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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. Cancel; retract; CF. irrevocable






2. Outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around






3. Effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph






4. (of water) cover completely; defeat completely by much greater force; Ex. overwhelmed by grief






5. Soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells






6. Roman outer robe






7. Understood but not stated; implied; unquestioning and complete; Ex. implicit trust






8. Conceal in the palm of the hand; palm off: pass off; Ex. palm off some bad oranges onto the lady/the painting as a real Renoir






9. Confirm; support; strengthen






10. Concerning trade or merchants






11. Chance; luck






12. Complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism






13. Susceptible to wounds or attack; N. vulnerability






14. Lie down






15. Remainder; balance






16. Crookedly; slanted; at an angle






17. Long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; V.






18. Bizzare; peculiar; unconventional






19. Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage






20. That can be permeated; penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate: spread or flow throughout; charge






21. Having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing






22. Bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal






23. Concluding section of a musical or literary composition






24. Deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly






25. Small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel






26. Great amount; plenty; overabundance; excess; lavish expenditure; Ex. profusion of choices; ADJ. profuse: plentiful; copious; giving or given abundantly; extravagant






27. Approach and speak first to a person






28. Being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine






29. Operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people - forces - etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative






30. Relating to paradise; blissful






31. Stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful






32. Pommel; beat or pound with fists






33. Utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N.






34. Alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration






35. Contradict; oppose; violate (a rule - law - or custom); N. contravention






36. Of psyche; mental; of or possessing extraordinary mental powers






37. Capricious happening; caprice; whim; CF. wander






38. Line of ancestors; ancestry; lineage; ADJ. (of an animal) descended from of a chosen family; Ex. pedigree dog; CF. crane's foot






39. Unsatisfied; not soothed






40. Laugh quietly






41. Rule over tyrannically






42. Cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing






43. Remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)






44. Glass water bottle; decanter






45. Link as in a chain






46. Harmful; damaging; N. detriment






47. Risk; expose to risk; dare; undertake a risk; N.






48. Violent; rough; noisy






49. Sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter






50. Filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation