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GRE Vocab
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gre
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english
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vocabulary
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bvat
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Delaying; tending to delay
dilatory
monogram
lull
disheveled
2. Divided into two branches; forked
knack
torpor
ecstasy
bifurcated
3. Alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration
bombastic
attentive
importune
embed(imbed)
4. Morbid fear
attentive
exuberance
phobia
grunt
5. Stupid; Ex. asinine remarks
digression
tyro
raze
asinine
6. Base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down; V: walk in a heavy manner; baffle; puzzle
gust
satiate
stump
placebo
7. Place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited
abrogate
ration
feign
arboretum
8. Clothe; N: clothing; array; apparel
bolt
attire
circumspect
dissemble
9. Trace; remains; Ex. vestiges of some ancient religion
elaborate
sustenance
terminal
vestige
10. Broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive
refute
torso
stem
comprehensive
11. Lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren
refurbish
physiological
gaunt
jibe
12. Pertaining to fishing; CF. Pisces
memoir
piscatorial
refrain
venture
13. Marked by indecision; inconclusive; Ex. indecisive battle
hireling
embargo
moribund
indecisive
14. Reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. distantly
comprise
colloquy
distant
gust
15. Implied comparison; CF. simile
gusty
euphemism
shrew
metaphor
16. Fragment generally of broken pottery (glass - clay bowl - or cup)
shard
mayhem
sporadic
perturb
17. Subordinate
subaltern
censor
beholden
orgy
18. Express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films
nascent
bleak
rife
decry
19. Hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV.
headlong
tantalize
opportune
stout
20. Small opening; outlet (as of fumes or a gas); Ex. He gave vent to his anger by kicking the chair.
potion
vent
virus
servitude
21. Pertaining to tailors or tailoring; Ex. a man of great sartorial elegance; CF. sartor: tailor
ostracize
exclaim
licentious
sartorial
22. Of a pole; characterized by opposite extremes; Ex. polar opposites
mock
claustrophobia
polar
maverick
23. Determine in advance; predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly
emasculate
obsidian
predetermine
plutocracy
24. Having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance
clairvoyant
expatiate
derogatory
mentor
25. Walk through a substance - such as water - that impedes movement
rotunda
wade
crone
shed
26. Detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant
din
hygiene
scion
inebriated
27. Counselor; teacher
mentor
ford
seethe
retrograde
28. Adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal
expostulation
suckle
discompose
espouse
29. Not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly
emollient
foreshadow
unearthly
defray
30. Vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance
consanguinity
evocative
foppish
manifest
31. System of religious or ethical belief
phoenix
tantrum
headfirst
creed
32. Censure; rebuke; N. reproof
reprove
warp
brooch
carousal
33. Instruct; correct morally
edify
vitreous
droll
spendthrift
34. Minor fight; minor battle in war; V.
skirmish
palette
decrepitude
effluvium
35. Dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate; Ex. abide by the rules; Ex. I can't abide rude people.
levee
chuckle
log
abide
36. Bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families); V. CF. Romeo and Juliet; CF. feudal - feudalism
feud
economy
taxonomist
lace
37. Madly excited; N. frenzy: violent wild excitement
fanfare
frenzied
snip
simian
38. Limited; restricted; V. qualify: limit the meaning of; modify
qualified
prosper
odium
dumbfound(dumfound)
39. Pass slowly through small openings; ooze; trickle; N. seepage
tangential
elope
clown
seep
40. Harmony; accord
miniature
spontaneity
concord
fodder
41. Introductory; of a preface
refurbish
agape
coercion
prefatory
42. Excessive or uncontrollable excitement; N. hysteric: person suffering from hysteria; CF. hysterics: attack of hysteria
accord
allocate
gavel
hysteria
43. Deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly
lance
inveigle
tenacity
coagulate
44. Noisy party with a lot of drinking
weird
tickle
bacchanal
omnivorous
45. Speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for
pell-mell
scurvy
advocate
gratify
46. Preceding (in time - rank - etc.)
precedent
falter
heinous
lugubrious
47. External; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic
sublimate
extrinsic
rummage
regent
48. Binding; required; compulsory; V. oblige: constrain; make grateful; do a favor; accommodate
maculated
obligatory
neologism
rotunda
49. Given to diligent study
hindrance
deserts
studious
juggernaut
50. Yearly allowance
inviolable
dominant
annuity
effeminate