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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Justified; authorized






2. Flexible; easily influenced; yielding; adaptable






3. Error; misunderstanding; V. misapprehend






4. Obscurity; condition of being completely forgotten; forgetfulness






5. Name; title






6. Not active; acted upon; receiving an action without acting in return; accepting without resistance






7. Title; chapter heading; text under illustration






8. One who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy






9. Sediment deposited by running water (at the entrance to a harbor or by a bend in a river)






10. Said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking






11. Unconquerable






12. Of the influence of the mind on the body (esp. with respect to disease)






13. Conceivably true; having a show of truth but open to doubt; specious






14. Defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous






15. Confuse; puzzle






16. Physician specializing in children's diseases; N. pediatrics






17. Religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic






18. Vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry)






19. Waster; profligate






20. Salary; payment for an office; compensation






21. Indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd






22. Flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation






23. Angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath






24. Unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke






25. Torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes






26. Exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate






27. Condemn; criticize; N. denunciation






28. Put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm; inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from being published or made public; Ex. suppress a smile; Ex. suppress the magazine/truth






29. Depart secretly and hide






30. Lacking in imagination; dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact(concerned with facts - not imagination or feelings); factual; CF. prose






31. A light meal; collating






32. Stormy; violent; impassioned; N. tempest: violent storm






33. Give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly






34. Seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer






35. Full-bosomed; plump; jolly






36. Absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done






37. Worsen; aggravate; embitter






38. Denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area






39. Pertaining to language






40. (of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes






41. Stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious






42. Deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change






43. Sameness; monotony; ADJ. uniform: the same all over






44. Coarse food for cattle - horses - etc.; feed for livestock; CF. food






45. Turn away from (a principle - norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism






46. Practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things






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






48. Easy to approach; obtainable






49. Discourage






50. Blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums