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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. Soothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no trouble or offence






2. Prosper; flourish






3. Supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component






4. Surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite






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






6. Funeral ceremony






7. Catch sight of (something distant)






8. Questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition






9. Indisputable; impossible to dispute; not open to question; unquestionable






10. Last stop of railroad; end






11. A light meal; collating






12. Romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N.






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






14. Pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich






15. Of or pertaining to the people






16. Carrion-eating birds






17. Insane; Ex. lunatic asylum






18. Small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society






19. Grand suggesting great expense; lavish; rich; Ex. sumptuous feast






20. Acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt






21. Redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water; N: reddish tinge; blush; brief rush; rush of strong feeling; Ex. flush of pride; ADJ: having surfaces in the same plane; even; blushing






22. Free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle






23. Play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs






24. Fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops






25. Social outcast; Ex. Mariah the pariah






26. Vicious assault; fierce attack; Ex. unexpected onslaught of the enemy






27. Swimming






28. Speak violently or excitedly; rave; talk excitedly showing anger; scold; make a grandiloquent speech; Ex. The priest ranted about the devil.






29. Fortress






30. Door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down






31. Pertaining to money






32. Deride or provoke; challenge in derision; N.






33. Manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of strength






34. Fluent; talkative; glib; N. volubility






35. Animal that ruminates; ADJ.






36. Of or coming from the side






37. Linger; delay in starting or going; dawdle






38. Understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad(=pretty good)''






39. Based on theory; not practical or applied; hypothetical






40. Animal-biting fly; irritating person






41. Block or hinder; baffle; frustrate






42. Transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand






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






44. One who commits sabotage; destroyer of property; N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carried out secretly)






45. Keep away from; avoid deliberately; Ex. She has been shunned by her neighbors.






46. Relating to paradise; blissful






47. Move furtively and secretly; Ex. He skulked through the less fashionable sections of the city.






48. Physically strong; brawny; steadfast; strong in mind or determination; Ex. stalwart supporter; N: stalwart follower






49. Well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty






50. Suitable for drinking; drinkable