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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech






2. Undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development






3. Stick out; jut; project; Ex. protruding teeth






4. Travel about selling (wares); CF. foot






5. Steal things of small value; filch; snitch






6. Extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels






7. Breathing; exhalation; ADJ. respiratory






8. Small light sailboat or rowboat






9. Protruding knot on a tree; V.






10. Oily; bland; insincerely suave






11. Food; provisions; V. victual: provide with food






12. Pirate






13. Believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.






14. Begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural






15. Person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate






16. Small boat (often ship's boat)






17. Of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle






18. Lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull






19. Mix together; jumble; move (something) from one place to another; slide (the feet) along the ground while walking; Ex. shuffle papers from one pile to another; N.






20. Person who cheats people






21. Beginner; novice






22. Paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls; V.






23. First in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence






24. Legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor






25. Without feeling; lacking sense; foolish






26. Abnormal; irregular






27. Lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger






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






29. Totally clear; definite; outspoken






30. Deprived of (someone beloved through death)






31. Punishing; Ex. punitive measures






32. Heterogeneous mixture; medley; mixture of dried flower petals a pot (to give a pleasant smell to a room)






33. Inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful(having the habit of forgetting)






34. Decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N.






35. Tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies






36. Adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of; put into danger - disrepute - or a dishonorable position; Ex. compromise one's principle; N.






37. Roman outer robe






38. Small cavern






39. Many in number or kind; numerous; varied






40. Use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce






41. Lying on back; passive; inactive; Ex. The defeated pugilist lay supine; Ex. supine acceptance of the decision






42. Implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality






43. Noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank; aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient Rome; CF. plebian






44. Remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles






45. Point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth; CF. apogee






46. Pretentiousness; claim (without foundation); Ex. I make no pretensions to skill as an artist.






47. Not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress






48. Waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation






49. Having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash






50. Degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement