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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. Wandering away from the subject; V. digress






2. Song of praise or joy; Ex. paeans celebrating the victory






3. Insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence






4. Profane; violate the sanctity of






5. Indulge; comply with the wishes of; N. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood; Ex. in a bad humor; Ex. out of humor






6. Come between; interfere; Ex. intervened to prevent a fight; N. intervention






7. Postponement or cancelation of a punishment; temporary stay; V: postpone or cancel the punishment of






8. Transform; change; convert to something different






9. Delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork






10. Religion practiced chiefly in Haiti






11. Mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior






12. Opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light






13. Parish priest; representative






14. Imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation)






15. Related to marriage or the wedding ceremony; N. nuptials: wedding ceremony






16. Providing nourishment






17. Lash; whip (formerly used for punishment); source of severe punishment; V: whip; afflict






18. Short and thick; stocky; Ex. ugly squat tower; V. N.






19. Resonant; producing a full deep sound; producing sound






20. Blacken; defame






21. Dissenting (with an opinion - a group - or a government); rebellious; N.






22. Extinct flying reptile; CF. wing+finger






23. Filthy; foul; base; vile; Ex. sordid bed/story






24. Excessive or uncontrollable excitement; N. hysteric: person suffering from hysteria; CF. hysterics: attack of hysteria






25. Small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V.






26. Producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer






27. Huge creature; something of monstrous size or power






28. Suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote






29. Imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional






30. Repentant; N.






31. Judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief






32. Done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest - care - or enthusiasm; Ex. perfunctory kiss






33. Vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance






34. Inharmonious; N. incompatibility






35. Steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own; Ex. ideas plagiarized from my article; N. plagiarism; CF. kidnap






36. Room or space under the roof; attic






37. Word considered offensive; Ex. 'bloody''






38. Guardianship; training; function of a tutor; instruction






39. Hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; N. malice: desire to harm others; spite






40. Lively; spirited






41. Apparatus used to maintain balance - ascertain direction - etc.






42. Unsatisfied; not soothed






43. Dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants






44. Chew over and over (mentally or - like cows - physically); mull over(ponder)






45. (of a sound) echoing; resounding(sounding loudly); deep and full in sound; producing resonance; Ex. resonant voice; N. resonance






46. Plants of a region or era






47. Security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters






48. Something long-lasting; perennial plant; ADJ: lasting through the year or many years; lasting for a long time; enduring






49. Face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features






50. Murder of a king or queen