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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. Disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death)






2. Short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers






3. Pale purple






4. Confused uproar; loud noise; din






5. Plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed; ADJ.






6. Conclusion; concluding part






7. State without proof






8. Small roofed structure for storage and shelter; V: pour forth; lose by natural process; repel without allowing penetration; radiate; cast; Ex. shed tears/light/water/skin/leaves






9. Official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V.






10. Climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble






11. All-knowing






12. Tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite






13. (of buildings) likely to break or fall apart; of rickets; CF. rickets; CF. vitamin D






14. Moving with the head leading; headlong






15. Agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement






16. Plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy






17. Pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively






18. Severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction






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






20. Bee-keeping






21. Imprison; shut up in confinement; CF. wall






22. Mix together in close association






23. Deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile






24. Mar; spoil the beauty or perfection of; N: flaw or defect (that spoils perfection); Ex. blemishes in the crystal; CF. unblemished






25. Nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia






26. Approach and speak first to a person






27. Self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence; Ex. without reserve: freely and openly; ADJ. reserved: shy and uncommunicative






28. (of desire - wish - plan) recently begun; not explicit; at the beginning of development; rudimentary; elementary; Ex. inchoate mass






29. Poison (of an animal); hatred; Ex. remarks full of venom; ADJ. venomous






30. Given to complaining; complaining; fretful; whining






31. Signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index






32. Speed






33. Legally correct; Ex. rightful owner






34. Small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a side






35. Witty thought or saying - usually short






36. Pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty






37. Indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable






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






39. Bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse






40. Forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a monk's austere life; Ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; N. austerity






41. Government run by religious leaders






42. State of depression or melancholy; style of slow - mournful music (evolved from southern Black American songs)






43. Deceive; delude






44. Trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk






45. Nourishing substance; ADJ: providing nourishment






46. Participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime)






47. Brutal deed; ADJ. atrocious






48. Restraint from pleasant things - esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote






49. Style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine






50. Insert between