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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. Essential; inherent; built-in






2. Restore to good condition; renew






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






4. Stop motion; curb or restrain






5. Rise or fly high in the air; Ex. The rocket soared into the sky.






6. Boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter






7. Violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things






8. Tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm






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






10. Supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation; Ex. two-year stint in the army; Ex. without stint






11. Cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold






12. Whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme






13. Abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text

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14. Swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting






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






16. Certainty






17. Anything discarded or rejected as worthless; trash






18. Predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress






19. Something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true); statement that looks false but is actually correct






20. Astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded - dumfounded - dumbstruck






21. Liable to err






22. Tiny; weak; insignificant






23. Apart; not open in one's relationship with other people; reserved; ADV.






24. Secondary or minor occupation






25. Circular building or hall covered with a dome






26. Deadly






27. Local or provincial dialect






28. Self-satisfied; complacent






29. Conscientious; extremely thorough; Ex. scrupulous worker






30. Without deceit






31. Copy; write a copy of; N. transcription






32. Drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees






33. Ing'enue; young innocent girl






34. Refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant






35. Plunder






36. Imaginary remote paradise on earth; CF. Lost Horizon






37. Injury to body; crime of willfully maiming or crippling a person; violent disorder; Ex. mayhem in the zoo; CF. maim






38. Work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away






39. Insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people






40. Prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world)






41. Token of disgrace; brand; V. stigmatize: mark with a stigma; characterize as disgraceful






42. Restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent; N. inhibition






43. Split; tear apart; N. rent; CF. heartrending: causing deep sorrow






44. Entertain






45. Of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability






46. Homesickness; longing for the past; Ex. nostalgia for the clothes of 1920s; ADJ. nostalgic






47. Display of partiality toward a favored person






48. Skill (esp. with one's hands); skill in deceiving people; guile; ADJ. crafty: cleverly deceitful; cunning






49. (of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly - rapidly - and irregularly; vibrate rapidly or erratically; fly by waving quickly; flitter; N.






50. Arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler