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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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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. Incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy
unwitting
irremediable
genteel
wane
2. Mistaken; wrong; incorrect
shuffle
hieroglyphic
erroneous
protean
3. Fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral
fleet
quiescent
doldrums
penury
4. Drug that relieves pain or trouble; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement
anodyne
obdurate
internecine
amorphous
5. Hanging; suspended
crotchety
circlet
balk
pendulous
6. Profitable; producing wealth
plaudit
lucrative
dolorous
ample
7. Similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things
analogy
impediment
clemency
humble
8. Sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight
smelt
desultory
loath
hermetic
9. Oily; bland; insincerely suave
indignation
hummock
unctuous
coddle
10. Expose as false - exaggerated - worthless - etc.; ridicule
debunk
averse
necromancy
protrude
11. (of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion
volition
corrode
crotchety
detrimental
12. Look at amorously; make eyes at; Ex. old men ogling young girls
raucous
polity
ogle
creed
13. Created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute; Ex. statutory age limit
coax
statutory
longevity
slight
14. Strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock
perpetual
pedigree
incident
defrock
15. (of something bad) not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute; Ex. unmitigated disaster
unmitigated
debauch
welter
grovel
16. Reprimand; severely scold
upbraid
tremor
indecision
consonance
17. Contending; CF. vie
lumen
vying
charisma
caulk(calk)
18. Clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit
nihilist
gargoyle
cunning
euphoria
19. Postpone; delay or put off
hinterlands
rally
procrastinate
garnish
20. Diagram of the positions of stars at a given moment (eg. of a person's birth) used by astrologers
laborious
relent
heinous
horoscope
21. Combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex.
capsize
bask
reinstate
compound
22. Unmanageable; disobedient and stubborn; Ex. refractory horse
refractory
pungent
ostentatious
prance
23. First rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript
chaste
nonsense
ignite
draft
24. Healthy
fallow
hale
coeval
slink
25. Accidental; by chance; N. fortuity
recipient
resolve
fortuitous
arrhythmic
26. Contact that keeps parties in communication; communication between groups; one that maintains communication; go-between; secret love affair; V. liaise: keep a connection
liaison
knotty
sylvan
dally
27. Worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world
mundane
tumid
alleviate
compelling
28. (of land) dry; barren; unproductive
arid
decomposition
indigence
munificent
29. Specialist in classifying (animals - etc.); CF. taxonomy: science of classification
taxonomist
threat
apropos
bargain
30. Random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town
gargoyle
haphazard
stalwart
imposture
31. Prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse
effulgent
apocalyptic
pliable
firebrand
32. Patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison
belabor
forbearance
foresight
hoodwink
33. Dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor
nimble
unearthly
consecrate
peroration
34. Iron block used in hammering out metals
perversion
address
anvil
wholesome
35. Slow moving tree-dwelling mammal; laziness; ADJ. slothful: lazy; indolent
institutionalize
sloth
fusillade
presumptuous
36. Withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief
sallow
incredulous
kinetic
profusion
37. Delicate skill; V: handle with finesse
insularity
finesse
conciliatory
requisition
38. Pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic
epilogue
aphorism
bourgeois
limber
39. Crowd; swarm
replicate
warren
horde
exuberance
40. Manner of walking or running; speed
balk
disarray
gait
orient
41. Having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing
ponderous
haunt
founder
obsequy
42. Reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically
stampede
handsome
adjacent
ratiocination
43. Come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual
accrue
calligraphy
cremate
misanthrope
44. Suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient
expedient
fastidious
anomaly
assent
45. Pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich
gist
parochial
freebooter
vulpine
46. (of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather
credo
hardy
blasphemy
condign
47. Stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
versatile
persevere
nascent
gawk
48. Move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently)
medley
engaging
annihilate
prance
49. Sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group
gregarious
abridge
drab
naivet'e(naivety)
50. Sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation
arraign
scintillate
fundamental
ceremonious