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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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1. Pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured






2. Storage place for military equipment






3. Avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions)






4. Rather fat; strong in body; sturdy; resolute; determined; strong in determination; Ex. stout stick/supporter






5. Treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs






6. Low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves)






7. Light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch






8. Patiently submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job; ADJ. resigned: acquiescent






9. Case for a sword blade; sheath






10. Treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity - respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them.






11. Bring upon oneself






12. Move with body close to the ground; move stealthily or slowly; N.






13. Shrewd in money matters; thrifty






14. Shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders; V.






15. Beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural; Ex. preternatural strength/forces






16. Restrain; handcuff; N.






17. Helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards






18. Specialist in classifying (animals - etc.); CF. taxonomy: science of classification






19. Increase; make greater (as in value - reputation - or usefulness); improve






20. Patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison






21. Rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position






22. False belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that






23. Having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash






24. Of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white); Ex. piebald horse; CF. pie+bald






25. Causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass






26. Willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'






27. Prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse






28. Lottery; V: award as a prize in a raffle; Ex. raffle off a new car






29. Wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder






30. Platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement






31. Full of flowers; full of ornate expressions






32. Desecrating; profane; N. sacrilege: desecration - misuse - or theft of something sacred






33. Condition or period of flowering






34. Showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling






35. Deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile






36. Produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical; showing foresight; N: one having foresight; one given to speculative impractical ideas






37. Object to be thrown or projected






38. Odd in an old-fashioned way; odd; old-fashioned; picturesque






39. Stinging; acrid; sharp in taste or smell; (of speech or writing) caustic; N. pungency






40. Repeat






41. Insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence






42. One who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy






43. Speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions






44. Breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest - as for raising specific plant or animal






45. Move furtively; ADJ. slinky: stealthy; furtive; sneaky (as in ambush)






46. Disagreeably aggressive






47. Wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp






48. Undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking; Ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd






49. Sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb






50. Long and thin; Ex. Lank - gaunt - Abraham Lincoln