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






2. Society ruled by the wealthy






3. Temporary encampment; camp without tents; V.






4. Generous; charitable; having a wish to do good






5. Correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement






6. Difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious






7. Supposed; reputed; generally regarded as such; Ex. putative father of the child






8. Set off; start






9. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions






10. Ill-humored; irritable






11. Science of law






12. Full of vigor or energy; vibrating






13. Study of insects






14. Expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler






15. Tending or leaning toward; bent; V. incline: slant; dispose; be disposed; tend






16. Wise; perceptive; shrewd; having insight; N. sagacity






17. One who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief






18. Fair; impartial; OP. inequitable






19. Isolate; segregate; seclude; retire from public life






20. Make invalid; make null; invalidate






21. Downward slope






22. Contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality; Ex. base motives/conduct; Ex. base metal such as iron






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






24. Party; clique (within a large group); dissension






25. One who harvests grain; Ex. the Grim Reaper; V. reap: cut and gather (crop); harvest a crop






26. Childish; immature; CF. puer: boy






27. Condescend; stoop






28. Rebellious; N.






29. Misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion






30. Undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking; Ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd






31. Dull; monotonous






32. Steadfast; firm; not changing






33. Explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable






34. Resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic






35. Striking one object against another sharply; Ex. percussion instrument; N: striking together of two bodies; sound caused by percussion






36. Main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument






37. Contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C






38. Make impossible; prevent; exclude; eliminate






39. Divide into parts






40. Hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning






41. Charlatan; impostor






42. Go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ.






43. (of a sound) echoing; resounding(sounding loudly); deep and full in sound; producing resonance; Ex. resonant voice; N. resonance






44. Judicial branch of government






45. Diligent






46. Obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate






47. Father and ruler of a family or tribe






48. Of substance; material; solid; essential or fundamental; ample; considerable; well-to-do; wealthy






49. (of a story) widely believed but untrue






50. Serious and sedate; sober; Ex. staid during the funeral ceremony