GRE 2

Question 0

Prolific

Answer 0

Plentiful, present in large quantities

Question 1

Abstruse

Answer 1

Difficult to understand

Question 2

Bogus

Answer 2

Not genuine, counterfeit

Question 3

Harbinger

Answer 3

Anything that foreshadows a future event

Question 4

Prophetic

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Predictive, of or pertaining to a prophet

Question 5

Extraneous

Answer 5

Not belonging or proper to a thing

Question 6

Apathy

Answer 6

Lack of interest, suppression of emotion

Question 7

Diffidence

Answer 7

State of lacking quality in ones own confidence, restrained or reserved

Question 8

Polemical

Answer 8

A controversial argument

Question 9

Vituperate

Answer 9

to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile.

Question 10

Attest

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to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing,

Question 11

Nominal

Answer 11

being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
(of a price, consideration, etc.) named as a mere matter of form, being trifling in comparison with the actual value; minimal.

Question 12

Anecdote

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a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.

Question 13

Terse

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neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.

abruptly concise; curt; brusque.

Question 14

Belied

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to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice.

Question 15

Acerbic

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sour or astringent in taste: Lemon juice is acerbic.

harsh or severe, as of temper or expression: acerbic criticism.

Question 16

Orotund

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(of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
(of a style of speaking) pompous or bombastic.

Question 17

Depilate

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To remove the hair from

Question 18

Dilapidated

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to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.

Question 19

Arrogate

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to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right: to arrogate the right to make decisions.

Question 20

Torrid

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Very hot

Question 21

Laconic

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Used few words

Question 22

Extant

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in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost: There are only three extant copies of the document.

Question 23

Acrimonious

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caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute.

Question 24

Repudiate

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to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.

Question 25

Effigy

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A sculpture or model of a person

Question 26

Cosset

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to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle.

Question 27

Reticent

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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved. | reluctant or restrained.

Question 28

Arid

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Dry, without moisture

Question 29

Facetious

Answer 29

Not meant to be taken seriously

Question 30

Prolix

Answer 30

extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.

Question 31

Cantankerous

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disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.

Question 32

Timorous

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full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous.

Question 33

Precarious

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dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.

Question 34

Staunch

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firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican;

Question 35

Venerated

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to regard or treat with reverence; revere.

Question 36

Enervated

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Without force or strength, weak

Question 37

Tenuous

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Slim or slender in form

Question 38

Prevaricate

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to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.

Question 39

Moil

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To work hard, drudge

Question 40

Corporeal

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of the nature of the physical body; bodily. | material; tangible: corporeal property.

Question 41

Histrionic

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of or pertaining to actors or acting. | deliberately affected or self-consciously emotional; overly dramatic, in behavior or speech.

Question 42

Epithets

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any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality: “Richard the Lion-Hearted” is an epithet of Richard I.

Question 43

Backwater

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a place or state of stagnant backwardness

Question 44

Bucolic

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of or pertaining to shepherds; pastoral. | of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life.

Question 45

Hegemony

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leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.

Question 46

Heterodox

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not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, especially in theology; unorthodox.

Question 47

Solicitous

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Anxious or concerned (usually followed by for or about)

Question 48

Glib

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readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.

Question 49

Edify

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to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer.

Question 50

Inure

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to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to ): inured to cold.

Question 51

Cessation

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a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance: a cessation of hostilities.

Question 52

Precarious

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dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.

Question 53

Protract

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to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.

Question 54

Solvent

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able to pay all just debts. | having the power of dissolving; causing solution.

Question 55

Discomfit

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to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question. to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil.

Question 56

Nascent

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beginning to exist or develop: the nascent republic.

Question 57

Incipient

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beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage: an incipient cold.

Question 58

Prolix

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extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy. (of a person) given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length.

Question 59

Querulous

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full of complaints; complaining.

Question 60

Paucity

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smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness: a country with a paucity of resources.

Question 61

Surfeit

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excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking.

Question 62

Burgeon

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to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.

Question 63

Inveterate

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settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler.

Question 64

Lachrymose

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suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful. | given to shedding tears readily; tearful.

Question 65

Dulcet

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pleasant to the ear; melodious: the dulcet tones of the cello.

Question 66

Comely

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pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair: a comely face. | proper; seemly; becoming: comely behavior.

Question 67

Inscrutable

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incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized;

Question 68

Antediluvian

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very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas.

Question 69

Superannuated

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retired because of age or infirmity.

Question 70

Miserliness

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Excessive desire to save money

Question 71

illiberality

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Narrowminded

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Circumscribed

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Limited

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Prosaic

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Commonplace or full

Question 74

Exacting

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Rigid or severe in demands

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Copious

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Plentiful

Question 76

Acerbic

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Sour in taste harsh or severe

Question 77

Indecorous

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Improper

Question 78

Unseemly

Answer 78

Not proper

Question 79

Guile

Answer 79

Deceit or tickery