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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. Exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm






2. Fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower






3. Loss of memory






4. Piece of sculpture showing a person's head - shoulders - and upper chest; V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster






5. Enormously large or extensive






6. Small model; small painting; ADJ: small






7. Trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded






8. Scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)






9. 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






10. Irreverence; lack of respect for God or piety






11. Bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble






12. Make drunk; intoxicate; N. intoxicated person






13. Huge






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






15. Incinerate (a corpse); N. crematory - crematorium






16. Tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform






17. Word for word; in the same words; repeating the actual words exactly






18. Quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)






19. Prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world)






20. Waste material thrown away (as bits of paper scattered untidily); V: cover untidily with scattered litter






21. Wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled






22. Shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V.






23. Marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares






24. Fate; destiny; Ex. Kismet is the Arabic word for fate.






25. Uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)






26. Utensil with perforated bottom used for straining






27. Union; coalition; V. fuse






28. Lawyer using questionable methods; unscrupulous practioner






29. Quality of being true; lasting truth or principle; Ex. the verity of his testimony; Ex. one of the eternal verities






30. Causing deep feelings of wonder - joy - respect - etc.; exalted; noble and uplifting; utter






31. Make valid; confirm; ratify






32. Mercury






33. Surface texture; completeness of execution






34. Make unnecessary; get rid of; Ex. obviate the need






35. Conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air






36. Bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse






37. Moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave






38. Relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments






39. Rebellion; uprising






40. Decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous






41. Rise again; flow to and fro; N. resurgence; ADJ. resurgent: (of ideas or beliefs) experiencing revival; surging again






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






43. Science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition






44. Pertaining to the stars; of a star performer; outstanding; Ex. stellar attraction of the entire performance






45. Top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird






46. Petty or trivial details; CF. minutia






47. Behavior (of children) causing trouble with no serious harm; damage; harm; Ex. mischief to the crops; ADJ. mischievous: causing mischief; playfully troublesome






48. An act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point - right - etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire






49. Discourage






50. Harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory