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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. Deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V.






2. Lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity






3. Chuckle with delight; N.






4. (of someone) unfriendly; hostile; (of something) harmful; detrimental; CF. enemy






5. Blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group - cause - or sex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvinism; Nicolas Chauvin






6. Do or give something in return; repay in kind; give or take mutually; interchange; move backwards and forwards; Ex. reciprocate his invitation by inviting him; N. reciprocity: reciprocal relationship; mutual interchange of advantages between two grou






7. Parody






8. (of something bad) not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute; Ex. unmitigated disaster






9. Foul-smelling






10. Money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre






11. Dominance especially of one nation over others






12. Resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic






13. Unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation






14. Relentless; unyielding; implacable; not capable of being changed by entreaty or efforts; Ex. inexorable price rises






15. Period of time






16. Of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason






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






18. Deceptive scheme; clever trick






19. Unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste






20. Rustic; pastoral






21. Not yet decided or settled; impending; Ex. pending decision; PREP. while awaiting; until; Ex. delay the decision pending his return






22. Charlatan; boastful pretender






23. Controlling influence; position of controlling influence; CF. in the ascendant






24. Dismay; shock deeply






25. Act or manner of using; accepted practice; way in which words are actually used






26. Immature; half-baked; like a sophomore






27. Pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich






28. Yielding to another; ceding






29. Disagreeably aggressive






30. Skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness






31. Being only one; individual; unique; extraordinary; odd; Ex. singular beauty/behavior






32. Unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent; CF. inapt: (of statements or ideas) inappropriate






33. Portray






34. Condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp. a tragic or ruinous one); V.






35. Move or develop more slowly; straggle; Ex. lag behind the rest; N.






36. Discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds






37. Irregularity






38. One who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians






39. Lawyer using questionable methods; unscrupulous practioner






40. Like a corpse; pale






41. Illusive; deceptive; not real






42. Pertaining to language






43. Force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling - reduce fever - etc.






44. Mental or bodily powers; teaching staff






45. Extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion; Ex. throw the country into turmoil






46. Person competent to act as a judge of art - etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art






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






48. Make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together






49. Long and thin; Ex. Lank - gaunt - Abraham Lincoln






50. Low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves)