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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V.






2. Become engaged to marry






3. Act as judge (at the request of both sides)






4. Tropical hurricane or cyclone






5. Similar; analogous; corresponding; N: parallel line; person or thing that is parallel (to another); similarity; Ex. know of no parallel to the case; Ex. without parallel; V: be similar to; make parallel; Ex. Your experience parallels mine; CF. unpara






6. Related; belonging to the same group; similar in nature or character; Ex. kindred languages; N: relative; kin; kinship






7. Additional object; useful but not essential thing






8. Powerful movement of or like a wave; V.






9. Curse






10. Proper to the point of affectation; very precise and formal; exceedingly proper






11. Violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive






12. Invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination






13. Gold and silver in the form of bars






14. Rash; reckless; foolishly daring






15. Haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow - cilium






16. Shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds






17. Decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish






18. Hasten; make go faster






19. Cancel out; nullify; cause to have no effect; deny; N. negation






20. Persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); N. subornation






21. Incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something






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






23. Stupid; Ex. asinine remarks






24. Glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter






25. Tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies






26. Something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating






27. (of desire - wish - plan) recently begun; not explicit; at the beginning of development; rudimentary; elementary; Ex. inchoate mass






28. Of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason






29. Short quick cut with scissors; V: cut with scissors






30. Swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence






31. Direct vote by all the people






32. Low - guttural - menacing sound (as of a dog)






33. Formal demand or request; Ex. requisition for more computing equipment; V.






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






35. Prohibit; forbid; N.






36. Combination (of two business corporations); act of merging






37. Wandering away from the subject; V. digress






38. Morbid fear






39. Pale purple






40. (of behavior) proper; appropriate






41. Draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)






42. Physically strong; brawny; steadfast; strong in mind or determination; Ex. stalwart supporter; N: stalwart follower






43. Imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional






44. Case for a sword blade; sheath






45. Stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior






46. Having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer






47. Related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population






48. Disapproval; condemnation






49. Hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous






50. Behavior; bearing