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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm






2. Sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity






3. Trickery; deception






4. Defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor






5. Driving away; disgusting; offensive; repulsive; unattractive; N.






6. Disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error; Ex. recant one's faith/a statement






7. Name; title






8. Lure; persuade to do (something wrong); attract; tempt






9. Beautiful writing; excellent penmanship






10. Depart secretly and hide






11. Annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation






12. Period between two successive reigns or governments






13. All-powerful; having unlimited power






14. Conceited person; N. narcissism; CF. narcissus






15. Favoritism (to a relative); CF. nephew






16. Animals of a period or region; CF. flora






17. Metal pin used for fastening metal plates together; V: fasten with a rivet; engross






18. Invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention






19. Dejected; dispirited






20. Physician specializing in delivery(assisting in giving birth) of babies; N. obstetrics; CF. midwife






21. Prose or verse composition to be performed by actors; play; exciting and unusual situation






22. Capable of sensation and conscious; aware; sensitive; Ex. sentient creature; N. sentience






23. Very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul






24. Agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement






25. Insignificant; unimportant






26. Widespread; affecting the majority of people; N: pandemic disease; CF. all people






27. Kill by choking or suffocating; suppress






28. Remainder






29. Relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments






30. Put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; Ex. relegate the old furniture to the children's room; Ex. relegated to the second division






31. Ill-humored; irritable






32. Sensual; of or giving sensual pleasure; indulging in sensual pleasures; Ex. voluptuous lines; Ex. voluptuous life of the Romans; N. voluptuary: voluptuous person






33. Bending of a ray of light






34. Essential; inherent; built-in






35. Supporting bar; CF. airplane wing - building support






36. Emancipate; free from slavery or bondage






37. Terrorize; intimidate






38. Unit of light energy (one candle's worth)






39. Addition of details; intricacy






40. Dramatic poem set to music; long musical work with singing but without acting; CF. cantata






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






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






43. Difficult situation; tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma






44. (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin; wreck; mess; Ex. After the hurricane - the coast was a shambles.






45. Belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death






46. Bankrupt; lacking money to pay; N. insolvency






47. State of disorder; a disorderly or untidy state; Ex. with her clothes in disarray






48. Acute pain; extreme suffering






49. Hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer






50. Without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face