GRE Kaplan 500 .:. 2 of 10 .:. Flashcards
Learn the following words: mirth, overwrought, sentient, rarefy, vestige.
Mirth
frivolity, gaiety, laughter.
Vera’s hilarious jokes contributed to the general mirth at the dinner party.
Synonyms: glee; hilarity; jollity; merriment.
Overwrought
agitated; overdone
The lawyer’s overwrought voice on the phone made her clients worry about the outcome of their case
Synonyms: elaborate; excited; nervous; ornate.
Sentient
aware; conscious; able to perceive
The anesthetic didn’t work, and I was still sentient when the dentist started drilling!
Synonyms: feeling; intelligent; thinking.
Rarefy
to become thinner or sparser
Since the atmosphere rarefies as altitudes increase, the air at the top of very tall mountains is too thin to breathe.
Synonyms: attenuate; thin.
Vestige
a trace; a remnant
Vestiges of the former tenant still remained in the apartment, though he hadn’t lived there for years.
Synonyms: relic; remains; sign.
Complete the sentence using a word from below that best fit its context:
.:. mirth .:. overwrought .:. sentient .:. rarefy .:. vestige .:.
Vestiges of the former tenant still remained in the apartment, though he hadn’t lived there for years.
Vestige: a trace; a remnant
Complete the sentence using a word from below that best fit its context:
.:. mirth .:. overwrought .:. sentient .:. rarefy .:. vestige .:.
The anesthetic didn’t work, and I was still sentient when the dentist started drilling!
sentient: aware; conscious; able to perceive
Synonyms: feeling; intelligent; thinking.
Complete the sentence using a word from below that best fit its context:
.:. mirth .:. overwrought .:. sentient .:. rarefy .:. vestige .:.
Vera’s hilarious jokes contributed to the general mirth at the dinner party.
mirth: frivolity, gaiety, laughter.
Synonyms: glee; hilarity; jollity; merriment.
Complete the sentence using a word from below that best fit its context:
.:. mirth .:. overwrought .:. sentient .:. rarefy .:. vestige .:.
The lawyer’s overwrought voice on the phone made her clients worry about the outcome of their case.
overwrought: agitated; overdone
Synonyms: elaborate; excited; nervous; ornate.
Complete the sentence using a word from below that best fit its context:
.:. mirth .:. overwrought .:. sentient .:. rarefy .:. vestige .:.
Since the atmosphere rarefies as altitudes increase, the air at the top of very tall mountains is too thin to breathe.
Rarefies: to become thinner or sparser
Synonyms: attenuate; thin.
Spell the word that fit its definition and can complete the blank:
Vera’s hilarious jokes contributed to the general _ _ _ _ _ at the dinner party.
frivolity, gaiety, laughter.
Synonyms: glee; hilarity; jollity; merriment.
mirth
Spell the word that fit its definition and can complete the blank:
Since the atmosphere _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ as altitudes increase, the air at the top of very tall mountains is too thin to breathe.
to become thinner or sparser
Synonyms: attenuate; thin.
rarefies
Spell the word that fit its definition and can complete the blank:
The lawyer’s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ voice on the phone made her clients worry about the outcome of their case.
agitated; overdone
Synonyms: elaborate; excited; nervous; ornate.
overwrought
Spell the word that fit its definition and can complete the blank:
The anesthetic didn’t work, and I was still _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ when the dentist started drilling!
aware; conscious; able to perceive
Synonyms: feeling; intelligent; thinking.
sentient
___________ of the former tenant still remained in the apartment, though he hadn’t lived there for years.
a trace; a remnant
Synonyms: relic; remains; sign
vestige
