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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. Remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp






2. Rather fat; strong in body; sturdy; resolute; determined; strong in determination; Ex. stout stick/supporter






3. Empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity






4. Make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B






5. Discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds






6. State of being stupefied; state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness






7. Long - passionate - and vehement speech; V.






8. Produce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition); N: kind or sort of animal or plant






9. Surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually






10. Transmit (money) in payment; free someone from a debt or punishment






11. Encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher






12. Insane






13. Evidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court.






14. Lose animation or strength






15. Obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate






16. Complain (in a sad voice); make a high sad sound (as in pain or supplication)






17. Fond word or act; expression of affection






18. Propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct






19. Rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position






20. Protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate






21. Grow rapidly; grow forth; send out buds; Ex. burgeoning computer industry; CF. bludgeon






22. Not repentant






23. Disorderly fight between two or more people






24. Eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything






25. Room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline






26. Persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement






27. Make (something written) false by changing






28. Feverish






29. Rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.






30. Occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive; N. V: put in a lower rank or class






31. (of work) compensating; rewarding; profitable; well-paid; V. remunerate: reward; pay (someone) for work or trouble






32. Something new; newness; ADJ. novel: new; original






33. Metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)






34. Hint; suggest; imply; ADJ: marked by close relationship; familiar; private; personal; Ex. intimate knowledge/thoughts in the diary; N: close friend or confidant; CF. intimacy






35. Growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete






36. Sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation






37. Refine; purify; replace (natural urges) with socially acceptable activities; change between a solid state and a gaseous state






38. Declare openly; N. avowal






39. Abstain from; resist; forbear; N: chorus






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






41. Abnormal; impaired






42. Kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. benign tumor






43. Divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism






44. Not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous






45. Intense sexual desire; intense eagerness; V.






46. Harmless






47. Stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use






48. Blame (not angrily but sadly); express disapproval or disappointment; N. ADJ. reproachful






49. Affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas






50. Group of people who sing together (esp. during religious services); place for choir