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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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1. Seller






2. An assumed name esp. by a criminal (usually to mislead people); ADV. alias






3. Secure grasp or hold; firm grasp or footing






4. Periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)






5. Growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing in profusion; unrestrained; Ex. rampant lawlessness/weed






6. Stormy; violent; impassioned; N. tempest: violent storm






7. Terms used in a science or art; study of nomenclature






8. Made less dense (of a gas); V. rarefy: make less dense; N. rarefaction






9. Expose to slander






10. Enthusiastic applause






11. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal






12. Detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell






13. False; counterfeit; forged; illogical; Ex. spurious arguments






14. Government run by religious leaders






15. Causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile






16. Certainty






17. Fully filled; filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied; Ex. report replete with errors






18. Based on experience






19. Tendency to disbelief






20. Complete happiness; ADJ. blissful






21. Slave; bondage; slavery; Ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; CF. enthrall






22. Lawyer using questionable methods; unscrupulous practioner






23. Stubborn intolerance






24. Bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization; Ex. come to/be brought to fruition






25. Advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women); CF. suffrage






26. Set off; start






27. A set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played






28. Major classification - second to kingdom - of plants and animals; category ranking below a kingdom and above a class; division






29. Leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. bequest






30. Foul-smelling






31. Dose (of liquids); liquid dose






32. Property inherited from a father






33. Intermediate; acting as a mediator; N: mediator; go-between






34. Put under a spell(condition caused by magical power); carry away(fill with strong feeling) with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight






35. Difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky






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






37. Mixture






38. Bold; fearless






39. Great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight)






40. Achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake; Ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the party.






41. Filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation






42. Ponder at length; N: source of inspiration (esp. of a poet)






43. Premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant)






44. Monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos






45. Circular building or hall covered with a dome






46. Holding one's attention; absorbing; engrossing






47. Find out for certain; make certain






48. Implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality






49. Observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation; SG. phenomenon: observable fact; very unusual person - thing - or event; marvel; wonder; CF. phenomenons; ADJ. phenomenal: very unusual; extraordinary; of a phenomenon; Ex. phenomenal strength






50. Article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly