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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. Authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; V: order or judge by decree






2. Flood; rush; V.






3. Great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous






4. Authorized agent; authority to act for another






5. Call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation






6. Given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment






7. Growing by addition; accumulative






8. Discerning; perceptive






9. Monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos






10. Long loose garment (worn by monks)






11. Large city






12. Additional object; useful but not essential thing






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






14. Crowd; swarm






15. Floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter; CF. strip: long narrow piece






16. Hasten; make go faster






17. Strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends






18. One who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality






19. Laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy






20. Indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)






21. Arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm)






22. Make whole; combine; make into one unit






23. Irritation; resentment from wounded pride (eg. loss in a contest); V: provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment; Ex. pique her curiosity






24. Ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies






25. 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






26. Unfairness; ADJ. inequitable






27. Suggestive; implying; serving to indicate






28. Steal (things of small value)






29. Eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal






30. Conference (between opponents); CF. speak






31. Direct quick route






32. Cause; produce; give rise to






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






34. Movable; not fixed; N. mobility






35. Repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream






36. Likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N. lability






37. Unwholesome; not healthful; Ex. insalubrious place






38. Forecasted course of a disease; prediction; CF. prognostic






39. Ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory






40. Not to be taken away; nontransferable; Ex. inalienable rights






41. Testify; bear witness






42. Prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw






43. Fashionable; conforming to the current fashion






44. Shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V.






45. Not able to be corrected or repaired; impossible to repair






46. Refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant






47. Bad-tempered; rude; cross






48. Flowing into






49. Pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon






50. Scold strongly