Test your basic knowledge |

Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Jaunty; stylish; sporty; morally corrupt; dissolute; Ex. He wore his hat at a rakish and jaunty angle.






2. Neat and trim in appearance; smart; Ex. Be spruce for your job interview; V.






3. Scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker






4. Unshakably calm; placid






5. Give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay






6. Combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth






7. Put in danger






8. New growth from a plant






9. Deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile






10. Hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.






11. Immature; half-baked; like a sophomore






12. Make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together






13. Brief and compact






14. Of or pertaining to the people






15. Nation governed by the people; republic; people of a nation






16. Pledge of good faith especially in betrothal; betrothal; Ex. by my troth






17. Tending or leaning toward; bent; V. incline: slant; dispose; be disposed; tend






18. (of people or their behavior) respectful; obedient (filled with a sense of duty)






19. Dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor






20. Wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar






21. Ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect






22. Tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously






23. Dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify






24. In essence; existing in essence though not in actual form; for practical purposes; Ex. virtual ruler/space






25. Decorative edge of hanging threads; edge






26. Argumentative; fond of argument






27. Clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ?






28. Determine or seek opinions - votes - etc.; go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N.






29. Extremely small; CF. minutes: official record of the proceedings at a meeting






30. Wicked; immoral; unrighteous; N. iniquity; Ex. den of iniquity






31. Turn away from (a principle - norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism






32. Unfortunate; luckless






33. Book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize






34. Special talent; art






35. Contrast; one that by contrast enhances the distinctive characteristics of another






36. Nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V.






37. (of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. d'ecolletage: low neckline (on a dress)

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


38. Stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist






39. Not able to be perceived by touch; vague






40. Mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation






41. Divided into classes; arranged into strata; V. stratify






42. Pierce; put a hole through






43. Formal demand or request; Ex. requisition for more computing equipment; V.






44. The West






45. Persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); N. subornation






46. Copy






47. Trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense






48. Thin liquid porridge






49. Hairstyle






50. Stop or check (the flow of); Ex. stem the bleeding from the slashed artery; N: main axis of a plant; stalk







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests