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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (esp. of a flower or leaf) many-colored






2. Motherly; N. maternity: motherhood






3. Secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage






4. Marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order; clothe splendidly; adorn; N: fine clothes; ordered group; Ex. in battle array






5. Work (esp. musical composition); Ex. magnum opus: masterpiece; CF. opera






6. Given to(having a tendency of) joking






7. Fastidious; finicky; easily upset






8. Moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave






9. Powerful movement of or like a wave; V.






10. Abnormal or deviant






11. Display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey - if you've got it - flaunt it !''






12. Quote; commend; Ex. cited for bravery in an official record






13. Title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol






14. Ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom






15. Parish priest; representative






16. Only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent






17. Offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary; N: helper; assistant






18. Bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families); V. CF. Romeo and Juliet; CF. feudal - feudalism






19. Sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness; drowsy






20. Bottomless






21. Boisterous merrymaking; V. revel: engage boisterous festivities; enjoy greatly; N: boisterous festivity or celebration






22. Explain






23. Relieve (pain)






24. (of a word or phrase) suggesting that someone is of little value; negative in connotation; having a belittling effect; Ex. Many women now considers ``housewife'' a pejorative expression - because it patronized them.






25. Spot; blot; CF. blot+botch






26. Hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search - especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion






27. Very small






28. Rash; reckless; foolishly daring






29. Act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer)






30. Deportment; connection






31. Excuse






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






33. Quality of being true; lasting truth or principle; Ex. the verity of his testimony; Ex. one of the eternal verities






34. Sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone






35. Deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner






36. Related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration






37. Sentry; lookout






38. Person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism






39. Expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant






40. Prove genuine






41. Framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached






42. Practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler;; ADJ. teetotal; CF. T + total






43. Filled with great surprise or fear; horrified






44. Obscure; profound; difficult to understand






45. Flexible; easily influenced; yielding; adaptable






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






47. Estimate value of; N. appraisal






48. Outward appearance; guise; Ex. We called in the troops to bring a/some semblance of order to the city.






49. Government by a privileged few






50. (of a skin or complexion) dark; dusky; Ex. swarthy Italian ?