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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. Fringes; outer borders (as of a city); Ex. outskirts of Boston






2. Anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous indignation; ADJ. indignant






3. Burst inward; CF. vaccum tube






4. Begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural






5. Strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster






6. Careless; negligent; not paying enough attention; Ex. lax service






7. Falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth






8. Alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration






9. Not thick; thinly scattered; scanty






10. Deception; trickery






11. Droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging






12. Lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner






13. Include (as a member of a group); encompass






14. Stubbornly wrong






15. Pleasantly tart-tasting; spicy; pleasantly stimulating; Ex. piquant situation when my old enemy asked for my help






16. Begin and continue (a war)






17. Defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous






18. Official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V.






19. Corpse; dead human body






20. Indignation; bitterness; displeasure; V. resent: feel anger about






21. Shorten






22. Fond of books and reading






23. Public declaration of principles; statement of policy






24. Large three-masted sailing ship






25. Soothe an angry person






26. Belief






27. Introductory statement






28. Records arranged in yearly parts; history






29. Sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time






30. Supporter; backer; opposite of opponent






31. Thriftless; not providing for the future






32. Person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will






33. Copy; write a copy of; N. transcription






34. Messenger






35. Agreement






36. Pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described






37. Argumentative; fond of argument






38. Characterizing or affecting all; general; present everywhere; of the universe; cosmic; Ex. universal agreement; Ex. a subject of universal interest






39. Twisting force; force producing rotation






40. Raised platform for speech-making; pulpit






41. Small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation






42. Inclined to; likely to (suffer); prostrate; lying with the front downward; Ex. prone to disease/make mistakes; Ex. accident-prone






43. Gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance






44. Period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial






45. Assumption; hypothesis; surmise; V. suppose






46. Bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound)






47. Be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be felt; Ex. appreciable difference






48. Person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime






49. Mysterious; secret; supernatural; beyond human comprehension; CF. mysterious to human ?; OP. bare






50. Body of customers