Quiz 7 of 50 -- GRE word definitions

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 adj. Inherent. 1 intrinsic
2 monstrosity
3 modification
4 brogan
5 original
2 n. Anything that rouses to activity or to quickened action. 1 deflect
2 stimulant
3 postgraduate
4 intolerant
5 precaution
3 v. To inflame with passion. 1 conservatory
2 sleight
3 bier
4 distention
5 madden
4 n. Dandyism. 1 municipal
2 Calvary
3 foppery
4 antecede
5 excellence
5 n. The science of rights in accordance with positive law. 1 jurisprudence
2 carcass
3 parentage
4 bereave
5 giver
6 adj. Inanimate. 1 inert
2 squalid
3 exasperate
4 amenable
5 succinct
7 v. To extend in all directions, as from a source or focus. 1 attache
2 radiate
3 reprieve
4 tenet
5 consignee
8 n. The branch of zoology that treats of fishes. 1 ichthyology
2 corrigible
3 intoxicate
4 itinerant
5 sibilant
9 n. The act or ridding or delivering from something undesirable. 1 clearance
2 lever
3 rapid
4 ready
5 riddance
10 n. The act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose. 1 contrivance
2 relevant
3 designate
4 unnecessary
5 torturous
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11 v. To remove by digging or scooping out. 1 impatience
2 platitude
3 barring
4 excavate
5 minimize
12 adj. Situated or occurring below the surface of the earth. 1 subterranean
2 understate
3 upbraid
4 comely
5 statuesque
13 n. The whole body of legends cherished by a race concerning gods and heroes. 1 proscribe
2 suffuse
3 mythology
4 tableau
5 resonate
14 adj. Joined together in pairs. 1 conjugate
2 involve
3 dispensation
4 codicil
5 levity
15 n. The act of beating or driving back, as an attacking or advancing enemy. 1 clan
2 delectable
3 enthrone
4 repulse
5 ambitious
16 n. An accursed thing. 1 execration
2 votive
3 impropriety
4 metaphysical
5 excitation
17 n. The state or character of being modern. 1 modernity
2 depreciate
3 freemason
4 impetuous
5 receivable
18 v. To go beyond. 1 forgery
2 anarchy
3 mettle
4 outstrip
5 transgress
19 n. One who makes in imitation. 1 moderation
2 gestation
3 fraudulence
4 knighthood
5 imitator
20 n. The art of representing on a map the physical features of any locality or region with accuracy. 1 cat-o-nine-tails
2 oblong
3 collusion
4 nestle
5 topography
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21 v. To reproach as deserving blame. 1 righteousness
2 benefit
3 pageant
4 admonition
5 upbraid
22 v. To fill again, as something that has been emptied. 1 recrudescence
2 replenish
3 possessive
4 hibernal
5 trivial
23 n. The ten commandments. 1 theologian
2 extraordinary
3 octagon
4 apathy
5 decalogue
24 n. A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle. 1 trickery
2 corpulent
3 attest
4 encyclopedia
5 epicycloid
25 adj. Not logically coordinated, as to parts, elements, or details. 1 distemper
2 canon
3 incoherent
4 prolific
5 antenatal
26 v. To make old or out of date. 1 query
2 mealy-mouthed
3 illumine
4 antiquate
5 octogenarian
27 adj. On the point of dying. 1 precipitate
2 captious
3 spinster
4 recreate
5 moribund
28 n. Adequate return for good or ill. 1 egotism
2 odorous
3 partisan
4 requital
5 confederate
29 n. A dictionary. 1 furlong
2 animalcule
3 dissentient
4 coddle
5 lexicon
30 n. A portable case for holding writing-materials, drawings, etc. 1 decasyllable
2 portfolio
3 permanence
4 joust
5 futurist
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31 adj. Possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit. 1 frivolous
2 gallant
3 outcast
4 tortious
5 recognize
32 n. Intellectuality. 1 requital
2 extol
3 inflammation
4 mentality
5 deciduous
33 adj. Extraordinary or marvelous. 1 alcoholism
2 espy
3 evangelical
4 phenomenal
5 improvident
34 n. The sameness or monotony of utterance. 1 pique
2 auriferous
3 patriarch
4 monotone
5 pontiff
35 adv. In a vague or uncertain way. 1 indefinitely
2 isolate
3 tricolor
4 bursar
5 irrelevant
36 n. one who supplies 1 purveyor
2 duplex
3 donee
4 contumacy
5 philander
37 n. Thwarting. 1 vernal
2 disinfect
3 violoncello
4 prevention
5 aberration
38 v. To invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another. 1 tirade
2 encroach
3 cull
4 redolence
5 further
39 adj. Tremendous. 1 metropolis
2 selective
3 extensive
4 gigantic
5 confederacy
40 n. That side or direction toward which the wind blows. 1 ascribe
2 leeward
3 chivalry
4 foreknowledge
5 premature
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41 n. Anything kept or given to be kept for the sake of the giver. 1 keepsake
2 dilemma
3 superlative
4 pious
5 retrospective
42 v. To touch at the end or boundary line. 1 reprimand
2 tutorship
3 crass
4 rejuvenescence
5 abut
43 adj. That can not be turned aside. 1 importation
2 matrix
3 indivertible
4 scrupulous
5 confederate
44 n. A formal or discriminating expression of praise. 1 self-respect
2 morality
3 encomium
4 service
5 interlude
45 adj. Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise. 1 suffuse
2 accept
3 parody
4 pedal
5 laudatory
46 adv. & adj. Out of the proper form, direction, or position. 1 decaliter
2 awry
3 illiberal
4 unspeakable
5 misogamy
47 v. To breathe forth. 1 infirmary
2 precede
3 exhale
4 evert
5 salutatory
48 adj. Necessary or requisite for the purpose. 1 belay
2 readily
3 bodice
4 ingratitude
5 indispensable
49 v. To restore from apparent death. 1 resuscitate
2 rebut
3 nowadays
4 belate
5 visage
50 n. Denial of what is asked. 1 finale
2 perverse
3 refusal
4 intellectual
5 blaze
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51 n. The superior of a community of monks. 1 abbot
2 protoplasm
3 genteel
4 nutriment
5 unnatural
52 n. Land broken up and left to become mellow or to rest. 1 medial
2 ludicrous
3 repugnance
4 fallow
5 balsam
53 adj. Ingenuous. 1 redound
2 tack
3 ire
4 artless
5 cosmology
54 n. A title of honor or respectful address, equivalent to sir. 1 protuberate
2 defamation
3 contemplate
4 seignior
5 hibernal
55 adj. Plenteous. 1 shuffle
2 grandiose
3 imbibe
4 enthuse
5 copious
56 adv. Ordinarily. 1 generally
2 Omnipotent
3 possessive
4 minimize
5 benison
57 adj. Having the texture of appearance of wood. 1 arid
2 ligneous
3 alcoholism
4 adulterant
5 illegitimate
58 v. To take apart. 1 trisect
2 separate
3 inflammation
4 aspirant
5 prehension
59 adj. Counterfeit. 1 rankle
2 extensor
3 piece
4 arrange
5 fraudulent
60 n. The act or ceremony of naming a man or woman for office. 1 nomination
2 emblem
3 averse
4 stagnant
5 conjugal
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61 adj. A person of between eighty and ninety years. 1 dissertation
2 octogenarian
3 superannuate
4 obtrude
5 macadamize
62 adj. That can not be broken or violated. 1 disseminate
2 valorous
3 knight errant
4 infidelity
5 irrefrangible
63 adj. Fleeting. 1 fugacious
2 exhaustive
3 predict
4 delectation
5 free trade
64 n. Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury. 1 atonement
2 eminence
3 minimize
4 irreverential
5 penetrate
65 adj. Having no fixed abode. 1 augment
2 deject
3 nomad
4 sophism
5 necrology
66 v. To secure the right of preference in the purchase of public land. 1 reprehensible
2 preempt
3 contrite
4 extemporaneous
5 competent
67 n. A bequest. 1 benevolent
2 afoot
3 legacy
4 yearling
5 solar
68 v. To use words of double meaning. 1 equivocate
2 trepidation
3 rue
4 acquittal
5 intermittent
69 n. a solemn invocation of the divine blessing. 1 deviltry
2 athwart
3 expediency
4 recrudescence
5 benediction
70 n. A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone. 1 synonym
2 vestige
3 lithotype
4 compulsory
5 counter-claim
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71 n. The quality of habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance. 1 infinite
2 foggy
3 posterior
4 reticence
5 ravenous
72 v. To form an idea, mental image or thought of. 1 reparation
2 impute
3 muffle
4 conceive
5 utility
73 adj. Awe-inspiring. 1 tremendous
2 redolence
3 zephyr
4 sanguineous
5 audible
74 adj. Judging severely or harshly. 1 bronchus
2 protoplasm
3 tricycle
4 censorious
5 placid
75 adj. Tasteless. 1 culinary
2 abrogate
3 docile
4 insipid
5 satirize
76 n. Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper. 1 homologous
2 impregnate
3 magician
4 pagan
5 acrimony
77 adj. Less important or effective than that which is primary. 1 packet
2 reunite
3 subjection
4 hospitable
5 secondary
78 n. One of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc. 1 bristle
2 acquisition
3 defame
4 annalist
5 evasion
79 adj. Averse. 1 consort
2 monitory
3 original
4 loath
5 plausible
80 n. The written or printed productions of the human mind collectively. 1 purveyor
2 ado
3 deceive
4 accustom
5 literature
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 v. To discern. 1 ostracism
2 leaflet
3 descry
4 cosmetic
5 contraband
82 adj. Hurtful. 1 noxious
2 aver
3 dominant
4 petrify
5 abstemious
83 adj. Characterized by intelligence. 1 Titanic
2 recuperate
3 effeminate
4 intellectual
5 imminent
84 n. Infringement. 1 ostracize
2 violation
3 abeyance
4 baton
5 perpetuate
85 n. A sea-nymph, described by Homer as dwelling between the island of Circe and Scylla. 1 ridicule
2 siren
3 outlive
4 desultory
5 antonym
86 n. One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs. 1 malcontent
2 laxative
3 crusade
4 reckless
5 supplicate
87 v. To render extinct. 1 Quixotic
2 vignette
3 corporate
4 metronome
5 extinguish
88 n. Anything relating or belonging to the outside. 1 external
2 bellicose
3 feudal
4 imperfectible
5 hiatus
89 adj. Tending to cause delay. 1 dilatory
2 diplomat
3 miscreant
4 tentative
5 forfend
90 adj. Alluring by false or gaudy show. 1 oblique
2 eugenic
3 reliquary
4 repertory
5 meretricious
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91 adj. Indiscernible. 1 pentavalent
2 inquisitor
3 inscrutable
4 financial
5 imperceptible
92 n. The state of spreading through every part. 1 vassal
2 comparison
3 pervasion
4 expediency
5 differential
93 adj. Exceedingly precious. 1 usurious
2 thrall
3 circumspect
4 slothful
5 invaluable
94 n. Component. 1 ingredient
2 passive
3 bomb
4 iniquity
5 archipelago
95 v. To consist of. 1 comprise
2 abscess
3 vermin
4 vociferate
5 introvert
96 n. Rare, curious, or beautiful quality. 1 virtu
2 liquefacient
3 prowess
4 dilemma
5 deleterious
97 v. To invent. 1 pantheism
2 peccadillo
3 devise
4 bigamist
5 commission
98 v. To mark with different shades or colors. 1 vociferate
2 variegate
3 ambush
4 provincial
5 preeminence
99 n. Prolongation. 1 laud
2 continuation
3 flora
4 pharmacopoeia
5 liquefy
100 adj. Wanting in resource, energy, or executive ability. 1 statute
2 apposite
3 Catholicism
4 pledgeor
5 shiftless
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