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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. Opinionated; holding stubbornly to one's opinion; arbitrary; doctrinal






2. Weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify






3. Mix together in close association






4. Trifles; unimportant matters






5. One who has equal standing with another; nobleman; V: look intently; N. peerage; CF. peeress






6. Change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position; Ex. shift the stolen goods; N. group of workers which takes turns with other groups; working period of such a group






7. Soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ.






8. In agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous






9. Region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; prison (slang); Ex. Purgatory and Limbo






10. Animals of a period or region; CF. flora






11. Without an equal; single in kind






12. Self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence; Ex. without reserve: freely and openly; ADJ. reserved: shy and uncommunicative






13. Accustomed; hardened; Ex. inured to the Alaskan cold; V. inure: make used to something undesirable; harden; CF. unfeeling






14. Destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground






15. Indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)






16. Fern leaf; palm or banana leaf






17. Person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number






18. Self-governing; N. autonomy






19. Unity of pitch (in musical performance); complete accord; Ex. The choir sang in unison.






20. Possessing good health; healthful






21. Saturate(soak thoroughly); fill; Ex. imbue someone with feelings






22. Extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion; Ex. throw the country into turmoil






23. Swollen; distended (as from liquid)






24. Prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules






25. Relieve (pain)






26. Belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death






27. Steadfast; firm; not changing






28. Pompous walk; V: walk in a self-important manner






29. Doctrine; dogma






30. Immature; half-baked; like a sophomore






31. Indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable






32. Substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil






33. Of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani






34. Strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set






35. Looking back on the past; N. retrospection; V. retrospect






36. Inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty






37. State of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft






38. Annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride)






39. Terms used in a science or art; study of nomenclature






40. Compose on the spur of the moment






41. Boastful; excessively conceited; N. vainglory: great vanity






42. Irreverence; lack of respect for God or piety






43. Disturb greatly






44. Amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained






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






46. Bee-keeping






47. Instruct; correct morally






48. Related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration






49. Traitor






50. Luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth