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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. Entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle


2. State as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify; Ex. He stipulated payment in advance






3. Confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb






4. Scrap of cloth; ADJ. ragged: old and torn; seeming unfinished and imperfect; Ex. ragged debut/performance






5. Patiently submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job; ADJ. resigned: acquiescent






6. Predict (according to present indications)






7. Young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family






8. Strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end






9. Hesitate for ethical reasons; fret about; Ex. She did not scruple to read his diary; N: uneasy feeling arising from conscience; conscience






10. Disown; disavow; deny






11. Pertaining to heat; producing heat; warm; Ex. thermal bath; N: rising current of warm air






12. Minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio - punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail






13. Irreverent






14. Commonplace; trite






15. Destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)






16. Brief statement used to express a principle






17. Counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview






18. Habitually intoxicated; drunk; N. inebriety






19. Very thin piece - usually of wood (cut from a surface with a sharp blade)






20. Attack with abusive language; vilify(slander)






21. An act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point - right - etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire






22. Support; reinforce






23. Disagreeably aggressive






24. Wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV.






25. Study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology






26. Severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter






27. Plait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; N: braided segment (as of hair)






28. Marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity






29. Repair or make whole by using a metal alloy; N: metal alloy (usually tin and lead) used in the molten state to join metallic parts






30. Special talent; art






31. Long life; long duration






32. Royal; of a monarch; Ex. regal manner






33. Capable of being repaired






34. Courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry






35. Aqueduct; passageway for fluids






36. Become unsteady and fall down






37. Make unnecessary; get rid of; Ex. obviate the need






38. In confusion; disorderly; Ex. dash pell-mell






39. Fixed portion; V: distribute as rations






40. Many in number or kind; numerous; varied






41. Decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command






42. Gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater






43. Extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco: Athenian politician






44. Abstruse; not easily understood; profound; secret






45. Social outcast; Ex. Mariah the pariah






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






47. Being everywhere; omnipresent; N. ubiquity






48. Approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance






49. Stubborn; hard to control or treat; Ex. obstinate cough; N. obstinacy






50. Plead; ask earnestly