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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. Wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)






2. Liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance






3. Mix in a confused way






4. Of a title; in name only; nominal; having the title of an office without the obligations; Ex. titular head of the company






5. Stretch out full on ground; make prostrate; enervate; Ex. prostrating illness; ADJ: lying face down; having lost all strength






6. Evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look






7. Ill-humored; irritable






8. Moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances






9. Compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; Ex. urgent in his demands






10. Advance in rank; advance; help to flourish; advocate; help actively in forming; publicize or popularize; Ex. Milk promotes health; Ex. promote a match/bill; Ex. promote a new product






11. Sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster

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12. Limit; independent variable; Ex. parameters of the problem; Ex. within the parameters of the budget






13. Make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused






14. Cheater






15. Disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin






16. Malleable; pliable; (of metals) easily pulled into shape; flexible; (of someone) easily influenced or controlled






17. Bind as servant or apprentice to master; bind by indenture; N: contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified time (as between an apprentice and his master)






18. Path taken by a projectile; Ex. trajectory of a bullet






19. Pantomime(act without dialogue); mimicry; mimer; V: mimic; pantomime






20. Vicious assault; fierce attack; Ex. unexpected onslaught of the enemy






21. Release or discharge through a vent; express (esp. unfairly); utter; Ex. He vented his wrath on his family.






22. Holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent






23. Pertaining to tailors or tailoring; Ex. a man of great sartorial elegance; CF. sartor: tailor






24. Murder of a king or queen






25. Wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV.






26. Set right; correct; CF. rect-: right






27. Meanly stingy; parsimonious; N. niggard: stingy person






28. Terrorize; intimidate






29. Protruding part; swelling of a surface; Ex. The apple made a bulge in his pocket; V: swell outward; protrude






30. Start; beginning






31. Ability to move spontaneously; ADJ. motile: moving spontaneously






32. Slow-thinking stupid person; CF. dull






33. Suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated






34. Move faster






35. Eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything






36. Refutation; response with contrary evidence; V. rebut: refute; disprove






37. Wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face






38. Imprison






39. Intention; purpose; meaning; V: claim; profess; Ex. order which purports to be signed by the general






40. Not compulsory; left to one's choice; N. option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice; Ex. have no option; Ex. two options






41. Excessive indulgence of one's own desire






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






43. Artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road






44. Shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V.






45. Excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife; CF. uxor: wife






46. Modest; Ex. the champion's unassuming manner






47. Division of a city for election or police purposes; precincts: space that surrounds a building; Ex. precincts of the college






48. Person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands






49. Partly transparent






50. Decide; settle; solve; separate; make a determined decision; N. resolution