Quiz 38 of 50 -- GRE word definitions

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 n. The United Kingdom of Great Britain. 1 journalize
2 captivate
3 domesticity
4 hoodwink
5 Britannia
2 n. A young bird. 1 ludicrous
2 fledgling
3 culprit
4 lucrative
5 recapture
3 adj. Strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom. 1 preoccupy
2 disillusion
3 punctilious
4 subtend
5 enmity
4 v. To make characteristic of the present or of recent times. 1 cosmogony
2 percolate
3 bravo
4 modernize
5 notorious
5 adj. Speaking several tongues. 1 polyglot
2 pellucid
3 cornucopia
4 obstetrics
5 illusory
6 n. A person or thing of little or no account. 1 dismount
2 nonentity
3 frolicsome
4 presumption
5 spinster
7 adv. Rudely. 1 disputation
2 depth
3 lowly
4 inaudible
5 entomology
8 v. To diminish in size and brilliancy. 1 linguist
2 intricacy
3 scarcity
4 wane
5 geology
9 v. To make indigent or poor. 1 obstetrician
2 impoverish
3 recure
4 fervor
5 expeditious
10 n. The language of one's country. 1 exceed
2 condensation
3 vernacular
4 invariable
5 heritage
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11 n. The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of an electric current. 1 exemplify
2 assonate
3 significant
4 ramify
5 electrolysis
12 n. The son of the Athenian river-god Cephisus, fabled to have fallen in love with his reflection. 1 Narcissus
2 exuberant
3 expiate
4 arrival
5 palsy
13 n. The habit of pairing, or having but one mate. 1 prodigious
2 moralist
3 betide
4 monogamy
5 parallelism
14 n. A non-coherent mixture of sand and clay. 1 facilitate
2 magistracy
3 apiary
4 voluble
5 loam
15 adj. Censurable. 1 alabaster
2 temporary
3 bedeck
4 reprehensible
5 interrogate
16 n. The act of declaring an action or person worthy of reprobation or punishment. 1 transferee
2 germinate
3 visualize
4 depression
5 denunciation
17 v. To quarrel. 1 specialty
2 apposite
3 criterion
4 bemoan
5 squabble
18 n. The state of being dormant. 1 sequence
2 counterbalance
3 latency
4 bronchitis
5 anew
19 adj. Having the sanction of law or established custom. 1 sapient
2 verbose
3 converge
4 legitimate
5 merciless
20 adj. Creating affliction. 1 aver
2 grievous
3 theocrasy
4 likelihood
5 satire
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21 n. The substance that forms the principal portion of an animal or vegetable cell. 1 accouter
2 conferee
3 inexpressible
4 protoplasm
5 reestablish
22 adj. Hard-hearted. 1 pitiless
2 pyromania
3 safeguard
4 valorous
5 grotesque
23 n. One of the most ancient of stringed instruments of the harp class. 1 spectrum
2 lyre
3 consummate
4 penultimate
5 fanciless
24 adj. Devoted to feasting, or to good-fellowship in eating or drinking. 1 atrocity
2 lascivious
3 consul
4 convivial
5 preoccupation
25 v. To send off or consign, as to an obscure position or remote destination. 1 extortion
2 relegate
3 nauseate
4 assuage
5 compulsion
26 adj. Without determinate shape. 1 propellant
2 amorphous
3 impede
4 workmanship
5 wizen
27 v. To renounce upon oath. 1 depreciate
2 forswear
3 ampere
4 abut
5 scuttle
28 n. Accumulation of gas in the stomach and bowels. 1 peccadillo
2 garrulous
3 defensive
4 flatulence
5 naturally
29 n. Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons 1 aura
2 kilowatt
3 disavow
4 enumerate
5 moralize
30 v. To cause to explode. 1 dehydrate
2 connote
3 endear
4 fulminate
5 controller
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31 v. To imperil. 1 partition
2 jeopardize
3 ostentation
4 investor
5 nettle
32 adj. Silly. 1 able-bodied
2 inane
3 panacea
4 deport
5 suspense
33 adj. Yielding. 1 deface
2 compliant
3 extravagant
4 abridge
5 compute
34 v. To obliterate. 1 macadamize
2 efface
3 prate
4 eschew
5 lunatic
35 adj. Transparent. 1 refute
2 exempt
3 commission
4 diaphanous
5 peaceful
36 adj. Tending to produce sleep. 1 pique
2 pungent
3 vapid
4 somniferous
5 pretension
37 n. The place in or near which a person or thing is. 1 pedant
2 whereabouts
3 diffident
4 nugatory
5 remiss
38 adj. Characterized by outward form or ceremony. 1 missive
2 ultramundane
3 ceremonial
4 incentive
5 absolution
39 adj. Brotherly. 1 fraternal
2 tense
3 rectify
4 gaily
5 submersion
40 n. The skull of an animal, especially that part enclosing the brain. 1 corroboration
2 cranium
3 principle
4 protract
5 juncture
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41 adj. Capable of being refuted. 1 centenary
2 matricide
3 centurion
4 vagrant
5 refragable
42 n. Any ointment or lubricant for local application. 1 unguent
2 unlawful
3 incessant
4 fanciless
5 juggle
43 n. The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance. 1 disbeliever
2 efflorescence
3 domination
4 monotone
5 hospitality
44 adj. Curving in and out. 1 defamation
2 dyne
3 contender
4 inexplicable
5 sinuous
45 n. The art of measuring the intensity of light. 1 subsistence
2 hirsute
3 brae
4 invasion
5 photometry
46 v. To turn inside out, upside down, or in opposite direction. 1 austere
2 invert
3 trenchant
4 breaker
5 extraordinary
47 n. Sustenance. 1 lingual
2 antiphony
3 dominance
4 urgency
5 subsistence
48 v. To plunge or dip entirely under water or other fluid. 1 indigestion
2 progression
3 onslaught
4 cede
5 immerse
49 n. A total departure from one's faith or religion. 1 forby
2 capillary
3 avow
4 apostasy
5 observance
50 adj. Possessing the power of sense or sense-perception. 1 comprehensive
2 sentient
3 inoffensive
4 acknowledge
5 annuity
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51 n. Priority in place, time, or rank. 1 distinction
2 cosmopolitan
3 precedence
4 disillusion
5 flatulence
52 n. Forbearance. 1 panacea
2 diffusion
3 emphasize
4 leniency
5 unaccountable
53 adj. Of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb. 1 balsam
2 concurrence
3 bronchitis
4 recoil
5 bulbous
54 adj. Making no noise. 1 knavery
2 quiet
3 inadvertent
4 sedate
5 nautical
55 adj. Answering. 1 sardonic
2 muffle
3 equilibrium
4 petrify
5 respondent
56 n. Separation. 1 critique
2 fictitious
3 severance
4 adjacent
5 boll
57 adj. Diligent. 1 intoxicant
2 assiduous
3 petulant
4 adjunct
5 solecism
58 n. Anything that may be possible. 1 eclipse
2 paleontology
3 delicacy
4 fete
5 potential
59 n. A cloak. 1 disconnect
2 whet
3 inaccurate
4 archbishop
5 mantle
60 n. The inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body. 1 constituency
2 coquette
3 shrewd
4 expense
5 relevant
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61 n. One who owes allegiance to a foreign government. 1 antiquary
2 genital
3 antiphon
4 manifesto
5 alien
62 n. An association of individuals united for the prosecution of some enterprise. 1 syndicate
2 abstain
3 treachery
4 anterior
5 disobedient
63 n. The doctrine that natural selection has been the prime cause of evolution of higher forms. 1 Parisian
2 marvel
3 wholly
4 hypocrisy
5 Darwinism
64 n. The act of protruding. 1 deprecate
2 daring
3 protrusion
4 consonance
5 rein
65 n. The act of recounting the particulars of an event in the order of time or occurrence. 1 wintry
2 diffusible
3 narrative
4 narration
5 epode
66 n. Examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness. 1 provincial
2 comparison
3 incompetence
4 indignity
5 louse
67 n. Consistency. 1 counting-house
2 cohesion
3 inundate
4 corpuscle
5 illusory
68 n. Contempt for the opinions of others and of what others value. 1 rebuff
2 topography
3 inconstant
4 theologian
5 cynicism
69 n. The derivation of a judgment from any given material of knowledge on the ground of law. 1 denounce
2 inference
3 trebly
4 impropriety
5 divergent
70 n. A concealed manner of acting. 1 dissipation
2 pittance
3 stealth
4 linguistics
5 underworld
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 conj. Even though. 1 alternate
2 ultimate
3 enlighten
4 inventive
5 albeit
72 v. To perform the first act or rite. 1 committal
2 outreach
3 circumference
4 acoustic
5 initiate
73 n. One of the small triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or other gem. 1 extort
2 facet
3 nutriment
4 ground
5 militate
74 adj. Small and fat. 1 pudgy
2 forehead
3 maintenance
4 option
5 tactics
75 adj. Identical in nature, make-up, or relation. 1 anxious
2 astute
3 esthetic
4 homologous
5 archaic
76 n. An open insult or indignity. 1 incandescence
2 recourse
3 ridiculous
4 olfactory
5 affront
77 v. To deliver the amount or value of. 1 liquidate
2 hard-hearted
3 confectionery
4 committal
5 whimsical
78 adj. Frenzied. 1 diminution
2 frantic
3 antecede
4 retract
5 frugal
79 adj. Not having the abilities desired or necessary for any purpose. 1 succeed
2 peccable
3 proximately
4 embolism
5 incompetent
80 n. A full set of armor. 1 jargon
2 grandeur
3 panoply
4 transatlantic
5 conscript
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 v. Disentangle. 1 pugnacious
2 cabinet
3 extricate
4 excursion
5 philanthropic
82 n. A weight of 10 grams. 1 bulrush
2 requisite
3 omission
4 decagram
5 germane
83 n. The person to whom property is transferred by deed. 1 archaeology
2 seethe
3 treasonable
4 vestment
5 grantee
84 n. The science of correct thinking. 1 somber
2 semicivilized
3 logic
4 preponderant
5 assonate
85 n. A principle accepted as true and acted on as a rule or guide. 1 appall
2 foresee
3 maxim
4 vindicative
5 perverse
86 n. The quality of making a clamor. 1 epode
2 anonymous
3 eradicate
4 vociferance
5 assuage
87 adj. Of senatorial or noble rank. 1 patrician
2 emulate
3 ridiculous
4 rejuvenate
5 obligate
88 n. Any object, especially a weapon, thrown or intended to be thrown. 1 minority
2 deleterious
3 foreigner
4 slothful
5 missile
89 adj. Resonant. 1 umbrage
2 version
3 disputation
4 taxation
5 sonorous
90 adj. Hard to please. 1 fastidious
2 malady
3 admonish
4 vernacular
5 fresco
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91 adj. Opposite. 1 acquiescence
2 Pariah
3 discrepant
4 investigator
5 caprice
92 n. Inhabitant. 1 promissory
2 transfusion
3 statecraft
4 clarify
5 denizen
93 adj. Having a ready or easy flow of words or ideas. 1 fluent
2 objector
3 meditation
4 melodrama
5 justification
94 adj. Preliminary. 1 recrudescence
2 proscribe
3 introductory
4 conspire
5 efficacy
95 n. Acceptance of the common faith. 1 suppression
2 hoard
3 orthodoxy
4 despotism
5 satyr
96 n. One who or that which propels. 1 loneliness
2 raucous
3 propeller
4 wreak
5 bigamy
97 n. Infusion. 1 persistence
2 paraphernalia
3 fief
4 influx
5 defiant
98 n. Separation of relations or interests. 1 disunion
2 ribald
3 peevish
4 exit
5 satiric
99 v. To instill, introduce, or inculcate, as principles or qualities. 1 folio
2 visualize
3 infuse
4 emulate
5 pyromania
100 adj. Made of or from oak. 1 oaken
2 consonant
3 periodicity
4 bowler
5 ineligible
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