SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
GRE Wordlist: Meanings - Complete Sentences
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
english
,
vocabulary
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. Beginning; forming of a idea At the first ________ of the work - he was consulted.
offhand
conception
rummage
tacit
2. Idealistic but impractical His head is in the clouds; he is constantly presenting these ________ schemes.
braggart
quixotic
condiments
regale
3. Trifling gaiety Your ________ at this serious moment is offensive.
egotism
quagmire
flippancy
expertise
4. A place where bees are kept Although he spent many hours daily in the ________ - he was very seldom stung by a bee.
collage
apiary
munificent
bowdlerize
5. Someone who wastes money Easy access to credit encourages people to turn into ________s who shop till they drop.
missive
spendthrift
philistine
progeny
6. Blame; censure I want my work to be above ________ and without error
reproach
soliloquy
heinous
optician
7. Weak; ineffective Although he wished to break the nicotine habit - he found himself ________ in resisisting the craving for a cigarette.
libretto
sententious
chauvinist
impotent
8. Stupid Your ________ remarks prove that you have not given this problem any serious consideration.
asinine
reactionary
incontinent
luscious
9. Moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness Neither drunkards nor comics are noted for ________.
muster
sobriety
sordid
rebuff
10. Renunciation; self-sacrifice Though Rudolph and Duchess Flavia loved one another - their love was doomed - for she had to wed the king; their act of ________ was necessary to preserve the kingdom.
appellation
devious
spurious
abnegation
11. Purify; refine; concentrate A moonshiner distills mash into whiskey; an epigrammatist ________ thoughts into quips.
spate
distill
amity
urbane
12. Calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics According to recent ________ tables - life expectancy is greater today than it was a century ago.
elaboration
actuarial
invalidate
grisly
13. Like-size - three-dimensional scene from nature or history Because they dramatically pose actual stuffed animals against realistic painted landscapes - the ________s at the Museum of Natural History particularly impress high school biology students.
obsession
obituary
reverie
diorama
14. Elastic; having the power of springing back Highly ________ - steel makes excellent bedsprings.
affected
impunity
resilient
provincial
15. Self-governing This island is a colony; however - in most matters - it is ________ and receives no orders from the mother country.
implacable
autonomous
rejuvenate
viscous
16. Book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer - He taught by engaging his pupils in a ________ until they gave him the correct answer.
complaisant
ordinance
rotunda
catechism
17. A small allowance or wage He could not live on the ________ he received as a pension and had to look for an additional source of revenue.
pediatrician
docket
squat
pittance
18. Small planet ________s have become commonplace to the readers of interstellar travel stories in science fiction magazines.
endemic
quip
inordinate
asteroid
19. Trifles; unimportant matters Too many magazines ignore newsworthy subjects and feature ________.
homage
trivia
molten
rousing
20. Mental keenness His business ________ helped him to succeed where others had failed.
overhaul
waggish
timbre
acumen
21. Excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others His ________ prevented him from seeing the needs of his colleagues.
perifidious
abbreviate
egoism
poultice
22. Amends; compensation At the peace conference - the defeated country promised to pay ________s to the victors.
provisional
insuperable
reparation
nettle
23. Clamorous; noisy The crowd grew vociferous in its anger and threatened to take the law into its own hands.
title
outrtip
glib
vociferous
24. Hang about; wait nearby The police helicopter ________ed above the accident.
acrid
magisterial
hover
germane
25. Having many languages Because they are bordered by so many countries - the Swiss people are ________.
gingerly
bourgeois
multilingual
mellifluous
26. Flabby His sedentary life had left him with ________ muscles.
affable
flaccid
lament
check
27. Ward off a blow He was content to wage a defensive battle and tried to ________ his opponent's thrusts.
usury
adversity
parry
agenda
28. Yielding to another; ceding - The ________ of Alaska to the United States is discussed in this chapter.
cession
lustrous
cloister
subservient
29. Harmonious; in harmony with They were ________ neighbors - never quarreling over unimportant matters.
compatible
interloper
philistine
oculist
30. Supporter The congressman received hundreds of letters from angry ________s after the Equal Rights Amendment failed to pass.
belie
axiom
vitiate
constituent
31. Deceiving This is only a mirage; let us not be fooled by its ________ effect.
illusive
askance
surmise
nauseate
32. Scarcity They closed the restaurant because the ________ of customers made it uneconomical to operate.
enhance
menial
paucity
beneficent
33. Steadiness of effort; persisten hard work Her employers were greatly impressed by her ________ and offered her a partnership in the firm.
illimitable
diligence
discomfit
impair
34. Keep; employ Fighting to retain his seat in Congress - Senator Foghorn ________ed a new manager to head his reelection campaign.
retain
archaic
pungency
inquisitor
35. Motivated solely by money or gain "I'm not in this war because I get my kicks waving flags -" said the ________ soldier. "I'm in it for the dough."
acrid
mercenary
approbation
granary
36. Apt; suitably expressed; well chosen He was famous for his ________ remarks and was called upon to serve as master-of-ceremonies at many banquet.
felicitous
outlandish
volatile
protract
37. Based on experience; useful He was a ________ man - opposed to theory
narrative
rationalize
practical
caption
38. Foretell; presage The king did not know what these omens might ________ and asked his soothsayers to interpret them.
pastiche
portend
collusion
genuflect
39. Misleading Your reasoning must be ________ because it leads to a ridiculous answer.
fallacious
obfuscate
disquisition
jubilation
40. Persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury) In the Godfather - the mobsters used bribery and threats to ________ the witnesses against Don Michael Corleone.
serrated
emissary
suborn
pedagogue
41. Obscure; puzzling Many have sought to fathom the ________ smile of the Mona Lisa.
surrogate
enigmatic
offhand
dingy
42. Amendment or clause added to a legislative bill Senator Foghorn said he would support Senator Filibuster's tax reform bill only if Filibuster agreed to add an antipollution ________ to the bill.
rider
ciliated
ensue
subpoena
43. Scold; rant You may ________ at him all you want; you will never change him.
despondent
rail
strew
sleight
44. Adjust; endanger the interests or reputation of Your presence at the scene of the dispute ________s our claim to neutrality in this matter.
qualified
compromise
munificent
spoonerism
45. Learned Hindu; any learned person; authority on a subject Even though he discourses on the matter like a ________ - he is actually rather ignorant about this topic.
caliber
irresolute
pundit
coiffure
46. Ruined because of neglect We felt that the ________ building needed several coats of paint.
dilapidated
obsidian
headstrong
prelude
47. Beginner Even a ________ can do good work if he follows these simple directions.
prod
deterrent
novice
oligarchy
48. Break up ground after plowing; torture I don't want to ________ you at this time by asking you to recall the details of your unpleasant experience.
sallow
argot
harrow
irresolute
49. Be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline Not only grandmothers bore you with stories about their brilliant grandchildren; grandfathers ________ on the littel rascals - too.
frantic
vagary
incisive
dote
50. Playful Such a ________ attitude is surprising in a person as serious as you usually are.
ratiocination
sportive
commiserate
nominal