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






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






3. Motherly; N. maternity: motherhood






4. Inclination; natural tendency (esp. towards something bad)






5. Build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society






6. Bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N.






7. Genuine; real






8. Bee-keeping






9. Tending to call up (emotions - memories)






10. Be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety.






11. Tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome; Ex. The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy; CF. health






12. Timely; well-chosen






13. Operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio






14. Tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies






15. Spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells - ideas - feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate






16. Marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian






17. Periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)






18. Relieve (pain)






19. Fair; impartial; OP. inequitable






20. Healthy






21. Turn to for help; Ex. resort to violence; N.






22. Whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged






23. Vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance






24. Overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic






25. Line of ancestors; ancestry; lineage; ADJ. (of an animal) descended from of a chosen family; Ex. pedigree dog; CF. crane's foot






26. Amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained






27. Sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone






28. Strong; vigorous






29. Dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants






30. Essence; main point; substance






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






32. Easily shocked or sickened by unpleasant things; fastidious; Ex. A nurse should not be squeamish.






33. Fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land






34. Petty or trivial details; CF. minutia






35. Parish priest; representative






36. Make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requittal






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






38. Capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood






39. Strong point or special talent in a person's character






40. Raised platform for speech-making; pulpit






41. Bizzare; peculiar; unconventional






42. Voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents)






43. Slight offense or fault; CF. sin






44. Rider on horseback; ADJ.






45. Unjustified; having no justification; groundless; baseless; undeserved






46. Put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex; CF. no more






47. Habitually silent; talking little






48. Essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance






49. Mercy killing






50. Wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant