Gre Group1

Question 1

abscond

Answer 1

depart secretly and hide; to stealoff and hide

Question 2

adversity

Answer 2

hardship or difficulty; opposition

Question 3

aggravate

Answer 3

make worsen or intensify

Question 4

arduous

Answer 4

strenuous;taxing;difficult to accomplish

Question 5

belie

Answer 5

to give a false impression;to contradict,misrepresent

Question 6

bombast

Answer 6

self-important, pompous or pretentious talk or writing

Question 7

castigation

Answer 7

punishment; severe criticism or disapproval

Question 8

censure

Answer 8

harsh criticism or disapproval

Question 9

coercive

Answer 9

serving or intended to compel by force or authority

Question 10

cacophony

Answer 10

harsh,jarring,discordant sound; dissonance

Question 11

condemn

Answer 11

to blame or denounce; express strong disapproval of

Question 12

conspire

Answer 12

to secretly work together with the intent to commit a wrong or illegal act; swear together

Question 13

covert

Answer 13

secret or hidden;clandestine

Question 14

cower

Answer 14

To crouch or shrink in fear or shame;cringe

Question 15

craven

Answer 15

contemptibly fainthearted, lacking any courage

Question 16

denigrate

Answer 16

to blacken; to belittle; to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of

Question 17

denounce

Answer 17

to publicly condemn or criticize; brand as disgraceful

Question 18

derision

Answer 18

scorn; ridicule; treating with contempt

Question 19

diatribe

Answer 19

harsh denunciation; a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

Question 20

discomfit

Answer 20

to defeat; to put down; cause to lose one’s composure

Question 21

disingenuous

Answer 21

insincere; lacking honesty; not straightforward; crafty

Question 22

dissemble

Answer 22

to disguise or conceal; hide under a false appearance

Question 23

exacerbate

Answer 23

make worse; more severe; to increase in violence

Question 24

fraud

Answer 24

deliberate deceit with the goal of gaining an unlawful advantage; something intended to deceive

Question 25

furtive

Answer 25

marked by quiet,stealth and caution and secrecy;surreptitious

Question 26

garrulous

Answer 26

pointlessly talkative; talking too much

Question 27

harangue

Answer 27

to deliver a pompous speech or tirade

Question 28

impudent

Answer 28

saucy; impertinent; bold and marked by casual disrespect

Question 29

inopportune

Answer 29

ill-timed; unsuitable; coming at a bad time; inappropriate

Question 30

irascible

Answer 30

easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

Question 31

malevolent

Answer 31

wishing or appearing to wish evil to others, ill will, spite or hatred

Question 32

martial

Answer 32

associated with war or military life, armed forces

Question 33

misanthrope

Answer 33

someone who dislikes people in general

Question 34

morose

Answer 34

sad;sullen; melancholy; showing a brooding ill humor

Question 35

obsequious

Answer 35

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

Question 36

obstinate

Answer 36

persist stubbornly;hardheaded;uncompromising

Question 37

onerous

Answer 37

troubling; burdensome

Question 38

opprobrium

Answer 38

disgrace; contempt;scorn

Question 39

pedantic

Answer 39

excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules;

narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

Question 40

perjury

Answer 40

criminal offense of making false statements under oath

Question 41

recalcitrant

Answer 41

stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority; difficult to manage.

Question 42

secrete

Answer 42

to ensconce, conceal or stow; generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

Question 43

spurious

Answer 43

lacking authenticity or validity; counterfeit; plausible but false

Question 44

tirade

Answer 44

a long, angry speech, usually very critical; a harsh denunciation

Question 45

vexation

Answer 45

annoyance or irritation