GRE 6

Question 1

sophomoric

Answer 1

juvenile or immature

Question 2

paragon

Answer 2

best of it’s kind

Question 3

qualify (not the definition you think)

Answer 3

to pull back on a statement

Ex: Joe qualified that he did not have a crush on Melissa, he simply thought she was pretty.

Question 4

upbraid

Answer 4

reproach/scold

Question 5

intimate

Answer 5

suggest subtly

Question 6

calumny

Answer 6

make false statements to injure a reputation

Question 7

quip

Answer 7

witty remark

Question 8

palpable

Answer 8

1) able to be touched or felt; tangible

2) Clear to the mind or plain to see; noticeable

Question 9

foist

Answer 9

to force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit

Question 10

Recidivism

Answer 10

tendency to relapse into previous bad behaviors

Question 11

mawkish/Saccharine

Answer 11

overly sentimental to the point of disgust

Question 12

impudent

Answer 12

improperly forward/bold

Question 13

epistemic

Answer 13

related to knowledge or knowing

Question 14

modicum

Answer 14

small quantity of something, especially something valuable

Question 15

antithesis

Answer 15

something in opposition to something else

Question 16

deprecate

Answer 16

express disapproval now

Question 17

panoply

Answer 17

a complete or impressive collection of things; an array

Question 18

accede

Answer 18

1) to become party to

2) to express approval or give consent

Question 19

clinically

Answer 19

efficiently and without emotion

Question 20

maudlin

Answer 20

self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness; lachrymose

Question 21

rococo

Answer 21

ornate or florid speech

Question 22

trounce

Answer 22

1) defeat heavily in a contest; overwhelm

2) Rebuke or serverely punish

Question 23

exorcise

Answer 23

to drive out person or place

Question 24

solicitude

Answer 24

care or concern for someone or something

Question 25

sacerdotal

Answer 25

relating to priests or the priesthood, holy

Question 26

cull

Answer 26

selected from a large quantity, obtained from several sources

Question 27

nettlesome

Answer 27

causing irritation or annoyance

Question 28

sycophantic

Answer 28

behaving or done in an obsequious way in order to gain an advantage; ingratiating

Question 29

countermand

Answer 29

to revoke an order, rescind

Question 30

aboveboard

Answer 30

legit, honest, open

Question 31

trite/banal

Answer 31

unoriginal, overused

Question 32

staid

Answer 32

sedate, respectable, and unadventurous

Question 33

fete

Answer 33

honor or entertain lavishly

Question 34

harry

Answer 34

attack or harash

Question 35

cordon

Answer 35

noun or verb, people preventing or the act of preventing access to a certain area

Question 36

glean

Answer 36

to extract information from a variety of sources

Question 37

graft

Answer 37

1) insert or fix (something) permanently to something else, typically in a way considered inappropriate
2) make money by shady or dishonest means

Question 38

bracing

Answer 38

fresh, invigorating

Question 39

malaise

Answer 39

a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify; uneasiness