MCAT verbal test: Vocabulary Answers: Adjective

adj. sedative
not concentrated; with water added
walking on two feet; having two legs; two-legged
of fat; fatty
induces sleep; soporific

adj. cardiac
not in a regular way
of the heart
relating to the back surface; posterior
strong chemical that burns if it comes in contact with skin

adj. necrotic
dead
referring to the upper abdomen
shapeless
changeable; exchangeable

adj. genetic
substances that evaporate easily into vapors
related to genes
related to a nonprotein group of a conjugated protein
breathing heavily

adj. lymphatic
relating to the body as a whole rather than its component parts
of the lymph system
related to genes
able to dissolve

adj. hysterical
induces sleep; soporific
first
related to a horizontal angle
someone in an uncontrollable state of agitation; excitement panic or other strong emotion

n. proenzyme
liquid in the inner ear
the inactive form in which certain enzymes are originally produced and secreted
light receptor; a structure able to respond to light of different intensities
a structure found in the cell cytoplasm that plays a role in cell division

adj. nasal
relating to the nose
related to vessels; consisting of vessels
someone in an uncontrollable state of agitation; excitement panic or other strong emotion
requiring hormone injections to maintain blood sugar

adj. perpendicular
unaware
an increase in the diameter of blood vessels, especially small arteries
straight; vertical
of sexually transmission

adj. transparent
clear; able to see through it
of fat; fatty
existing without oxygen
gene carried on the X chromosome