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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. Face; appearance






2. Revoke; annul






3. Marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line






4. Obscurity; condition of being completely forgotten; forgetfulness






5. Solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize






6. Repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate






7. Thought; working of the brain






8. Parish priest; representative






9. Ill will; hatred; hostility






10. Highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder






11. Cautious; careful; prudential






12. Use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder






13. Lie; hide the truth (by equivocating)






14. Treat with scorn or contempt






15. State with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate






16. Hasten; make go faster






17. Pertaining to the body; bodily; physical






18. Bear fruit; produce fruit






19. Bookish; showing off learning; marked by an excessive ostentatious concern for book learning; N. pedantry






20. Pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism






21. Blacken; defame






22. Broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical






23. Smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent






24. Commit an offense; do (something wrong)






25. Make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession






26. Dark; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; CF. shadow






27. Feign; pretend to: claim to possess; make pretensions to; Ex. I don't pretend to much expertise; N. pretense






28. Obvious; easily seen; open for the public to read; of or protected by a patent; Ex. patent to everyone; N.






29. Taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through






30. Stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality






31. Remainder; balance






32. Uneasy feelings; misgivings; uneasy fears especially about matters of conscience; Ex. I have no qualms about giving this assignment to Helen.






33. Physical features of a region (such as the shape and height); CF. topo-: place






34. Song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem






35. Outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment; Ex. add a certain zest to the affair; Ex. zest for life






36. Frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb






37. Death






38. Short speech at conclusion of dramatic work






39. Drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees






40. Agree; accept; N. assessment






41. Congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant






42. Draw; outline; describe; CF. line ?






43. Stamp-collector; N. philately: stamp collecting






44. Prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world)






45. Standard; kept regularly in stock or supply; typical; routine; common; Ex. stock sizes of paper; Ex. stock excuse/character; N: goods for sale in a shop; OP. unique






46. False; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument






47. Bruise






48. Weakness






49. Causing sadness - compassion - pity; touching






50. Disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement