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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. Immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition






2. Go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ.






3. Soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells






4. Poet






5. Place over something else






6. Self-evident truth






7. Severe disapproval; CF. approbation






8. Writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat






9. Not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question






10. Produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud); crush; squash






11. Someone seeking revenge; source of downfall or ruin; CF. Nemesis






12. Worsen; aggravate; embitter






13. Overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable






14. Open to view; public; not secret; CF. covert






15. Understood but not stated; implied; unquestioning and complete; Ex. implicit trust






16. Marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line






17. Effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation






18. Inappropriate; ADV.






19. Person of high rank or position






20. Ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman






21. Shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot






22. Dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks






23. Sullen; gloomy; stubborn






24. Metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice






25. Extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy






26. Lose animation or strength






27. Irritable; impatient and bad-tempered; short-tempered; N. testiness






28. (of desire - wish - plan) recently begun; not explicit; at the beginning of development; rudimentary; elementary; Ex. inchoate mass






29. Confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb






30. Title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol






31. Thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)






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






33. Incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music






34. Heat-producing; N. calorie






35. Art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances






36. (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound.






37. Place under water; dip; go under water; cover completely (as with water); Ex. submerged in work






38. Irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege






39. Modest; Ex. the champion's unassuming manner






40. Gold and silver in the form of bars






41. Those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel






42. Large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice






43. Equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war; CF. amount






44. Pointed projecting part






45. Situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives






46. Search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); Ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town.






47. One who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician






48. Remove water from; dry out






49. Comparison of one thing with another - using the word like or as






50. Make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase); N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented