GRE Mock 2 - Part 2

Question 1

Heretofore (adv.)

Answer 1

Before this time

Question 2

Precaution (n.)(c.)(usually plural)

Answer 2

Fire precautions were neglected.
Save your work often as a precaution against computer failure.
(something you do to prevent something bad from happening.)

Question 3

(take) umbrage (at/over)

Answer 3

The south African government took umbrage over the travel bans that singled them out, saying “our elite scientists have raised the alarm over omicron, only to be punished by wealthy countries that enjoy a broad access to vaccines.”
I take umbrage at that sir! I’m not drunk. he said. tripping over a number of chairs while laughing.
(be angry because you feel offended.)

Question 4

Untethered (adj.)

Answer 4

Remote work has untethered many people from the need to be in an office everyday. As a result, people are spreading out.
During u vacation in a secluded island, I felt as if I was completely untethered from reality.
(not being restricted to. tether = leash)

Question 5

Constrict (v.)

Answer 5

There are concerns that sanctions can constrict supplies and drive up price world wide.
He felt his throat begin to constrict at the thought of another person leaving this world.
(to become tighter or narrower, to become restricted or limited)

Question 6

(Be/become) attuned to

Answer 6

British companies are not yet attuned to the needs of the Japanese market.
(become familiar with something so you can behave accordingly and properly.)

Question 7

Abstract (v.)

Answer 7

Pure economic theory is a theory abstracted from a particular social structure.
(to remove something from somewhere)

Question 8

Expiate (v.)

Answer 8

She expiated her crime by becoming a nun.
It was a necessary expiation, a symbolic cleansing of the society’s’ ills.
(to compensate / atone for a wrongdoing - usually to appease a deity.)

Question 9

Polymath (n.)(c.)

Answer 9

A person of great, varied learning

encyclopedic

Question 10

Fleeting (adj.)

Answer 10

For one fleeting moment she allowed herself to forget all her troubles.
(brief - lasting a very short time)

Question 11

Vertebrate (n.)(c.)

Answer 11

مهره دار

Question 12

Red herring (n.)(c.)

Answer 12

It is a red herring to focus on guns rather than how to enforce law fairly and hold criminals accountable.
(distraction - intended to distract from the main issue)

Question 13

Dour (adj.)

Answer 13

In spite of what many nonscientists think, scientists are not necessarily dour.
After a dour first half the game burst into life after he dribbled past three players to commence a 56-minute lead.
(serious, gloomy, never smiling and unfriendly.
no fun)

Question 14

Astringent (adj.)

Answer 14

Some might expect of someone with such astringent views to have a comparably dour personality.
(acerbic, sour or bitter in taste, harsh or corrosive in tone)

Question 15

Flippant (adj.)

Answer 15

He later qualified his remarks following opposition’s criticism of his insulting and flippant tone, saying he fully supports Black Lives Matter campaign.
(Not being serious specially regarding something you are expected to be serious about.)

Question 16

Cavalier (adj.)

Answer 16

Let’s not forget his cavalier behavior, attending large gatherings unmasked.
At worst it suggests the FBI holds a cavalier disregard for the fundamental protections in the bill of rights.
(Given to haughty disregard of others.
Thinking you are superior – also domineering – no regard for rules and laws and…)

Question 17

Unkempt (adj.)

Answer 17

She is always fastidious about her appearance and she cannot be called unkempt.
(not neat and well-cut)

Question 18

Grumble (v.)

Answer 18

Farmers are always grumbling about the weather.
we grumbled about the increased workload.
(mutter complaints in a low voice - make a low noise)

Question 19

commiserate (v.)

Answer 19

The parents went to the basement to commiserate or whatever.
In a world of relentless change, she has been a constant - representing the U.K’s interests abroad, applauding the nation’s successes and commiserating in its failures.
(express compassion, sympathize)

Question 20

Gloat (v.)

Answer 20

The Hed fans are still gloating over their victory.

to show in an annoying way that you are too proud of your ow success or somebody else’s failure.

Question 21

Affliction (n.)(c.)(uc.)

Answer 21

There may be no other affliction that has carried so much of a stigma across history.
Havana syndrome is an affliction named after the Cuban capital where such cases where first reported.
(A cause of great suffering or distress)

Question 22

Flustered (adj.)

Answer 22

When asked for his assessment of the situation, the intelligent chief became flustered and fluffed his lines.
(To make someone nervous and confused by making them hurry or interrupting them - state of agitated confusion)

Question 23

Flummox (v.)

Answer 23

He is also flummoxed that republicans could defend the Jan 6. madness as legitimate political discourse.
(completely confused by something - bewildered)

Question 24

Demarcation (n.)(c.)

Answer 24

When studying human history one must be aware that the demarcation between historical periods are arbitrary. certainly none of the people alive at the time were aware of a shift from one era to another.
the demarcation between medicine and surgery.

Question 25

Rote (n.)(adj.)

Answer 25

In old-fashioned schools much learning was by rote.
the rote learning of facts.
(memorizing by repetition - characterized by mechanical and thoughtless repetition)

Question 26

Backwater (n.)(c.)

Answer 26

You never expect this to happen, not in a backwater town like this.
once an obscure backwater of publishing business, computer books have gone mainstream.
(a very quiet place not influenced by outside events or new ideas, stagnant - used to show disapproval)

Question 27

Rectify (v.)

Answer 27

A number of steps have been taken to rectify the error but the damage is already done.
(put right)