Test your basic knowledge |

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Weightless; that cannot undergo precise evaluation; CF. pound






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






3. Enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition); liveliness; vigor






4. Diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself






5. Predict (according to present indications)






6. Tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure






7. Inquiry; question; V.






8. Messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher






9. Soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue; bring peace to






10. Be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent.






11. Give up something (with reluctance); yield; release; Ex. relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm






12. Breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V.






13. (of an experience) deeply shocking; pertaining to an injury caused by violence; N. trauma: serious wound; emotional shock that causes lasting psychological damage






14. Unexplicable; impossible to account for; unreasonable or mysterious






15. Overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury






16. Box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive






17. Animal that ruminates; ADJ.






18. Advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women); CF. suffrage






19. Marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy






20. Heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome; Ex. cumbersome parcel/uniform






21. Outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise






22. Brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out (a person's temper or nerves); CF. rub






23. Marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity






24. Sharp to the taste; acid-tasting; caustic; sarcastic; Ex. tart apple/reply






25. Of time; not lasting forever; limited by time; temporary; secular; worldly






26. Upward; high up in the air






27. Skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair






28. Pertaining to the universe; vast






29. Bend forward and down; lower or debase oneself; fall to a lower standard of behavior by doing something; condescend; Ex. stoop to lying






30. Formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic






31. Skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness






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






33. Mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together






34. (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered






35. Drug that relieves pain or trouble; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement






36. (of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We can't graze the cattle till summer; N: surface wound






37. Pertaining to disease; N. pathology: study of disease






38. Abdominal






39. Preceding (in time - rank - etc.)






40. Basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated






41. Expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant






42. Deserved punishment for wrongdoing; punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance; CF. pay back






43. Rude - insensitive person






44. Convincing






45. Explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable






46. Relating to the stars






47. Expand; swell out






48. Flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles






49. Provide food and drink (for); cater to: try to satisfy (desires of a bad kind)






50. State of being numerous or multiple; large number; Ex. multiplicity of details; ADJ. multiple: of more than one element







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests