Cracking the GRE 3

Question 1

Opprobrium

Answer 1

Noun: disgrace, contempt, scorn

Question 2

Placate

Answer 2

Verb: to appease by making concessions

Question 3

Platitude

Answer 3

Noun: a superficial remark esp offered as meaningful. Polonius’s attitude

Question 4

Proliferate

Answer 4

Verb: to grow or increase swiftly. Think “non-proliferation treaty”

Question 5

Solvent

Answer 5

Adj: able to meet financial obligations

Question 6

Surfeit

Answer 6

Verb: to feed or supply to excess

Question 7

Aggrandize

Answer 7

Verb: to increase in size, power, or prestige

Question 8

Amenable

Answer 8

Adj: agreeable, responsive to suggestion

Question 9

Desiccate

Answer 9

Verb: to dry out or dehydrate, to make dull

Question 10

Dilettante

Answer 10

Noun: one with amateurish or superficial interest in a branch of knowledge

Question 11

Disparage

Answer 11

Verb: to slight or belittle

Question 12

Garrulous

Answer 12

Adj: pointlessly talkative

Question 13

Laconic

Answer 13

Adj: terse, using few words, brief

Question 14

Obfuscate

Answer 14

Verb: to deliberately obscure, to make confusing

Question 15

Ostentatious

Answer 15

Adj: pretentious display, showy