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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Threat; V: threaten






2. Periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)






3. Lukewarm; slightly warm; ¹ÌÁö±ÙÇÃ'; half-hearted; not eager; Ex. tepid reaction to the new film; Ex. tepid supporter






4. Decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts






5. Count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose






6. Funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person)






7. Plants of a region or era






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






9. Approve formally; confirm; verify






10. Pertaining to the Pharisees - who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical






11. Clean; remove offensive parts of a book






12. Teach (ideas or principles); instill






13. Pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality






14. Self-evident truth






15. Tending or leaning toward; bent; V. incline: slant; dispose; be disposed; tend






16. Having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column






17. Temporary invasion; CF. excursion: short journey






18. Vague; hazy; cloudy; of a nebula; Ex. nebulous proposal






19. Chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse; something that checks; V: check; restrain






20. Holding one's attention; absorbing; engrossing






21. Advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women); CF. suffrage






22. Quarrelsome






23. Small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V.






24. Self-imposed punishment for sin; Ex. do penance for one's sins; CF. penitent






25. Boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter






26. Reading desk or stand for a public speaker






27. Look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible






28. Bad-tempered; showing ill-humor; angry






29. Tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it






30. Kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. benign tumor






31. Ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame






32. Pertaining to passionate love or sexual love






33. Flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together






34. Change; something newly introduced; introduction of something new; V. innovate: begin or introduce (something new); be creative; ADJ. innovative






35. Crown






36. Fear of heights






37. Pirate






38. Shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall






39. Brief and to the point; using few words; terse






40. Existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level)






41. Impartial; fair






42. Keep as precious; cherish






43. Angle of a slope; V: slant from the perpendicular






44. Trembling; wavering






45. Playful remark or act; V. act or speak playfully






46. Person of no importance; nonexistence






47. Changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless






48. Plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed; ADJ.






49. Making no attempt to change one's bad practices






50. Lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless