GRE J K L Words

Question 1

jingoism

Answer 1

Excessive, loud patriotism and aggressive,
warlike foreign policy

Question 2

jocular

Answer 2

Joking or given to joking all the time; jolly,
playful

Question 3

judicious

Answer 3

Using good judgment; wise, sensible

Question 4

juxtapose

Answer 4

Place side by side (either physically or in a
metaphorical way, such as to make a
comparison)

Question 5

kindle

Answer 5

Ignite, cause to begin burning; incite, arouse,
inflame

Question 6

lachrymose

Answer 6

Tearful, mournful

Question 7

laconic

Answer 7

Using few words, concise

Question 8

lament

Answer 8

Mourn; express grief, sorrow, or regret (verb);
an expression of grief, esp. as a song or poem
(noun)

Question 9

lampoon

Answer 9

A harsh satire (noun); ridicule or satirize (verb)

Question 10

languid

Answer 10

Drooping from exhaustion, sluggish, slow;
lacking in spirit

Question 11

larceny

Answer 11

Theft

Question 12

largesse

Answer 12

Generosity, the giving of money or gifts (esp.
with the implication that the giver is a bit
superior to the recipient)

Question 13

lassitude

Answer 13

Tiredness, weariness; lazy indifference

Question 14

leery

Answer 14

Suspicious or wary

Question 15

legerdemain

Answer 15

Slight-of-hand (magic as performed by a
magician); trickery or deception

Question 16

levity

Answer 16

Lightness (of mind, spirit, or mood) or lack of
seriousness, sometimes in an inappropriate
way

Question 17

libertine

Answer 17

Morally or sexually unrestrained person;
freethinker (regarding religion)

Question 18

licentious

Answer 18

Sexually unrestrained; immoral; ignoring the
rules

Question 19

limpid

Answer 19

Clear, transparent; completely calm

Question 20

lionize

Answer 20

Treat like a celebrity

Question 21

lissome

Answer 21

Flexible, supple, agile

Question 22

livid

Answer 22

Furiously angry, enraged

Question 23

loquacious

Answer 23

Talkative, wordy

Question 24

lugubrious

Answer 24

Mournful, gloomy (sometimes in an
exaggerated way)

Question 25

lull

Answer 25

Soothe or cause to fall asleep (as in a lullaby);
quiet down; make to feel secure, sometimes
falsely (verb); a period of calm or quiet (noun)

Question 26

lumber

Answer 26

Walk in a heavy or clumsy way, sometimes
due to being weighed down

Question 27

lurid

Answer 27

Gruesome or excessively vivid;
sensational, shocking, unrestrained