. death






24. Memoirs; autobiography; biography






25. Of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. mystic ceremonies; N. CF. mysticism






26. Prayer for help (used in invoking); calling upon as a reference or support; act of invoking






27. Neglect; failure to take reasonable care; ADJ. negligent: neglectful; lax; not taking enough care






28. Exhibiting art or skill; deceitful; cunning; CF. artifice






29. Tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from one musical key to another; Ex. modulate from E to G






30. Woman whom a man loves






31. Agreeable; pleasing to the taste






32. Final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained


33. Severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter






34. Evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look






35. Ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber






36. Handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer






37. Overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic






38. Inharmonious; N. incompatibility






39. Bleach; whiten; make white or pale






40. Person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism






41. Warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law






42. Destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)






43. Tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe






44. Besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset






45. Occurring irregularly; intermittent






46. Brief and to the point; using few words; terse






47. Thrift; economy; ADJ. frugal: practicing economy; costing little; inexpensive






48. Pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble






49. Branching out; subdivision; one branch of a system; one of the results following from an action or decision; Ex. ramifications of a business/the decision






50. Coarsely insulting; physically harmful