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GRE Basic Vocab Exam Questions and Answers
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GRE Basic Vocab Exam Questions andAnswers
abscond - correct answers-depart secretly and hide
adversity - correct answers-a state of misfortune or affliction
aggravate - correct answers-make worse
arduous - correct answers-difficult to accomplish
belie - correct answers-to contradict, to give a false impression
bombast - correct answers-pompous or pretentious talk or writing
castigation - correct answers-punishment; severe criticism or disapproval
censure - correct answers-harsh criticism or disapproval
coercive - correct answers-serving or intended to compel by force or authority
condemn - correct answers-express strong disapproval of
conspire - correct answers-engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
covert - correct answers-secret or hidden
cower - correct answers-To crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
denigrate - correct answers-to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of
denounce - correct answers-to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as
disgraceful
derision - correct answers-the act of deriding or treating with contempt
diatribe - correct answers-a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
discomfit - correct answers-cause to lose one's composure
disingenuous - correct answers-not straightforward; crafty
,dissemble - correct answers-hide under a false appearance
exacerbate - correct answers-make worse
fraud - correct answers-something intended to deceive
furtive - correct answers-marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
impudent - correct answers-marked by casual disrespect
inopportune - correct answers-coming at a bad time; not appropriate
irascible - correct answers-quickly aroused to anger
malevolent - correct answers-wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
martial - correct answers-suggesting war or military life
misanthrope - correct answers-someone who dislikes people in general
morose - correct answers-showing a brooding ill humor
obsequious - correct answers-attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
obstinate - correct answers-persist stubbornly
onerous - correct answers-troubling; burdensome
pedantic - correct answers-marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
especially its trivial aspects
perjury - correct answers-criminal offense of making false statements under oath
recalcitrant - correct answers-stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
secrete - correct answers-generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
spurious - correct answers-plausible but false
tirade - correct answers-a long, angry speech, usually very critical
vexation - correct answers-something or someone that causes anxiety
amalgamate - correct answers-to bring or combine together or with something else
, assuage - correct answers-to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an
end to, appease, satisfy, quench
bolster - correct answers-support and strengthen
burgeon - correct answers-grow and flourish
buttress - correct answers-(v.) to support, prop up, strengthen; (n.) a supporting
structure
capricious - correct answers-impulsive and unpredictable
catalyst - correct answers-something that causes an important event to happen
caustic - correct answers-harsh or corrosive in tone
centrifuge - correct answers-an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate
particles from a suspension
converge - correct answers-move or draw together at a certain location
conversion - correct answers-the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to
another
corrosion - correct answers-a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or
chemical action
decibel - correct answers-unit of measurement for the loudness of sounds
distill - correct answers-remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and
separate through the process of distillation
divest - correct answers-reduce or dispose of
enervate - correct answers-weaken mentally or morally
ephemeral - correct answers-enduring a very short time
eradicate - correct answers-destroy completely, as if down to the roots
expel - correct answers-force to leave or move out
extend - correct answers-span an interval of distance, space or time
facilitate - correct answers-make easier
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