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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large






2. Popular fashion; Ex. Jeans became the vogue.






3. Associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler)






4. Satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy






5. Person designated to execute the terms of a will






6. Autopsy; ADJ: occurring after death; of a postmortem






7. Person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology






8. Done or active at night; Ex. nocturnal animals/raids; CF. nocturne






9. Loss of speech due to injury or illness






10. Expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject)






11. Decode; CF. indecipherable






12. Disagree






13. State of being parallel; similarity; analogy






14. Slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people






15. Clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ?






16. Dormant; temporarily inactive; at rest; N. quiescence






17. Sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand






18. Make blind with a sudden intense light; amaze; fill with wonder






19. Determine or seek opinions - votes - etc.; go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N.






20. Heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast






21. Stipulation; condition in an agreement; provision






22. Fairness; justice; OP. inequity






23. Monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos






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






25. Unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism






26. Living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age






27. Pertaining to the organs or sense of touch






28. One who is introspective or inclined to think more about oneself; ADJ. introverted






29. Totally clear; definite; outspoken






30. Unmanageable; disobedient and stubborn; Ex. refractory horse






31. Combativeness; disposition to fight; ADJ. pugnacious: (of people) belligerent; combative in nature






32. Punishing; Ex. punitive measures






33. Something new; newness; ADJ. novel: new; original






34. Pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms; N. physiology






35. Soak; saturate; Ex. steep the fabric in the dye bath; ADJ: precipitous






36. Model; example that serves as a model; pattern; list of all the inflectional forms of a word






37. Catch sight of (something distant)






38. Member of the working class; blue collar guy; N. proletariat: working class (who have to work for wages)






39. Respect or admiration; impression produced by achievements or reputation; ADJ: causing admiration; ADJ. prestigious: having prestige






40. Go through or across






41. Overcome






42. Repeal; annul; cancel (a law - decision - or agreement)






43. Secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church)






44. Withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief






45. Cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered






46. Inconstant; capricious; frivolous; not serious; Ex. charming but skittish young woman; CF. skit






47. Praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy






48. Dismay; shock deeply






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






50. Beggar; ADJ: living as a beggar