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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. Using satire; mocking






2. Entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer






3. Complete agreement; ADJ. unanimous






4. Religion practiced chiefly in Haiti






5. Command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom






6. Receiver






7. Thwart; present an obstacle; stump






8. Turn to for help; Ex. resort to violence; N.






9. Specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill






10. Openmouthed






11. Bring upon oneself






12. (of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We can't graze the cattle till summer; N: surface wound






13. Hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed






14. Stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior






15. Balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity






16. Kindly; doing good






17. Person administering capital punishment






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






19. Shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves






20. Continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition






21. Bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste - manner - or tone)






22. Handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything






23. Seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer






24. Odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable






25. Method of system or government






26. Delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory






27. Easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facilitate






28. Not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly






29. Scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible






30. Not noticing; disregarding






31. Study of language or words






32. Three-pronged spear






33. Enthusiastic applause






34. Pertaining to language






35. Make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound






36. Painting in only one color; ADJ.






37. Not repentant






38. Stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement






39. Record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities; section of a trunk; V.






40. Compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary






41. Natural inclination






42. Close observation of a person (esp. one under suspicion); watching; guarding






43. Balance; balancing force; equilibrium






44. Invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination






45. Temporary stay; V: stay for a time






46. Having many talents; capable of working in many fields; having many uses or functions; N. versatility






47. Raised mark from a beating or whipping






48. Surrender; give up all resistance






49. Mass for the dead; dirge






50. Dig up; unearth; OP. inter