GRE - Day 2

Question 1

Anodyne

Answer 1

Somethings that calms or soothes pain

• The person to blame for all this is the anodyne British pop star Gary Barlow.
• Today’s stars are secondary—anonymous, anodyne action figures overwhelmed by special effects.

Question 2

Anomalous

Answer 2

deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected

• Disturbances in the planet’s magnetosphere, which are usually caused by anomalous outer-space events like solar flares, might mess with the inner workings of the brain, scrambling our perceptions in strange ways.

Question 3

Antecedent

Answer 3

something that comes before, previous, preceding; prior:

• Even online chat rooms have an antecedent in the exchanges of nineteenth-century American telegraph operators.
• The nature both of this substance and the antecedent substance from which it is derived is not known.

Question 4

Antediluvian

Answer 4

prehistoric, very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive:

• But carriages, dog-carts and antediluvian flys began to pour into The Park.

Question 5

Antipathy

Answer 5

dislike, hostility, aversion

• A little while ago I asked a Texas conservative I know to unpack the antipathy aroused by Cruz.
• But what they do have in common, I think, is being told what to do: their antipathy to that.

Question 6

Apathy

Answer 6

lack of interest, indifference

• They need to change the conversation about their team, which is full of doubt and apathy.

Question 7

Apex

Answer 7

highest point, vertex

• Images of the interior show sunlight pouring through an oculus at its apex.

Question 8

Apogee

Answer 8

the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth, the highest point in the development of something

• It reaches its apogee in Bodrum, since nowhere in Turkey is the produce and seafood fresher or more abundant.

Question 9

Apothegm

Answer 9

a concise saying, witty saying, abrupt

• The trouble with Riderhood’s apothegm is that it supplies an endless excuse for not doing it.

Question 10

Appease

Answer 10

pacify or placate (less angry) by acceding(accepting) to their demands.

• Teasers to Reverse Flash and Crisis on Infinite Earths will appease geeky fanboys.

Question 11

Appellation

Answer 11

a name, title, or designation.

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Question 12

Apposite

Answer 12

suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt

• Yet that it was eminently apposite is evident from the whole course of the subsequent discussions.

Question 13

Apprise

Answer 13

to give notice to; inform; advise

• Ought we not to make a run to Dresden, therefore, and apprise the Polish Majesty?

Question 14

Approbation

Answer 14

praise, approval

• A commercial transaction does not confer ethical approbation on a customer.

Question 15

Appropriate

Answer 15

to take without permission or consent; seize; expropriate:, suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.:

• The invading army appropriated supplies from the houses of the local people.

Question 16

Apropos

Answer 16

fitting; at the right time; to the purpose; opportunely., relevant

• So, apropos of nothing, I need to ask you about one last thing.

Question 17

Arabesque

Answer 17

a pose in ballet in which the dancer stands on one leg with one arm extended in front and the other leg and arm extended behind.

a short, fanciful musical piece, typically for piano.

any ornament or ornamental object, as a rug or mosaic, in which flowers, foliage, fruits, vases, animals, and figures are represented in a fancifully combined pattern

Question 18

Archaeology

Answer 18

the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains, especially those that have been excavated.

Question 19

Ardor

Answer 19

great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion: emotion

• In the end, talent and technique got the better of ardor and audacity.

Question 20

Arduous

Answer 20

requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult:

• It’s slow and arduous and takes great concentration under the best of circumstances.