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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. Snip off; stop something's growth or development; bite; make numb with cold; Ex. nip the plan; Ex. A guard dog nipped the postman; Ex. fingers nipped by the extreme chill






2. Boat or yacht race






3. Assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude






4. Object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor






5. Luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth






6. Deprived of (something valuable); lacking






7. Shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film






8. Rosy; optimistic; Ex. roseate views






9. Pardon (an offense)






10. Roll in mud; indulge in; (of a ship) roll in a rough sea; become helpless; Ex. wallow in the mud/luxury






11. Small in amount; minute






12. (of desire - wish - plan) recently begun; not explicit; at the beginning of development; rudimentary; elementary; Ex. inchoate mass






13. Noisy party with a lot of drinking






14. Weak; ineffective; lacking in physical strength or power






15. Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)






16. Pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state






17. Call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation






18. Mixed indiscriminately; indiscriminate; not choosing carefully; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners; irregular - particularly sexually; Ex. promiscuous life/girl; N. promiscuity






19. Large three-masted sailing ship






20. Peeping Tom; person who derives sexual gratification from observing the sexual acts of others






21. Harmful






22. Give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge






23. Throw into confusion; involve in strife - dispute - or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio






24. Insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally






25. Related to dogs; doglike






26. Brief statement used to express a principle






27. Uppermost edge of a cup; projecting rim (as on a hat); Ex. The glass was full to the brim; V: be full to the brim






28. Middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions






29. Deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old






30. Conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when musical notes are played)






31. Stormy; violent; impassioned; N. tempest: violent storm






32. Slight knowledge; small scattered number or amount; Ex. smattering of German






33. Plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse






34. Arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity; ADJ. symmetrical






35. Show clearly






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






37. Spasmodic; intermittent; irregular






38. Impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve






39. Waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly






40. Motivate; activate; cause to act






41. Pleasantly tart-tasting; spicy; pleasantly stimulating; Ex. piquant situation when my old enemy asked for my help






42. Long - eventful - adventurous journey






43. Person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; ADJ: discontented






44. Trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby






45. Carefully contrived; calculated; unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful; Ex. studied remark






46. Grisly; horrible






47. Killing of animals for food; massacre; V: butcher (animals) for food; kill in large numbers






48. Of a particular season; Ex. seasonal rise in employment






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






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