Quiz 30 of 50 -- GRE word definitions

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 adj. Passing naturally from parent to child. 1 vociferance
2 undue
3 subordinate
4 hereditary
5 nucleus
2 n. the science of organic forms. 1 monition
2 fungible
3 morphology
4 mockery
5 liege
3 v. To speak to. 1 inadvertent
2 phenomenon
3 accost
4 proviso
5 apology
4 n. The general principles, laws, or causes that furnish the rational explanation of anything. 1 puissant
2 philosophy
3 descry
4 casual
5 necrosis
5 adj. characterized by rivalry. 1 encyclopedia
2 competitive
3 maharaja
4 centenary
5 irritate
6 adj. Ardent in spirit and speech. 1 globose
2 earnest
3 subconscious
4 carnage
5 edify
7 n. A distinguishing feature or quality. 1 trait
2 dramatize
3 superannuate
4 ruth
5 impassible
8 v. To regard with suspicion or jealousy. 1 mystic
2 habitant
3 frankincense
4 mistrust
5 inscrutable
9 n. A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance. 1 rotate
2 foresight
3 aqueduct
4 kingship
5 hinder
10 adj. Of or pertaining to a tree or trees. 1 nit
2 arboreal
3 littoral
4 bureau
5 sophistical
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11 v. To envy one of the possession of. 1 begrudge
2 insuperable
3 extradite
4 assonate
5 repine
12 adj. Melancholy. 1 dolesome
2 capitulate
3 malignant
4 Madonna
5 synchronism
13 n. One who believes in God, but denies supernatural revelation. 1 cajolery
2 deist
3 unlawful
4 left-handed
5 conformance
14 v. To move like a wave or in waves. 1 disappear
2 analogy
3 pennant
4 undulate
5 impregnable
15 n. Apex. 1 vertex
2 incoherent
3 mastery
4 archipelago
5 rectify
16 adj. Done without perceptible lapse of time. 1 pestilential
2 infidelity
3 sonorous
4 mausoleum
5 instantaneous
17 adv. Possibly. 1 interlocutor
2 obsequies
3 overleap
4 operate
5 perhaps
18 adj. Having the property of consistency. 1 undergarment
2 execrable
3 cessation
4 obstruction
5 cohesive
19 n. Intuitive sagacity or perception. 1 clairvoyance
2 imminence
3 centurion
4 pension
5 antiquate
20 n. The state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed. 1 monition
2 stratagem
3 successor
4 meditation
5 authenticity
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21 n. A small hill or mound. 1 iniquity
2 scoundrel
3 priory
4 hillock
5 harangue
22 n. A person of rank or importance. 1 stripling
2 principality
3 nihilist
4 resurrection
5 magnate
23 adv. Extremely. 1 indicant
2 expedient
3 severely
4 correlative
5 adherent
24 v. To hold in general opinion. 1 repute
2 fetus
3 adhesion
4 satiric
5 sedulous
25 n. A detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main body to guard against surprise. 1 subaquatic
2 skeptic
3 havoc
4 disarrange
5 outpost
26 v. To put into confusion. 1 disbeliever
2 unsettle
3 eschew
4 later
5 phonic
27 n. Preference. 1 loot
2 temerity
3 extant
4 preferment
5 physiocracy
28 n. The branch of medical science which relates to the skin and its diseases. 1 probe
2 superintendence
3 dermatology
4 synod
5 delectable
29 n. Participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer. 1 complicity
2 nestling
3 aqueduct
4 Neolithic
5 synod
30 n. The state or quality of being unfit, unseemly, or inappropriate. 1 cadence
2 ogre
3 procedure
4 philately
5 impropriety
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31 n. Punishment to which one voluntarily submits or subjects himself as an expression of penitence. 1 panic
2 legislate
3 progression
4 penance
5 retrospective
32 n. Any announcement made in a public manner. 1 culvert
2 exterior
3 recognizance
4 proclamation
5 courageous
33 n. A harmonic. 1 austere
2 thoroughbred
3 fealty
4 flippant
5 overtone
34 n. An instrument having two lever-handles and two jaws working on a pivot. 1 derrick
2 convalescence
3 emergence
4 pincers
5 moratorium
35 n. That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved. 1 presumption
2 assonance
3 predecessor
4 brogan
5 counting-house
36 v. To lower in character or virtue. 1 debase
2 recede
3 hackney
4 neglectful
5 statistician
37 v. To change into a clot or a jelly, as by heat, by chemical action, or by a ferment. 1 huckster
2 overreach
3 underlie
4 coagulate
5 squalid
38 n. perceptible by feeling or touch. 1 bombard
2 citadel
3 palpable
4 dastard
5 indigenous
39 adj. Exhibiting changing rainbow-colors due to the interference of the light. 1 iridescent
2 henchman
3 rhetorician
4 christen
5 mantel
40 n. A breaking up of a union of persons. 1 blase
2 onus
3 bromine
4 orthopedist
5 dissolution
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41 n. Wild or wanton revelry. 1 cadence
2 orgies
3 stallion
4 disparity
5 dissolve
42 n. Sorrow for another's misery. 1 ardor
2 chasm
3 antidote
4 audible
5 ruth
43 n. An animal that devours human beings. 1 baritone
2 stingy
3 tribune
4 underlie
5 man-eater
44 adj. Incapable of being forced, constrained, or compelled. 1 prefer
2 apotheosis
3 embargo
4 manifesto
5 incoercible
45 v. To make inquiry. 1 sycophant
2 query
3 nonentity
4 congeal
5 surreptitious
46 adj. That may be read with ease. 1 brogue
2 legible
3 peccadillo
4 overtone
5 extremity
47 adj. Watery. 1 dowry
2 exasperate
3 malady
4 posit
5 hydrous
48 v. To involve in dissension or strife. 1 embroil
2 infusion
3 wield
4 cathode
5 pedestal
49 n. Well-being. 1 muddle
2 intrigue
3 isle
4 venom
5 weal
50 adj. Of or pertaining to heat. 1 bask
2 exposure
3 thermal
4 accession
5 punitive
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51 n. A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions. 1 recluse
2 alderman
3 metamorphosis
4 perjure
5 wizen
52 n. A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases. 1 messieurs
2 omniscient
3 delirious
4 ambulance
5 panacea
53 adj. Clearly visible. 1 uproarious
2 conspicuous
3 rebut
4 miter
5 antiphony
54 n. The state of being normal. 1 manumission
2 latent
3 plenitude
4 metempsychosis
5 normalcy
55 v. To turn within. 1 perversion
2 punctilious
3 introvert
4 handwriting
5 usurp
56 n. Any condition of which the elements or parts are in utter disorder and confusion. 1 technique
2 chaos
3 ebullient
4 statute
5 immiscible
57 n. Ability to sway the will of another. 1 psychopathic
2 repine
3 mistrust
4 influence
5 trisect
58 v. To seek ultimate causes and principles. 1 philosophize
2 nominal
3 demeanor
4 bale
5 prologue
59 v. To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character. 1 abdicate
2 freshness
3 exhilarate
4 juxtapose
5 petrify
60 v. To intensify. 1 misunderstand
2 enhance
3 adhesion
4 latent
5 apposition
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61 n. The act of training or the state of being under instruction. 1 pedagogue
2 complaisance
3 contingent
4 barograph
5 tutelage
62 adj. That may or can collapse. 1 subjection
2 preempt
3 collapsible
4 imperious
5 penitential
63 n. General lack of capacity or fitness. 1 abstinence
2 assuage
3 commute
4 equity
5 incompetence
64 adj. Very significant. 1 regretful
2 contributor
3 momentous
4 introspect
5 moratorium
65 v. To press together or into smaller space. 1 stallion
2 servitude
3 compress
4 irate
5 allusion
66 adj. Disposed to peevishness. 1 assessor
2 fretful
3 trebly
4 usury
5 systematic
67 n. Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles. 1 anemia
2 dissent
3 incomparable
4 fernery
5 dwindle
68 v. To take no notice of. 1 transatlantic
2 disregard
3 surmount
4 onrush
5 oculist
69 n. Expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune. 1 pinchers
2 clemency
3 belittle
4 condolence
5 aversion
70 adj. Not separable into parts. 1 piteous
2 indivisible
3 Arthurian
4 epilogue
5 cameo
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71 adj. Recurring at intervals of six months. 1 semiannual
2 decipher
3 coronet
4 pantoscope
5 privilege
72 adj. Exceedingly noxious or deleterious. 1 diplomatic
2 machinist
3 luscious
4 virulent
5 bodice
73 adj. Produced or displayed in overabundance. 1 collaborate
2 profuse
3 ramify
4 dissonance
5 antediluvian
74 v. To push down forcibly. 1 fungible
2 detrude
3 disrobe
4 predict
5 fresco
75 n. A guess. 1 conjecture
2 bodice
3 consign
4 expedite
5 exclude
76 adj. Cautious in action for fear of doing wrong. 1 scrupulous
2 meditation
3 aerial
4 preordain
5 subsequent
77 adj. Serving to water lands by artificial means. 1 domicile
2 operetta
3 corpse
4 irrigant
5 belie
78 adj. Initial. 1 incipient
2 emporium
3 ceremonial
4 antiphony
5 animosity
79 n. A subordinate. 1 punctual
2 poetaster
3 scoundrel
4 underling
5 guinea
80 n. A small breach of propriety or principle. 1 peccadillo
2 malleable
3 epilogue
4 emit
5 carouse
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81 n. Loyalty. 1 theocracy
2 reform
3 heedless
4 fidelity
5 remunerate
82 n. One who holds supremacy over another. 1 outrigger
2 perspire
3 divination
4 cardinal
5 overlord
83 n. A general truth or proposition. 1 effluvium
2 principle
3 panegyric
4 paroxysm
5 superintend
84 n. Repetition of words or sounds as a means of learning them, with slight attention. 1 noisome
2 rote
3 ingratiate
4 expostulate
5 presentiment
85 adj. Having the mental faculties prematurely developed. 1 finite
2 pacify
3 precocious
4 counterfeit
5 stallion
86 v. To raise or lift with effort. 1 casualty
2 transferee
3 primer
4 upheave
5 arrogant
87 v. To happen first. 1 exuberant
2 imperil
3 entwine
4 precede
5 debase
88 n. Death. 1 tremendous
2 cudgel
3 demise
4 emphasis
5 optic
89 n. Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity. 1 bric-a-brac
2 effervesce
3 epiphany
4 generate
5 riddance
90 n. The seven- or nine-headed water-serpent slain by Hercules. 1 hydra
2 allusion
3 decapitate
4 cartridge
5 sacrifice
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91 n. A simplified representation. 1 crustaceous
2 kerchief
3 seclusion
4 somber
5 epitome
92 adj. Pertaining to the nose. 1 coronet
2 nasal
3 forecourt
4 possess
5 propeller
93 n. A picture having a background or that is shaded off gradually. 1 manliness
2 vignette
3 retrospect
4 revert
5 perform
94 v. To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features. 1 foot-note
2 tranquil
3 anthracite
4 embellish
5 academy
95 adj. Allowing the passage of light. 1 vociferous
2 invincible
3 appraise
4 translucent
5 giddy
96 adj. Lacking in bodily or mental strength. 1 repulse
2 viceroy
3 exclamation
4 infirm
5 pristine
97 n. A hereditary noble or one nearly connected with nobility. 1 aristocrat
2 condensation
3 recitation
4 abject
5 prefatory
98 n. Government by departments of men transacting particular branches of public business. 1 bureaucracy
2 mechanics
3 tentative
4 irascible
5 unlawful
99 adj. Making statements without argument or evidence. 1 reliance
2 potent
3 diplomat
4 singe
5 dogmatic
100 v. To disperse or disappear. 1 dissipate
2 acumen
3 negligible
4 leaflet
5 militia
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