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Subjects : gre, english, vocabulary, bvat
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence






2. Tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform






3. Infallibly; ADJ. unerring: making no mistakes






4. Strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound; come together suddenly with a sharp sound; put or send promptly; Ex. clap the thief in jail; N: clapping; loud or explosive sound; CF. applause






5. Call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation






6. Aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight






7. Full of life; animated; vibrant and lively; critical; of great importance; necessary to stay alive; of life; living; breathing; N. vitality; V. vitalize






8. Protruding part; swelling of a surface; Ex. The apple made a bulge in his pocket; V: swell outward; protrude






9. Contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make (a fabric or garment) by interwining yarn or thread; Ex. knit the brow; Ex. The bones should knit together in a few weeks.






10. Large quantity or number; Ex. slew of errands left






11. Recent convert; new member of a religious group; beginner; CF. plant






12. Washing






13. Free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle






14. Based on experience






15. Twisted






16. Full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; N. vanity






17. Scandinavian myth; any legend; long heroic narrative






18. Cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision






19. Improve






20. Yielding to another; ceding






21. Put in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place; Ex. marshal the children into the museum; N: military officer; official






22. Throw into confusion; involve in strife - dispute - or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio






23. Deliberately planned; likely






24. Illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.






25. Kill by choking or suffocating; suppress






26. Illicit lover






27. Strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends






28. Hag; ugly old woman






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






30. Lacking in spirit






31. Elevated position; altitude; height; flat upright side of a building; angle made by pointing a gun; Ex. The elevation of her style is much admired; Ex. front elevation of the house






32. Horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty






33. Divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism






34. Distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel (not `repulse')






35. Wear a mask or disguise; pretend; N: costume party or ball at which masks are worn; pretense; disguise






36. Misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion






37. Blessing; benefit; something very helpful






38. Struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry; N. CF. scuffling twins ?






39. Fastening or lock consisting of a movable bar that fits into a notch; V: close with a latch






40. Kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man); destroy or kill a large part of






41. Make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression






42. Systematic plan; plot; clever dishonest plan; orderly arrangement of elements; Ex. health insurance scheme; Ex. a scheme to escape taxes; Ex. a color scheme; Ex. a story with no scheme; V: contrive a scheme






43. Of a member of the cat family; N.






44. Make or become dull or discolored; N.






45. Stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality






46. Express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.






47. Absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous






48. Complete; necessary for completeness; Ex. integral part






49. Art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse






50. Alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored; Ex. purported Satanists