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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Act or manner of using; accepted practice; way in which words are actually used






2. Formal agreement






3. Turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or paralyze






4. Intentionally hidden; beyond what is evident; situated beyond; unstated and often questionable; Ex. ulterior motive






5. Door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down






6. Object made by human beings - either hand-made or mass-produced






7. Dark; not transparent; N. opacity






8. Something that nourishes; food






9. Stand - sit - or lie in a lazy - relaxed way






10. Remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles






11. Curved; hooked; of or like an eagle; Ex. aquiline nose






12. Impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve






13. Hater of woman; CF. misogyny






14. Related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration






15. Unpleasant high sharp sound; shriek; V.






16. Capable of being repaired






17. Dilemma; state of uncertainty; Ex. She is in a quandary about whether to go.






18. Cautious; careful; prudential






19. Bring upon oneself






20. Servile dependent; obsequious follower






21. Stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity






22. Secret; hidden; not public; made a participant in something secret; Ex. privy chamber government; Ex. be privy to a discussion; CF. private






23. Lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate






24. Trip; short journey






25. List of works of music - drama - etc. - a performer is prepared to present; CF. repertory






26. Marriageable; of marriageable age; CF. connubial






27. Correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity






28. Dull; impassive; showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected






29. Weaken (esp. through heat - hunger - illness); enfeeble






30. Lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; CF. slug: nail with no shell






31. Shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one)






32. Distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced limp






33. Tending to include all; all-inclusive; Ex. inclusive charge






34. Record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry






35. Small boat (often ship's boat)






36. Lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect






37. Work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid






38. (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology






39. Affecting or relating to the sense of taste






40. Banish from a group; exclude from public favor; ban; Ex. His friends ostracized him. N. ostracism






41. Suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house)






42. Drowsy; dull; N. lethargy: state of sluggishness and inactivity






43. Give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure






44. Tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it






45. Loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous






46. Element; ingredient






47. Dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded.






48. Declare openly; N. avowal






49. Throb; beat regularly; vibrate regularly






50. Scientific student of birds; N. ornithology: scientific study of birds