Quiz 43 of 50 -- GRE word definitions

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 adj. Accidental. 1 aye
2 ambiguous
3 upheaval
4 inadvertent
5 befriend
2 n. The path described by a projectile moving under given forces. 1 trajectory
2 merciful
3 repentance
4 dermatology
5 commissariat
3 n. That which follows in consequence of what has previously happened. 1 sympathetic
2 Milky Way
3 endanger
4 burgher
5 sequel
4 adj. Unrelenting. 1 multiform
2 satirize
3 onerous
4 inexorable
5 quadrate
5 n. The beginning of that which becomes or is made to be. 1 undercharge
2 determination
3 collusion
4 pandemonium
5 origin
6 adj. Resorted to in a last extremity, or as if prompted by utter despair. 1 desperate
2 equestrian
3 obstreperous
4 incarcerate
5 diligence
7 n. Sourness, with bitterness and astringency. 1 alkali
2 incapacity
3 collective
4 overdo
5 acerbity
8 adj. Having the character or the spirit of a savage. 1 sympathize
2 truculent
3 calumny
4 disagree
5 revile
9 v. To liquefy or soften, as by heat or moisture. 1 technology
2 dissolve
3 alter
4 liege
5 quarantine
10 n. Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time. 1 anachronism
2 omniscient
3 unique
4 insurgence
5 species
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11 adj. Inadequate for some need, purpose, or use. 1 despot
2 entwine
3 desert
4 insufficient
5 dominance
12 adj. Characteristic of woman or womankind. 1 apparent
2 feminine
3 Americanism
4 onrush
5 outride
13 v. To expurgate in editing (a literary composition) by omitting words or passages. 1 illegal
2 sinecure
3 eccentric
4 Bowdlerize
5 fumigate
14 n. A figure with eight sides and eight angles. 1 abominable
2 octagon
3 allegory
4 deride
5 precedence
15 adj. Qualified for selection. 1 enhance
2 mordacious
3 eligible
4 vitalize
5 dolorous
16 n. The condition of being joined. 1 introvert
2 junction
3 matricide
4 norm
5 technography
17 n. A performer of moral and social duties. 1 judicial
2 unwieldy
3 virulent
4 incoercible
5 well-doer
18 v. To take away honors or position from. 1 secant
2 seignior
3 degrade
4 exemplar
5 diplomat
19 v. To relieve, as from pain or hardship 1 comprehensive
2 nucleus
3 generally
4 ameliorate
5 philology
20 adj. Having a kind and sympathetic nature. 1 strait
2 insignificance
3 kind-hearted
4 portfolio
5 superintendence
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21 adj. Pertaining to the recollection of matters of personal interest. 1 picayune
2 reminiscent
3 Parisian
4 boisterous
5 impertinence
22 n. Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss. 1 detriment
2 siren
3 wean
4 vestment
5 redolence
23 v. To withhold permission or sanction. 1 disallow
2 evolve
3 disunion
4 surveyor
5 evoke
24 v. To place in position of office again. 1 effusion
2 reseat
3 alderman
4 monitory
5 convergent
25 adj. Not good for food. 1 poetaster
2 evade
3 antidote
4 inedible
5 arrival
26 v. To give new confidence. 1 partition
2 malady
3 reassure
4 demagnetize
5 disavow
27 v. To examine for the correction of errors, or for the purpose of making changes. 1 revise
2 digraph
3 signification
4 servitude
5 conscious
28 n. Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters. 1 archaism
2 bole
3 darkling
4 diplomacy
5 infest
29 adj. Capable of being put underwater. 1 reflexible
2 submersible
3 wrangle
4 contingency
5 hydra
30 v. To lay waste by pillage, rapine, devouring, or other destructive methods. 1 prehensile
2 pittance
3 macadamize
4 ravage
5 elapse
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 adj. Pertaining to the sun. 1 prolific
2 solar
3 sonata
4 nucleus
5 administrator
32 adj. Swollen. 1 monogram
2 culvert
3 turgid
4 antagonism
5 sympathize
33 adj. Translucent. 1 erudition
2 decalogue
3 vehement
4 pellucid
5 infringe
34 adj. Such as can not be made plain. 1 inexplicable
2 monograph
3 necrosis
4 charlatan
5 quarantine
35 n. One who moves from one place to settle in another. 1 collier
2 heartrending
3 aphorism
4 perfidy
5 emigrant
36 adj. Being in need, want, or poverty. 1 sonorous
2 needy
3 circumnavigate
4 strait
5 pertinent
37 v. To make bright or clear. 1 illumine
2 planisphere
3 modernize
4 nestling
5 barring
38 adj. Pertaining to, embracing, or practicing many arts. 1 confederacy
2 dissemble
3 incombustible
4 decoy
5 polytechnic
39 adj. Easy to see through or understand. 1 complicate
2 connote
3 pantomime
4 transparent
5 nimble
40 n. The principle and practice of depicting persons and scenes as they are believed really to exist. 1 evolution
2 inseparable
3 realism
4 equilibrium
5 liege
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 n. A plant destitute of chlorophyll, as a mushroom. 1 fungus
2 defraud
3 magnificent
4 suppressible
5 infuse
42 n. One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking. 1 effeminacy
2 chateau
3 epicure
4 Americanism
5 execrable
43 n. An obstacle. 1 insight
2 pedestal
3 curtail
4 famish
5 hindrance
44 n. Excessive or superfluous growth or quantity. 1 professor
2 network
3 luxuriance
4 extraneous
5 streamlet
45 n. The art of anointing as with oil. 1 unction
2 metempsychosis
3 garrison
4 manor
5 hypocrite
46 n. Fairness or impartiality. 1 peddle
2 economize
3 pyrotechnic
4 intolerance
5 equity
47 adj. Admitting the entrance or passage of another substance. 1 substantive
2 brooch
3 reprisal
4 pervious
5 vicarious
48 v. To overstate. 1 exaggerate
2 uppermost
3 ultimate
4 apothecary
5 neophyte
49 n. That form of the numeral that shows the order of anything in a series, as first, second, third. 1 depreciation
2 abrade
3 malefactor
4 ordinal
5 accost
50 n. A wooden framework in which an offender is fastened to boards and is exposed to public scorn. 1 illusion
2 pillory
3 dilatory
4 abstinence
5 pedigree
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 v. To foretell. 1 submersion
2 left-handed
3 aggrieve
4 presage
5 academic
52 adj. Gloomy. 1 hard-hearted
2 beneficent
3 tangible
4 tremulous
5 somber
53 n. Possibility of happening. 1 contingency
2 protuberate
3 nocturnal
4 overeat
5 percussion
54 n. The means of draining collectively, as a system of conduits, trenches, pipes, etc. 1 veracity
2 luscious
3 drainage
4 quadruple
5 courser
55 n. A supplement adding to, revoking, or explaining in the body of a will. 1 obsolete
2 codicil
3 eschew
4 indolent
5 bequeath
56 Latin. And so forth. 1 inoffensive
2 prescience
3 et cetera
4 readily
5 contrive
57 v. To confine within bounds. 1 dishonest
2 negligence
3 circumscribe
4 verily
5 pontiff
58 adv. An expression of assent. 1 malevolence
2 inconsiderable
3 thermal
4 eradicate
5 aye
59 n. An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument. 1 antiseptic
2 tempter
3 cadenza
4 racy
5 tutelar
60 n. Something taken with another for the completion of either. 1 meander
2 counterpart
3 nonchalance
4 ichthyology
5 kilometer
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61 n. Frivolity. 1 obesity
2 deliquesce
3 irate
4 levity
5 aggrandize
62 adj. Having courage or spirit. 1 frivolity
2 nutriment
3 mettlesome
4 ministration
5 socialist
63 n. Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place. 1 came
2 apostate
3 insufficient
4 adjunct
5 tenacious
64 adj. Having lost sparkling quality and flavor. 1 inadvertent
2 sonata
3 interrupt
4 vapid
5 sequestrate
65 adj. Fit for a destined purpose. 1 precocious
2 enlist
3 effective
4 embody
5 ardor
66 v. To stain. 1 inopportune
2 discolor
3 gauge
4 magnate
5 evasion
67 n. The depression on the abdomen where the umbilical cord of the fetus was attached. 1 perpetuate
2 reimburse
3 morose
4 navel
5 lustrous
68 v. To surpass. 1 biograph
2 conformance
3 transcend
4 corrosion
5 misnomer
69 adj. Sensual. 1 supplant
2 carnal
3 extant
4 inexpensive
5 polytechnic
70 v. To ruin or destroy little by little. 1 diphthong
2 cartridge
3 corrode
4 demonstrate
5 defer
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71 adj. Important, especially as pointing something out. 1 subsist
2 significant
3 prediction
4 specter
5 hypodermic
72 n. One who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method. 1 botanical
2 analyst
3 irritancy
4 preempt
5 enigma
73 adj. Having the grace, pose, or quietude of a statue. 1 hussar
2 pertinent
3 cadaverous
4 statuesque
5 superannuate
74 adj. Clinging or sticking fast. 1 reprehension
2 adherent
3 negation
4 broadcast
5 low-spirited
75 v. To inspire with ardent love. 1 hussar
2 iridescence
3 injunction
4 enamor
5 presentient
76 adj. Characterized by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds. 1 salutation
2 psychiatry
3 parliament
4 symphonic
5 disinterested
77 adj. Feeling, expressive of, or full of regret. 1 tapestry
2 remodel
3 regretful
4 craving
5 junction
78 n. A figure with six angles. 1 hexagon
2 whereupon
3 nauseous
4 personage
5 habitude
79 adj. Of no avail or effect. 1 futile
2 unbelief
3 philosophy
4 deviltry
5 prologue
80 adj. Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money. 1 parsimonious
2 propaganda
3 occupant
4 masterpiece
5 votive
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 n. The moon. 1 secede
2 lune
3 surmount
4 tireless
5 undervalue
82 n. Evasion. 1 subterfuge
2 neocracy
3 humanize
4 sensibility
5 vindicatory
83 n. Utter hopelessness and despondency. 1 ancestry
2 despair
3 rue
4 vapid
5 metonymy
84 n. Change for the better. 1 heptarchy
2 conspirator
3 noisome
4 reform
5 indiscreet
85 adj. Lustful. 1 barograph
2 lascivious
3 concerto
4 extinguish
5 ominous
86 v. To become or cause to become withered or dry. 1 bric-a-brac
2 lapse
3 terminal
4 wizen
5 adhere
87 n. Lamentation. 1 progression
2 dolor
3 plausible
4 choral
5 odoriferous
88 adj. Habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance. 1 impede
2 desperate
3 safeguard
4 involve
5 reticent
89 n. That part of the digestive tube below or behind the stomach, extending to the anus. 1 phonogram
2 intestine
3 deprave
4 regress
5 acid
90 n. The place where one lives. 1 bethink
2 melodious
3 convertible
4 domicile
5 consignor
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91 n. Repeal. 1 serviceable
2 revocation
3 monition
4 incombustible
5 commentary
92 adj. Yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one's care. 1 indulgent
2 dissection
3 improvise
4 allude
5 virulent
93 n. A seller. 1 turpitude
2 precise
3 ultimate
4 vendor
5 exclude
94 adj. Unsuitable or inconvenient, especially as to time. 1 authenticity
2 inopportune
3 emanate
4 indelible
5 awry
95 v. To weary by tediousness or dullness. 1 sapient
2 magisterial
3 pertinent
4 obtrusive
5 bore
96 n. The act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being 1 fusible
2 committal
3 radical
4 cabinet
5 munificent
97 n. Clothing or covering. 1 vestment
2 quiescence
3 enthuse
4 gaiety
5 deponent
98 n. A person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted. 1 consignee
2 impel
3 dominance
4 demulcent
5 disservice
99 adj. Consisting of a number of persons or objects considered as gathered into a mass, or sum. 1 liquidate
2 collective
3 condescend
4 retrench
5 ponder
100 n. A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes, etc. 1 epic
2 addle
3 artful
4 pomposity
5 pseudonymity
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