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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. Final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental; Ex. The sun is the ultimate source of energy.
ultimate
recipient
beget
exult
2. Darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse
haven
narcissist
eclipse
probity
3. Of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. mystic ceremonies; N. CF. mysticism
atheistic
mystic
tundra
epitaph
4. Condescend; stoop
purveyor
frustrate
prehensile
deign
5. Without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute
suffragist
spate
categorical
synthetic
6. Shy and reserved (of a person); modest; Ex. her retiring personality
allegory
sustain
sour
retiring
7. Sharp to the taste; acid-tasting; caustic; sarcastic; Ex. tart apple/reply
conventional
tart
metrical
sedate
8. Diligent; assiduous; paying attention; N. sedulity
stem
sedulous
blunt
forgo(forego)
9. Having a sharp or acid taste; acid; tart; bad-tempered; V.
fabricate
rabies
battalion
sour
10. Homeless wanderer
vagrant
miasma
correlate
bicameral
11. Lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger
havoc
careen
disabuse
provender
12. Pleasantly tart-tasting; spicy; pleasantly stimulating; Ex. piquant situation when my old enemy asked for my help
piquant
vapid
penumbra
minutiae
13. Amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained
eulogistic
licentious
propriety
allegory
14. Surmise; guess; V.
impediment
conjecture
sartorial
rent
15. Fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral
rubric
cadence
fleet
prohibitive
16. Range of knowledge; Ex. beyond one's ken
resort
ken
protrude
maim
17. Ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future
incredulity
foresight
elated
corpus
18. Languor; weariness; listlessness
tangential
welter
lassitude
practical
19. Loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous
clamor
variegate
serendipity
injurious
20. Stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people
tension
prophylactic
claustrophobia
pragmatist
21. Illness
malady
rapport
ramble
stamp
22. Give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied; Ex. spare time
moodiness
nourish
spare
boost
23. Shine with a flickering light; glimmer intermittently; Ex. The moonlight shimmered on the water; N.
scorch
shimmer
microcosm
tenacious
24. Belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic
pessimism
hoax
vainglorious
pander
25. Able to produce a desired effect; valid
friction
aspirant
bizarre
effectual
26. Lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of
bemoan
boost
deplete
epoch
27. Something that nourishes; food
embitter
standstill
nourishment
catcall
28. Admit fresh air into to replace stale air
disinterested
apparent
coquette
ventilate
29. Irritation; resentment from wounded pride (eg. loss in a contest); V: provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment; Ex. pique her curiosity
cursive
pique
exegesis
genteel
30. Tiny; weak; insignificant
papyrus
sanctimonious
presumptuous
puny
31. Comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop
impale
gust
matrimony
malapropism
32. Businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial
drone
entrepreneur
guffaw
warble
33. Formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report
pinch
mode
mettle
disquisition
34. Reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically
autopsy
ratiocination
shear
wary
35. Odd in an old-fashioned way; odd; old-fashioned; picturesque
quaint
bantering
impasse
abstinence
36. Approve formally; confirm; verify
negate
ratify
synthetic
hindsight
37. Neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart; Ex. natty dresser
premonition
pen
natty
heckler
38. Breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest - as for raising specific plant or animal
eon(aeon)
nonplus
fancier
lurk
39. Make young again
sour
tremulous
petty
rejuvenate
40. Not compulsory; left to one's choice; N. option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice; Ex. have no option; Ex. two options
optional
pillory
piecemeal
quorum
41. Ungrateful person (not expressing thanks)
terse
accolade
ingrate
bandy
42. Imitation of a real object used as a substitute; effigy
dummy
relish
suavity
consistency
43. Fearless
deploy
ingenious
intrepid
innocuous
44. Prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky
carat(karat)
frolicsome
disseminate
temporize
45. Handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer
maul
monotheism
luxuriant
chaplain
46. Enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ample opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space
ample
juridical
abash
saturate
47. Spotted
dappled
wade
barb
gestate
48. Make invalid; make null; invalidate
mediate
impeach
officious
nullify
49. (of a sound) grate on (eg. nerves); make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; rub with something rough; Ex. The cat's tongue rasped my hand.
arable
exorbitant
rasp
psyche
50. (of writing) flowing; running; having the successive letters joined
cursive
sunder
deport
ingrained