GRE Incorrect 4

Question 1

persnickety

Answer 1

adjective – Finicky or fussy; demanding attention to petty details; – of people.

adjective – snobbish; behaving aloofly.

adjective – Fastidious or fussy.

adjective – Obsessive about mundane details, demanding for precision.

adjective – characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details

adjective – (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant

Question 2

besmirch

Answer 2

verb: damage the good name and reputation of someone

The prince’s distasteful choice of words besmirched not only his own name but also the reputation of the entire royal family.

Question 3

lampoon

Answer 3

verb – publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.

Question 4

obdurate

Answer 4

adjective: unable to be persuaded or moved emotionally; stubborn; unyielding.

No number of pleas and bribes would get him to change his obdurate attitude.

Question 5

soporific

Answer 5

adjective: inducing mental lethargy; sleep inducing

Although the professor is brilliant, his bland monotone gives his lectures a soporific effect.

Question 6

sophomoric

Answer 6

juvenile

Question 7

avant-garde

Answer 7

new and unusual or experimental ideas, especially in the arts, or the people introducing them.

Question 8

implacable

Answer 8

adjective: incapable of making less angry or hostile

Question 9

illustrious

Answer 9

adjective: widely known and esteemed; having or conferring glory

Question 10

embellish

Answer 10

verb: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; make more beautiful

Question 11

dispassionate

Answer 11

adjective: unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

Question 12

deftly

Answer 12

Aptly; fitly; neatly; dexterously; in a skilful manner.

Softly; leisurely.

Question 13

penitently

Answer 13

In a penitent manner; with penitence or contrition for sin.

adverb – In a penitent manner.

Question 14

anachronistic

Answer 14

adjective – Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism.

Question 15

prescience

Answer 15

noun: the power to foresee the future

Baxter’s warnings about investing in technology stocks seemed like an act of prescience after the whole market declined significantly.

Question 16

uncanny

Answer 16

adjective: suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; surpassing the ordinary or normal

Question 17

chauvinist

Answer 17

noun: a person who believes in the superiority of their group

Question 18

circumscribed

Answer 18

Inclosed within certain limits; its; narrow, as applied to the mind: specifically, in pathology, applied to tumors whose bases are well defined and distinct from the surrounding parts.

Question 19

facile

Answer 19

adjective: arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth

Question 20

erudite

Answer 20

adjective: having or showing profound knowledge

Question 21

fecund

Answer 21

adjective: intellectually productive

Question 22

efficacious

Answer 22

adjective: producing the intended result

Question 23

subterfuge

Answer 23

noun: something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity