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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Social blunder






2. Shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie






3. Huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel






4. Having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity






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






6. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






7. Clothing; garments; Ex. I have no raiment fit to wear.






8. (of a skin or complexion) dark; dusky; Ex. swarthy Italian ?






9. Nook; recess






10. Hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex






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






12. Line (of waiting people or vehicles)






13. Awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable






14. Scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd






15. Fate; destiny; Ex. Kismet is the Arabic word for fate.






16. Beautiful clothes for a special occasion






17. Short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers






18. Tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe






19. Punish as by beating; criticize severely






20. Come between; interfere; Ex. intervened to prevent a fight; N. intervention






21. Perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody






22. Permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate






23. Fearless






24. Put into effect; enforce; carry out; supply with tools; Ex. implement the plan/suggestion; N: tool or instrument






25. Reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go.






26. Command; order; forbid






27. Standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate






28. Urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation






29. Disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer






30. Foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning






31. Long life; long duration






32. Hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.






33. Agree; be in harmony with; gibe






34. Red or white cell in the blood






35. Poison (of an animal); hatred; Ex. remarks full of venom; ADJ. venomous






36. One who without authority assumes law enforcement powers






37. Not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite






38. (of weather) hot; sweltering; sensual; voluptuous






39. Brief flash of light; glow; V.






40. Rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality






41. Clothe; N: clothing; array; apparel






42. Collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse






43. (of a person) bold; adventurous; daring; (of an action) risky






44. Journey; V. peregrinate






45. Object used in making a determination at random; fate; piece of land






46. Defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority






47. Uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)






48. Religious image; idol; image or representation






49. Stingy; mean






50. Wandering away from the subject; V. digress