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GregMat Vocab_Logic Quiz 1 - (Groups 1 - 3) (1)
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GregMat Vocab/Logic Quiz 1 - (Groups 1- 3)
*abound*
To exist in great numbers - CORRECT ANSWER-rumors of a further scandal abound
*amorphous*
Without a clearly defined shape or form; shapeless - CORRECT ANSWER-His study
plan for the GRE was at best amorphous; he would do questions from random pages
in any one of seven test prep books.
*austere*
Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance; unadorned, hard - CORRECT
ANSWER-The principal of my elementary school was a cold, austere woman; I could
never understand why she chose to work with children.
*belie*
to give a false representation to; misrepresent - CORRECT ANSWER-The smile on
her face belies the pain she must feel after the death of her husband.
*capricious*
Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior; fanciful;
whimsical - CORRECT ANSWER-Nearly every month our capricious CEO had a
new plan to turn the company around, and none of them worked because we never
gave them the time they needed to succeed.
*cerebral*
involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct - CORRECT ANSWER-A
cerebral analysis of most pop music finds it to be simple and childish, but that
ignores the point--the music's effect on the listener. This word has other definitions
but this is the most important one for the GRE
*congenial*
a person is easy to get along with; agreeable - CORRECT ANSWER-his need for
some congenial company
*conspicuous*
without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious - CORRECT
ANSWER-American basketball players are always conspicuous when they go
abroad--not only are they American, but some are over seven feet tall.
, *cursory*
Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed - CORRECT ANSWER-a cursory
glance at the figures
*daunting*
Seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating. - CORRECT ANSWER-a
daunting task
*deify*
Worship, regard, or treat (someone or something) as a god. - CORRECT
ANSWER-she was deified by the early Romans as a fertility goddess
*didactic*
Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction; instructive (especially
excessively) - CORRECT ANSWER-Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Illyich is a didactic
novel, instructing the reader on how to live a good life.
*disseminate*
Spread (something, especially information) widely; scatter - CORRECT
ANSWER-Before the effects of the anesthesia were disseminated, patients had to
experience the full pain of surgery.
*feasible*
Possible to do easily or conveniently - CORRECT ANSWER-it is not feasible to put
most finds from excavations on public display
*flout*
Openly disregard (a rule, law or convention); Show contempt, scoff; to scorn -
CORRECT ANSWER-these same companies still flout basic ethical practices
*homogeneous*
Of the same kind; alike. - CORRECT ANSWER-timbermen prefer to deal with
homogeneous woods
*humdrum*
dull and lacking excitement - CORRECT ANSWER-Having grown up in a humdrum
suburb, Jacob relished life in New York City after moving.
*insipid*
dull and uninteresting - CORRECT ANSWER-The movie director was known for
hiring beautiful actors in order to deflect attention away from the insipid scripts he
would typically use.
*loquacious*
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