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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. Poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence
innovation
inveterate
largess
aplomb
2. Tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform
foreshadow
equable
hallowed
curfew
3. Infallibly; ADJ. unerring: making no mistakes
notch
contaminate
discriminating
unerringly
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
hireling
clap
brochure
reserve
5. Call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation
evoke
ultimatum
argot
decrepit
6. Aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight
fret
dilettante
solitude
fugitive
7. Full of life; animated; vibrant and lively; critical; of great importance; necessary to stay alive; of life; living; breathing; N. vitality; V. vitalize
loquacious
shade
vital
feebleminded
8. Protruding part; swelling of a surface; Ex. The apple made a bulge in his pocket; V: swell outward; protrude
array
stalwart
bulge
paramour
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.
nadir
knit
reprehensible
abysmal
10. Large quantity or number; Ex. slew of errands left
pertinent
slew
obituary
forensic
11. Recent convert; new member of a religious group; beginner; CF. plant
neophyte
axiom
obloquy
irksome
12. Washing
toady
luscious
ablution
strew
13. Free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle
executive
vainglorious
innate
extricate
14. Based on experience
astronomical
empirical
psychiatrist
dislodge
15. Twisted
gnarled
ethnology
except
flamboyant
16. Full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; N. vanity
vain
trinket
hubris
rift
17. Scandinavian myth; any legend; long heroic narrative
heresy
saga
lunatic
cynical
18. Cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision
cardiologist
augury
refurbish
excise
19. Improve
ameliorate
invidious
incompatible
pediatrician
20. Yielding to another; ceding
gambit
cession
demagogue
sacrilegious
21. Put in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place; Ex. marshal the children into the museum; N: military officer; official
cessation
ravine
elastic
marshal
22. Throw into confusion; involve in strife - dispute - or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio
unsavory
economy
ordinance
embroil
23. Deliberately planned; likely
calculated
conducive
seismic
ancillary
24. Illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.
obliterate
elysian
contraband
leery
25. Kill by choking or suffocating; suppress
ventilate
azure
strangle
crux
26. Illicit lover
cunning
defeatist
paramour
analogous
27. Strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
discord
bulwark
archaic
eulogistic
28. Hag; ugly old woman
insubordination
crone
deplete
mutter
29. Hesitate for ethical reasons; fret about; Ex. She did not scruple to read his diary; N: uneasy feeling arising from conscience; conscience
mannered
cistern
slack
scruple
30. Lacking in spirit
disfigure
granulate
postmortem
dispirited
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
nourish
tint
elucidate
elevation
32. Horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty
placebo
cornucopia
feasible
luxuriant
33. Divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism
heterodox
charisma
invert
luscious
34. Distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel (not `repulse')
invective
repulsion
regatta
despoil
35. Wear a mask or disguise; pretend; N: costume party or ball at which masks are worn; pretense; disguise
masquerade
nib
devotee
peruse
36. Misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion
illusion
epitome
incur
adjacent
37. Blessing; benefit; something very helpful
fit
bigotry
boon
collected
38. Struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry; N. CF. scuffling twins ?
controvert
riveting
scuffle
frolicsome
39. Fastening or lock consisting of a movable bar that fits into a notch; V: close with a latch
marshal
latch
brawl
slander
40. Kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man); destroy or kill a large part of
alchemy
legend
decimate
negate
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
stultify
pedagogue
hale
catholic
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
correlation
scheme
wastrel
exemplify
43. Of a member of the cat family; N.
outwit
incorporeal
sonnet
feline
44. Make or become dull or discolored; N.
obscure
tarnish
incapacitate
retrospective
45. Stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality
isthmus
trickster
apocalyptic
adhere
46. Express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.
season
gloat
wallow
expiate
47. Absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous
consistency
recital
rehabilitate
debut
48. Complete; necessary for completeness; Ex. integral part
integral
threadbare
tremulous
cue
49. Art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse
vanguard
indecision
debilitate
prosody
50. Alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored; Ex. purported Satanists
purported
glossy
spatial
pedantic