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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Return to a former state (esp. after improvement); N.






2. Self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important






3. Mistaken; wrong; incorrect






4. Pertaining to the body; bodily; physical






5. Pledge of good faith especially in betrothal; betrothal; Ex. by my troth






6. Physician specializing in children's diseases; N. pediatrics






7. Striking one object against another sharply; Ex. percussion instrument; N: striking together of two bodies; sound caused by percussion






8. New or newly coined word or phrase






9. Pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum






10. Giving pleasure to the senses; pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses; sensuous feeling of soft velvet on the skin






11. Delicate; of very fine quality






12. Quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force






13. Beginning; in an early stage






14. Wordy; N. verbosity






15. Poisonous snake






16. Oppression; cruel government; ADJ. tyrannical: of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic; V. tyrannize: treat tyrannically; oppress






17. Shield; protection; defense






18. Clever; astute






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






20. Excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife; CF. uxor: wife






21. Strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster






22. Nearness; ADJ. proximate






23. Artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears






24. Brave and successful act; deed or action - particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean






25. Churlish - miserly individual; bad-tempered old person






26. Dummy; likeness of a person made of wood - paper - or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President






27. Not good-looking; unattractive






28. Indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line); Ex. oblique reference






29. Accidental; by chance; N. fortuity






30. Mix together; jumble; move (something) from one place to another; slide (the feet) along the ground while walking; Ex. shuffle papers from one pile to another; N.






31. Trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V.






32. Whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause






33. Reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger)






34. Situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives






35. In a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game






36. Slope; inclined plane or roadway (connecting two levels)






37. Very important; N. moment; CF. momentary






38. Done or active at night; Ex. nocturnal animals/raids; CF. nocturne






39. Solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly






40. Gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic; CF. melancholia






41. Deportment; connection






42. Improperness; unsuitableness






43. Law enacted by the legislature






44. Transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand






45. Having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted






46. Peak; highest point; acme; Ex. pinnacle of fame






47. Make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated by all the money he might win






48. Quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor






49. Noxious(harmful) smell






50. (of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition