Quiz 46 of 50 -- GRE word definitions

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 v. To utter taunts or reproaches. 1 circumlocution
2 gibe
3 hydrous
4 aristocracy
5 domesticity
2 n. One remarkable for tact and shrewd management. 1 diplomatist
2 impolitic
3 extraneous
4 chagrin
5 superheat
3 adj. That gives warning or information. 1 clumsy
2 telltale
3 repudiate
4 suppression
5 penury
4 v. To wear away the surface or some part of by friction. 1 transparent
2 abrade
3 armful
4 plenipotentiary
5 deference
5 n. A clown. 1 buffoon
2 trimness
3 volant
4 philander
5 recurrent
6 adj. That may be pierced by physical, moral, or intellectual force. 1 timorous
2 subtle
3 variable
4 penetrable
5 ardor
7 v. To separate from others of its kind. 1 isolate
2 reversion
3 apparent
4 corporal
5 predict
8 adj. Extreme. 1 liqueur
2 ingratitude
3 egregious
4 introversion
5 antagonism
9 v. To have or produce resonance. 1 evade
2 resonate
3 observance
4 carnivorous
5 forecastle
10 n. An open braced framework for supporting the horizontal stringers of a railway-bridge. 1 benevolence
2 coercion
3 legionary
4 ripplet
5 trestle
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11 adj. Possessing, giving, or constituting preference or priority. 1 repertory
2 preferential
3 ire
4 epic
5 laddie
12 v. To waver. 1 vacillate
2 recrudescent
3 molt
4 formation
5 volatile
13 n. Hades. 1 absurd
2 underworld
3 remembrance
4 portfolio
5 intrinsic
14 n. The contest of five associated exercises in the great games and the same contestants. 1 financial
2 reassure
3 emporium
4 pentathlon
5 imminence
15 n. A composition of different songs or parts of songs arranged to run as a continuous whole. 1 furlong
2 sensibility
3 simile
4 medley
5 votive
16 n. A landed estate held under feudal tenure. 1 fief
2 ration
3 negligee
4 armada
5 languor
17 adj. Being in a condition of perfect agreement and accord. 1 phonogram
2 coniferous
3 neglectful
4 unisonant
5 gendarme
18 n. Any rule or law. 1 expanse
2 triumvir
3 countryman
4 perception
5 canon
19 n. Undress or negligent attire. 1 baritone
2 dishabille
3 bustle
4 outpost
5 revisal
20 n. That which is uttered in a single vocal impulse. 1 adherent
2 minutia
3 sinuous
4 dissonance
5 syllable
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 n. A small article, more for ornament that use. 1 powerless
2 ramose
3 altruism
4 diatribe
5 knickknack
22 n. Anything that presents a system of cross- lines. 1 protract
2 likely
3 carcass
4 theological
5 network
23 adj. Being in an initial, early, or incomplete stage of development. 1 cognizant
2 supplant
3 midwife
4 rudimentary
5 deface
24 n. A plant that produces leaves and roots the first year and flowers and fruit the second. 1 assess
2 mountaineer
3 cabal
4 biennial
5 gambol
25 n. One of the divisions of an extended poem. 1 canto
2 inaccurate
3 intestacy
4 loquacious
5 violoncello
26 n. Reproof. 1 remonstrance
2 bronchitis
3 liquidate
4 anemometer
5 fixture
27 n. The calling down of a curse or curses. 1 aqueduct
2 mutilate
3 lactic
4 coddle
5 malediction
28 v. To impose on or dupe by flattering speech. 1 prescriptible
2 tactics
3 retroactive
4 cajole
5 drainage
29 n. The science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy. 1 temporal
2 unanimity
3 alchemy
4 divisible
5 physics
30 adj. Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, the English philosopher. 1 insistence
2 alliance
3 Newtonian
4 idealize
5 dissension
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31 n. Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like. 1 fitful
2 antidote
3 pernicious
4 quibble
5 dramatize
32 v. To confuse the perceptions or judgment of. 1 inseparable
2 Epicurean
3 bray
4 abominable
5 bewilder
33 n. One who or that which points out. 1 martial
2 hillock
3 preamble
4 frizzle
5 indicator
34 adj. Capricious. 1 sediment
2 felicity
3 meretricious
4 whimsical
5 ominous
35 v. To remove or destroy the poison of infectious or contagious diseases. 1 disinfect
2 revert
3 lurid
4 collapse
5 nuptial
36 v. To deceive. 1 hoodwink
2 gosling
3 denominator
4 venal
5 plumb
37 adj. Effected by divine guidance. 1 providential
2 asperity
3 dissuasion
4 crustacean
5 ossify
38 n. A collection of dried plants scientifically arranged for study. 1 gamut
2 egregious
3 herbarium
4 wizen-faced
5 nectar
39 adv. In truth. 1 comport
2 latent
3 verily
4 telephony
5 jubilation
40 adj. Funny. 1 ramose
2 comical
3 tolerance
4 pique
5 paly
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41 n. The enforced isolation of any person or place infected with contagious disease. 1 reciprocal
2 quarantine
3 accumulate
4 indigence
5 narration
42 n. The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc. 1 inconsiderable
2 denominate
3 absence
4 evade
5 aggravation
43 v. To serve as a remembrance of. 1 usage
2 pincers
3 incompetence
4 commemorate
5 monotony
44 adj. Producing offspring or fruit. 1 prolific
2 peaceful
3 caprice
4 freemason
5 pseudonymity
45 adj. Generous in treating or judging others. 1 consternation
2 accept
3 cauterize
4 nowadays
5 magnanimous
46 adv. Sufficiently. 1 defendant
2 amply
3 fallacy
4 promenade
5 vicissitude
47 adj. Crowned with laurel, as a mark of distinction. 1 free trade
2 hydroelectric
3 exhaustive
4 impetuous
5 laureate
48 adj. Lacking warmth. 1 reorganize
2 frigid
3 harmonious
4 outskirt
5 preexist
49 v. To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown. 1 numerical
2 merciful
3 disseminate
4 tribune
5 concession
50 n. The doctrine or belief that there are more gods than one. 1 investigator
2 perseverance
3 polytheism
4 donor
5 violator
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 n. An aggressive display of boldness. 1 bravado
2 verbatim
3 incitement
4 analogy
5 broach
52 adj. Intense. 1 rigor
2 inhuman
3 fervid
4 inquisitive
5 preference
53 v. To cause or constitute the beginning or first stage of the existence of. 1 originate
2 designate
3 inland
4 contusion
5 fitful
54 adj. Capable of being discerned by the senses or intellect. 1 grievance
2 affluence
3 appreciable
4 amusement
5 paralysis
55 adj. Chewing the cud. 1 insular
2 hernia
3 ruminant
4 festive
5 specialty
56 n. A young goose. 1 placid
2 foot-note
3 vivacity
4 dictum
5 gosling
57 n. Non-admission. 1 exclusion
2 servitude
3 ingraft
4 inwardly
5 pungency
58 n. That from or on which something is developed. 1 radix
2 irritate
3 aerostat
4 Protestant
5 impure
59 n. Perplexity. 1 outweigh
2 intricacy
3 decipher
4 cognizant
5 contingency
60 adj. Bulging. 1 protuberant
2 pharmacy
3 exposure
4 oratory
5 noxious
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61 n. One of four equal parts into which anything is or may be divided. 1 undersell
2 aqueduct
3 exonerate
4 pauperism
5 quarter
62 adj. Heavy with sleepiness. 1 inundation
2 grimace
3 drowsy
4 pectoral
5 complement
63 n. A leader in any enterprise or contest. 1 derivative
2 benignant
3 mete
4 protagonist
5 physiognomy
64 n. A worshiper of false gods. 1 pagan
2 suppress
3 divisor
4 malevolent
5 functionary
65 n. Any unusual occurrence. 1 perforate
2 nectar
3 phenomenon
4 admonition
5 guy
66 adj. Not disposed to entertain strangers gratuitously. 1 excerpt
2 inhospitable
3 homogeneity
4 grisly
5 midsummer
67 n. An advocate of the doctrine that nothing either exists or can be known. 1 theocrasy
2 impetuosity
3 nihilist
4 indescribable
5 disquiet
68 adj. Tainted. 1 impure
2 mutiny
3 diplomatic
4 adjunct
5 percipience
69 n. Bottomless gulf. 1 abyss
2 dissection
3 underlie
4 domesticity
5 misty
70 n. An instrument for recording the phenomena of earthquakes. 1 athirst
2 precedence
3 cursory
4 querulous
5 seismograph
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71 n. A treasurer. 1 generally
2 bursar
3 deceive
4 vernacular
5 crockery
72 adj. Tending to reconcile. 1 chancery
2 abscission
3 mitigate
4 corrosive
5 conciliatory
73 n. A companion or associate. 1 nationality
2 telltale
3 consort
4 benevolent
5 incentive
74 v. To deprive (a magnet) of magnetism. 1 perceive
2 demagnetize
3 stimulant
4 wholly
5 technology
75 v. To state as belonging to something. 1 azalea
2 prodigal
3 predicate
4 temerity
5 plaudit
76 n. That which is used to decorate the person or dress. 1 irksome
2 repudiate
3 constituency
4 finery
5 quibble
77 n. Something that swells out from a surrounding surface. 1 recourse
2 resonance
3 forswear
4 geology
5 protuberance
78 n. A tirade. 1 harangue
2 inadequate
3 glacier
4 donator
5 nutritive
79 v. To wind and turn while proceeding in a course. 1 intestacy
2 broadcast
3 linguistics
4 meander
5 seismograph
80 v. To deprive of peace or tranquillity. 1 culinary
2 disquiet
3 immortalize
4 element
5 euphemism
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 n. A trick or feat so deftly done that the manner of performance escapes observation. 1 sleight
2 microscopy
3 forgery
4 consort
5 introspect
82 n. Profound devotion. 1 ribald
2 deposition
3 adoration
4 demonstrable
5 hypodermic
83 n. A mark for failure or bad conduct. 1 cryptogram
2 submerge
3 demerit
4 almanac
5 ingraft
84 n. Nonsense. 1 justification
2 rigmarole
3 littoral
4 fiducial
5 educe
85 n. The art or process of preserving dead animals or parts of them. 1 tempt
2 taxidermy
3 precaution
4 agitate
5 conformity
86 adj. Subject to a duty, especially a customs duty. 1 accordion
2 misogyny
3 dutiable
4 braze
5 wintry
87 n. The entertainment of doubt concerning something. 1 skepticism
2 accession
3 sedition
4 foreshore
5 meager
88 n. The faculty of perception or thought. 1 moralist
2 sergeant-at-arms
3 intellect
4 piecemeal
5 rein
89 n. Respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgment. 1 nuisance
2 inseparable
3 efficacious
4 carnage
5 deference
90 v. To come to pass. 1 appropriate
2 naturally
3 domicile
4 discrepant
5 transpire
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 adj. Relative. 1 chancery
2 gamble
3 comparative
4 Elizabethan
5 pertinent
92 adj. Benevolent. 1 neutral
2 prominent
3 intersect
4 disparage
5 philanthropic
93 adj. Boundless. 1 illimitable
2 insistent
3 proselyte
4 pyromania
5 overture
94 v. To maintain by noisy argument or dispute. 1 wrangle
2 proxy
3 miniature
4 kiln
5 advertiser
95 n. A prophecy. 1 illegal
2 prediction
3 episode
4 resurgent
5 subaquatic
96 n. One who has two spouses at the same time. 1 capitulate
2 bigamist
3 statuesque
4 compress
5 rectify
97 adj. Fit to be compared. 1 ominous
2 interpolation
3 incontrovertible
4 comparable
5 proficiency
98 adj. Irreligious. 1 deciduous
2 heathenish
3 assassinate
4 precise
5 illumine
99 v. To misgovern. 1 humbug
2 profuse
3 forecast
4 misrule
5 subaquatic
100 v. To misrepresent. 1 Americanism
2 despond
3 belie
4 necromancer
5 recognize
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