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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. Social blunder
gaffe
enormity
canker
rebuff
2. Shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie
environ
barefaced
squalor
lilliputian
3. Huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel
devoid
pith
unction
gargantuan
4. Having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity
uproar
unconscionable
excerpt
capillary
5. Sameness; monotony; ADJ. uniform: the same all over
uniformity
vagabond
toll
oratorio
6. Deceptive scheme; clever trick
apogee
strut
expatriate
stratagem
7. Clothing; garments; Ex. I have no raiment fit to wear.
raiment
anchor
chore
cohere
8. (of a skin or complexion) dark; dusky; Ex. swarthy Italian ?
swarthy
defect
camaraderie
paucity
9. Nook; recess
swarm
irrevocable
alcove
grisly
10. Hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex
dexterous
artifice
concave
condign
11. Marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity
ingenious
bawdy
lax
luxuriant
12. Line (of waiting people or vehicles)
grudge
queue
fruition
onomatopoeia
13. Awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable
unwieldy
subjective
sumptuous
kindred
14. Scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd
resentment
frustrate
disperse
thematic
15. Fate; destiny; Ex. Kismet is the Arabic word for fate.
misapprehension
trepidation
kismet
badger
16. Beautiful clothes for a special occasion
eloquence
herpetologist
resuscitate
finery
17. Short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers
cryptic
idyll(idyl)
energize
filigree
18. Tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe
outwit
fracas
latch
tithe
19. Punish as by beating; criticize severely
burnish
sporadic
chastise
salubrious
20. Come between; interfere; Ex. intervened to prevent a fight; N. intervention
daze
dirge
intervene
askew
21. Perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody
despondent
ascetic
headstrong
epitome
22. Permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate
corollary
fusillade
indissoluble
bridle
23. Fearless
gadfly
intrepid
perturb
makeshift
24. Put into effect; enforce; carry out; supply with tools; Ex. implement the plan/suggestion; N: tool or instrument
requisite
implement
sect
cremate
25. Reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go.
madrigal
loath
precipitate
astigmatism
26. Command; order; forbid
sentinel
sate
plump
enjoin
27. Standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate
altruistic
gracious
deadlock
raucous
28. Urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation
exhort
affliction
elegy
homeostasis
29. Disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer
disclaim
timbre
abhor
unconscionable
30. Foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning
portend
forbearance
titter
arsenal
31. Long life; long duration
speck
longevity
recuperate
defect
32. Hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.
gavel
conscript
enfranchise
casual
33. Agree; be in harmony with; gibe
lofty
bestow
humanitarian
jibe
34. Red or white cell in the blood
brocade
corpuscle
aberration
tumult
35. Poison (of an animal); hatred; Ex. remarks full of venom; ADJ. venomous
venom
furtive
charlatan
exemplify
36. One who without authority assumes law enforcement powers
vigilante
dint
contingent
captious
37. Not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite
impalpable
ecclesiastic
expropriate
insatiable
38. (of weather) hot; sweltering; sensual; voluptuous
amulet
sultry
legerdemain
volition
39. Brief flash of light; glow; V.
gleam
purse
obsessive
onomatopoeia
40. Rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality
astute
apprehend
shyster
incidence
41. Clothe; N: clothing; array; apparel
attire
provender
gruesome
codicil
42. Collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse
corpus
practical
pied
entrance
43. (of a person) bold; adventurous; daring; (of an action) risky
heterodox
venturesome
cerebration
comport
44. Journey; V. peregrinate
peregrination
docket
founder
growl
45. Object used in making a determination at random; fate; piece of land
titillate
rarefied
umbrage
lot
46. Defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority
unfrock
advocate
precedent
dissuade
47. Uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)
optimum
malaise
finesse
hothead
48. Religious image; idol; image or representation
fracas
icon(ikon)
corrode
fusion
49. Stingy; mean
smother
platonic
conduit
miserly
50. Wandering away from the subject; V. digress
vigilant
fodder
latitude
digression