Quiz 11 of 50 -- GRE word definitions

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 v. To strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment. 1 thoroughfare
2 divest
3 nutriment
4 involve
5 intercession
2 adj. Unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc. 1 modulate
2 supercilious
3 arrogant
4 aviary
5 aspiration
3 n. The practice of obtaining by violence or compulsion. 1 enlist
2 electrolysis
3 extortion
4 alchemy
5 antemeridian
4 n. A proposition taken for granted as a premise from which to reach a conclusion. 1 hypothesis
2 tolerant
3 curtail
4 airy
5 non-existent
5 adj. Impulsive. 1 collegian
2 cognate
3 aggress
4 enkindle
5 impetuous
6 adj. That can not be burned. 1 incombustible
2 faun
3 cryptogram
4 metric
5 disinherit
7 n. A fixed adherence to a resolve, course of conduct, or the like. 1 persistence
2 artless
3 landlord
4 pamphleteer
5 tripod
8 n. The doctrine that land and its products are the only true wealth. 1 consign
2 synopsis
3 mannerism
4 prickle
5 physiocracy
9 n. A wild and uncivilized human being. 1 aerostat
2 inconceivable
3 savage
4 insatiable
5 faction
10 adj. Quick to notice. 1 non-resident
2 foresail
3 observant
4 counter-claim
5 prefatory
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11 adj. Of a small importance or significance. 1 inceptive
2 discontinuance
3 critique
4 slight
5 invective
12 n. The stealing of passages from the writings of another and publishing them as one's own. 1 airy
2 onrush
3 plagiarism
4 preternatural
5 expend
13 adj. Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party. 1 partisan
2 butt
3 exhaustible
4 academy
5 rebuff
14 adj. Magnificent. 1 facsimile
2 violation
3 detrude
4 palatial
5 syneresis
15 n. Three things grouped or associated together. 1 agglomerate
2 trio
3 depression
4 resilient
5 mealy-mouthed
16 adj. Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah. 1 complement
2 separable
3 antediluvian
4 readjust
5 regimen
17 v. To express agreement with a statement or matter of opinion. 1 dehydrate
2 aloof
3 assent
4 maharaja
5 diplomat
18 v. To put off till tomorrow or till a future time. 1 procrastinate
2 forebode
3 minimize
4 juxtapose
5 resumption
19 adj. Pertaining to or appearing like fat. 1 sebaceous
2 upheaval
3 manumit
4 counter-claim
5 contrite
20 n. The state of being attached or joined. 1 petrify
2 adhesion
3 delicacy
4 akin
5 contusion
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21 n. The body of men constituting the official advisors of the executive head of a nation. 1 intension
2 estuary
3 ascent
4 cabinet
5 fez
22 adj. Separable. 1 irrational
2 glutinous
3 partible
4 absolution
5 cholera
23 adj. Of, pertaining to, or living on a shore. 1 littoral
2 variant
3 freethinker
4 illiberal
5 euphemism
24 n. A brief narrative founded on real scenes or events usually with a moral. 1 precipice
2 tolerant
3 eclipse
4 parable
5 ramose
25 v. To dignify. 1 verbatim
2 amphitheater
3 ennoble
4 proscribe
5 venial
26 n. An employment limited to one particular line of work. 1 tricycle
2 heartrending
3 coalition
4 specialty
5 irreverential
27 n. One who takes part in a conversation or oral discussion. 1 numeration
2 transience
3 interlocutor
4 profuse
5 posit
28 n. A servile assistant and subordinate. 1 juror
2 henchman
3 variation
4 accompany
5 pervious
29 adj. Violently abusive and quarrelsome. 1 elude
2 noticeable
3 discountenance
4 termagant
5 contribution
30 adj. Foreign. 1 superintendence
2 drowsy
3 hydromechanics
4 dissection
5 exotic
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 n. Defamation. 1 raucous
2 cholera
3 paralyze
4 libel
5 siren
32 n. Treatment. 1 satire
2 usage
3 insurrection
4 redress
5 transcribe
33 adj. Deviating from that which is proper or right. 1 adumbrate
2 vista
3 wry
4 populous
5 acquisition
34 v. To delegate authority to. 1 empower
2 precedential
3 atone
4 absence
5 compliment
35 n. The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home". 1 comely
2 decalogue
3 disenfranchise
4 antistrophe
5 lustrous
36 n. The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity. 1 agrarian
2 embarrass
3 noticeable
4 demented
5 cornucopia
37 n. A break or vacancy where something necessary to supply the connection is wanting. 1 debut
2 manliness
3 elasticity
4 hiatus
5 fervor
38 n. The property of some substances through which the form of the mass can readily be changed. 1 sediment
2 plasticity
3 opalescence
4 lapse
5 culinary
39 adj. Not digestible, or difficult to digest. 1 relegate
2 aversion
3 indigestible
4 parody
5 fernery
40 n. The laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength. 1 expense
2 inquisitor
3 ecstasy
4 obstetrician
5 rectitude
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41 adj. Half-civilized. 1 sylph
2 evolution
3 sarcasm
4 abhorrence
5 semicivilized
42 v. To cease to exist, either actually or for the time being. 1 inure
2 acquittal
3 disappear
4 apposite
5 probation
43 n. One who writes plays. 1 enumerate
2 prospector
3 dramatist
4 reformer
5 perspiration
44 v. To assume an individual or specific character, or adopt a singular or special course. 1 specialize
2 archetype
3 afresh
4 sibilance
5 regicide
45 adj. Not cognizant of objects, actions, etc. 1 dragoon
2 tipsy
3 insight
4 unconscious
5 supplicate
46 adj. Burdensome. 1 skiff
2 annual
3 volitive
4 troublesome
5 dragnet
47 n. One who travels among or climbs mountains for pleasure or exercise. 1 overdo
2 mountaineer
3 remodel
4 continuity
5 outpost
48 n. A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, intended for dipping up and pouring liquids. 1 parallel
2 cereal
3 Renaissance
4 ladle
5 transatlantic
49 v. To direct or send for information or other purpose. 1 feudalism
2 furtive
3 refer
4 intelligible
5 mendicant
50 n. Power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas. 1 opulence
2 buoyancy
3 operator
4 ought
5 cameo
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51 adj. Exhibiting moral skepticism. 1 encourage
2 cynical
3 tutorship
4 circulate
5 introvert
52 n. Dizziness. 1 vertigo
2 efficient
3 turgid
4 vignette
5 carrion
53 n. A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound. 1 contrite
2 diligence
3 phonogram
4 impregnate
5 iridescent
54 v. To interfere for some end. 1 theocracy
2 vivisection
3 suggestive
4 intervene
5 propriety
55 adj. Pertaining to milk. 1 refragable
2 condense
3 lactic
4 defalcate
5 metropolitan
56 n. The act or art of reading or naming numbers. 1 numeration
2 deciduous
3 bureau
4 riddance
5 skiff
57 n. A gum or resin which on burning yields aromatic fumes. 1 diabolic
2 gratuity
3 derivation
4 frankincense
5 irate
58 n. A vest. 1 forepeak
2 commodity
3 caucus
4 waistcoat
5 archaeology
59 adj. Durable. 1 arrangement
2 ichthyic
3 relinquish
4 serviceable
5 deprave
60 adj. Common. 1 reliant
2 hazard
3 knight errant
4 plebeian
5 burgess
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61 n. A convent for nuns. 1 corruption
2 pervasive
3 nunnery
4 underlie
5 juicy
62 adj. Clamorous. 1 facility
2 prevention
3 atone
4 noisy
5 turgid
63 adj. A syllable or member of a series that is last but one. 1 scrupulous
2 epidemic
3 ado
4 altar
5 penultimate
64 adj. Of or pertaining to number. 1 exegesis
2 solace
3 prattle
4 numerical
5 mundane
65 v. To fascinate, as by excellence. eloquence, or beauty. 1 surround
2 pervious
3 preexistence
4 collapse
5 captivate
66 v. To cease to resist. 1 debase
2 succumb
3 suspension
4 charlatan
5 declension
67 adj. Perceiving or feeling beforehand. 1 peninsular
2 malediction
3 bronchus
4 brittle
5 presentient
68 adj. Pertaining to a formal presentation. 1 expedient
2 millet
3 oblong
4 expository
5 panacea
69 n. An expression of applause. 1 geniality
2 plaudit
3 exceed
4 disagree
5 occurrence
70 n. The system, doctrine, and practice of the Roman Catholic Church. 1 seismograph
2 accomplish
3 invigorate
4 surmount
5 Catholicism
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71 adj. Gigantic. 1 enormous
2 prototype
3 passible
4 allegory
5 glorious
72 n. Musical composition arranged for five voices or instruments. 1 sinus
2 quintet
3 phlegmatic
4 doe
5 bosom
73 n. An outline or contour. 1 concurrence
2 protagonist
3 neuter
4 profile
5 specie
74 n. An instrumental composition. 1 legitimacy
2 continuance
3 irrelevant
4 negotiable
5 sonata
75 v. To bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin. 1 adulterant
2 prejudice
3 contuse
4 cosmos
5 imaginary
76 adj. Uncompromising. 1 preclude
2 gratification
3 rigorous
4 evasion
5 flue
77 n. Relative disposition of parts. 1 exposure
2 heredity
3 zodiac
4 jurisdiction
5 formation
78 n. Neatness. 1 conciliate
2 retract
3 functionary
4 overrun
5 trimness
79 adj. Distinctive. 1 reformer
2 sheer
3 conscious
4 advisory
5 differential
80 n. Importance. 1 dissuasion
2 impair
3 efficiency
4 giver
5 significance
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81 v. To pass backward and forward irregularly from one state or degree to another. 1 salacious
2 orgies
3 sinuosity
4 novellette
5 fluctuate
82 adj. Indescribable. 1 phenomenal
2 actuate
3 hysteria
4 sextuple
5 nondescript
83 n. A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy. 1 confer
2 extensible
3 dehydrate
4 attache
5 sergeant
84 v. To extract or produce by vaporization and condensation. 1 circulate
2 lingual
3 enthusiastic
4 appease
5 distill
85 adj. Lacking foresight or thrift. 1 orthodoxy
2 improvident
3 Epicurean
4 galvanism
5 perhaps
86 n. An alcoholic cordial sweetened and flavored with aromatic substances. 1 mendacious
2 adamant
3 contagious
4 thermoelectricity
5 liqueur
87 n. A smoke-duct in a chimney. 1 interrogative
2 flue
3 paternity
4 inopportune
5 devilry
88 adj. Resembling waves. 1 impiety
2 undulous
3 ossify
4 nuisance
5 protection
89 adj. Competent for physical service. 1 eccentric
2 hysteria
3 joust
4 able-bodied
5 redound
90 v. To bring forward or name for consideration. 1 invert
2 venerate
3 adduce
4 prodigal
5 imply
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91 n. A ray of moonlight. 1 admissible
2 transmute
3 irritancy
4 moonbeam
5 distill
92 v. To relapse into a state of repose and tranquillity. 1 stagnation
2 remuneration
3 recognizance
4 overdose
5 subside
93 adj. Concealed, especially for an evil purpose. 1 obsolescence
2 torpor
3 heedless
4 seclude
5 covert
94 adj. Being in essence or effect, but not in form or appearance. 1 virtual
2 harmonious
3 precursor
4 intrigue
5 taxation
95 n. Any large body of water studded with islands, or the islands collectively themselves. 1 proscenium
2 duplicity
3 fusible
4 archipelago
5 midsummer
96 n. The boundary-line of a circle. 1 octagon
2 deviltry
3 nowhere
4 somnolent
5 circumference
97 n. The natural height of an animal body. 1 stature
2 beset
3 reparable
4 allot
5 invincible
98 adj. Easily provoked to anger. 1 ingenuous
2 choleric
3 courser
4 benevolent
5 proletarian
99 n. An eccentricity. 1 papacy
2 hexangular
3 biennial
4 unison
5 oddity
100 n. The state or quality of being of one mind. 1 burnish
2 unanimity
3 nowhere
4 petulant
5 aliment
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