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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. Mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive






2. Dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life






3. Unconquerable; unyielding






4. Hag; ugly old woman






5. Position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint






6. Related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population






7. Twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion






8. Complete independence and self-government (of a country); supremacy of authority; power to govern






9. New growth from a plant






10. Movable; not fixed; N. mobility






11. Thought; working of the brain






12. State strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights - claims - etc.); make a claim to (by forceful action); Ex. assert one's independence






13. Eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm






14. Shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance






15. Confused; lost in thought; preoccupied






16. Operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio






17. Full of life; animated; vibrant and lively; critical; of great importance; necessary to stay alive; of life; living; breathing; N. vitality; V. vitalize






18. Real being






19. Stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use






20. Imprison






21. Informal discussion; conversation






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






23. Empty; lacking






24. Money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre






25. Catch sight of (something distant)






26. Of or suitable for a palace; magnificent






27. Call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one's advisor/God






28. Having no previous example; novel; unparalleled






29. Fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature






30. State of being partial; inclination; favorable bias; special fondness; preference






31. Without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face






32. Able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; Ex. elastic plans; N: elastic material






33. Very high






34. Defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail






35. Dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants






36. Unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.






37. Object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor






38. Cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase






39. Lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life; hardship; want; CF. deprive






40. Encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher






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






42. Confuse; make nervous and confused; N.






43. Monkeylike; N: ape or monkey






44. Cheerful promptness without reluctance






45. Clowning






46. Pertaining to money






47. Without a material body; insubstantial






48. Reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. distantly






49. Hanging down from something; pending; N: ornament (hanging from a necklace etc.)






50. Burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement