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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • 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. Resonant; producing a full deep sound; producing sound






2. Ruler in a monarchy; ADJ: (of a country) independent and self-governing; having supreme power; supreme; excellent






3. Protective; pertaining to a guardianship; Ex. tutelary deities






4. Noisy confusion






5. Anything discarded or rejected as worthless; trash






6. Chuckle with delight; N.






7. Pharisee: member of an ancient Jewish group that emphasized strict observance of the Mosaic law (considering themselves very holy); hypocritical self-righteous person






8. Emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment






9. Unmanageable; disobedient and stubborn; Ex. refractory horse






10. Dismay; shock deeply






11. Concluding section of a musical or literary composition






12. Fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops






13. Living language (as compared to the official language); language spoken in a country or region; natural style; Ex. lapse into the vernacular






14. Harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity; ADJ. severe: harsh; strict; extremely violent or intense






15. Tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream






16. Appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity






17. Trick to deceive; stratagem






18. Hurl downward; throw headlong; hasten; cause to happen sooner; condense and fall as rain or snow; cause (a solid substance) to be separated from a solution; ADJ. hasty; rash; premature; sudden






19. Make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression






20. Refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote






21. Reckon; calculate






22. Dissenting (with an opinion - a group - or a government); rebellious; N.






23. Voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents)






24. Pale; wan; Ex. pallid complexion






25. Very cautious; watchful






26. Feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages






27. Flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely; Ex. inundated with work






28. Returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss - damage - or injury






29. Not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite






30. Providing for future needs; displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies; OP. improvident






31. Serving to complete something






32. Instruct; correct morally






33. Talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation)






34. Gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death






35. Of a schema or scheme; relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols; N. schema: diagrammatic representation; outline






36. Long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline






37. Small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble






38. Contend; compete






39. Friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations






40. Deep dish for serving soup






41. Nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia






42. Relating to paradise; blissful






43. Scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker






44. Pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement; CF. purse






45. Genuine; real






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






47. Sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation






48. Reduce; exhaust






49. Soothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no trouble or offence






50. Copy