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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Underwater explosive apparatus; V.






2. Lacking in spirit






3. (of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V.






4. Without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute






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






6. Social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement






7. Sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body; Ex. stomach ulcer; ADJ. ulcerous; V. ulcerate






8. Narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land






9. (unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air






10. Rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents






11. Length of time something lasts






12. Use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce






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






14. Black volcanic rock






15. Fluent; talkative; glib; N. volubility






16. Clever in deceiving; secretive; not telling one's intentions






17. Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate






18. Bog; marsh; soft - wet - boggy land; predicament; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself






19. Oddity; idiosyncrasy






20. Bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N.






21. Courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness






22. Capable of being stretched; of tension; Ex. tensile rubber






23. Dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.






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






25. Falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because of neglect; Ex. dilapidated old car/castle; N. dilapidation






26. Move or develop more slowly; straggle; Ex. lag behind the rest; N.






27. Take the place of unfairly; usurp; replace






28. Formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don't deserve such panegyrics.






29. Display of partiality toward a favored person






30. Occurring again and again






31. Act or state of separation; disunity; CF. disjunctive: expressing a choice between two ideas; CF. conjunction; CF. conjunctive






32. Accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave (an interest or habit); Ex. wean oneself from cigarettes






33. Cast a spell over; captivate completely






34. Good fortune and financial success; physical well-being






35. Comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop






36. Painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)






37. Peaceful; calm; Ex. placid child/lake






38. Uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious






39. Immature; not having the feathers necessary to fly; CF. fledgling






40. Move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window






41. Relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic






42. Rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.






43. Royal; of a monarch; Ex. regal manner






44. Complete; necessary for completeness; Ex. integral part






45. Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage






46. Satisfy (thirst); quench; sate






47. Wandering; traveling from place to place (to perform work); Ex. itinerant preacher






48. Ordinary; N: something ordinary or common; trite remark






49. Something - such as a monument or holiday - intended to honor the memory of a person or event; ADJ: commemorative






50. Immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition