GRE Mock 3 - Part 1

Question 1

Prodigious (adj.)

Answer 1

Putin, through Russia’s prodigious oil and gas export, has already profited from the crisis ad energy prices have surged.
(so great in size or force or extent that it elicits awe.)

Question 2

Temperance movement

Answer 2

A movement that supported complete abstinence from alcohol due to its negative effects on health.

Question 3

Transitory (adj.)

Answer 3

Perhaps the Feds still believe that the inflation is transitory and that it will evaporate as supply chains are restored.
(ephemeral, fleeting, short-lived, transient)

Question 4

Inimical (adj.)

Answer 4

The activist’s prodigious activity on behalf of both women suffrage and the temperance movement belies the fact that the two movements were in fact inimical.
(M1. harmful - causing injury or pain - detrimental
M2. opposed, adverse)

Question 5

Unearth (v.)

Answer 5

Historians have unearthed a number of instances in which one incorrect idea proved far more potent than many other trivially incorrect or narrowly correct ones.
(dig up)

Question 6

Thorny (adj.)

Answer 6

How explicit and consistent the symbolizing process was intended to be is a much thornier matter.
(difficult - complicated - tricky)

Question 7

Vernacular (adj.)

Answer 7

Galileo wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience.
He lapsed into the local vernacular.
(a form of informal speech that is different from the official one and is used by ordinary people.
also any kind of music, art, architecture that is suitable for ordinary people- عامی)

Question 8

Multiplicity (n.)(uc.)

Answer 8

The multiplicity of courses available to language learners.
The multiplicity of the interpretations observers have of his paintings is stunning.
(a wide array of something)

Question 9

Gloss (n.)(uc.)

Answer 9

This gel will add gloss to even the dullest hair.
The national television will always find a way to put a gloss on the government’s poor performance.
Behind the gloss of success was a tragic private life.

Question 10

Caveat (n.)(c.)

Answer 10

She will be offered treatment with the caveat that it might not work.
These are some caveats that concern the validity of the assessment results.
(warning that something might not be completely true. effective, etc.)

Question 11

Resourceful (adj.)

Answer 11

She maintained her reputation of being a resourceful problem solver.
(a person who is good a finding ways to deal with practical problems.)

Question 12

Resolve (n.)

Answer 12

Recent events have strengthened his resolve in finding out the truth.
His eloquence lulls his adversaries into underestimating his resolve, a tempered steel beneath the sleek suits.
(firm determination to do something - tenacity)

Question 13

Phony (adj.)

Answer 13

He made up a phony British accent to sound sexy. Little did he know that she was British and therefore quick to call out the fake accent.
(fake - intended to deceive)

Question 14

Blight (n.)(uc.)

Answer 14

Her guilty secret was a blight on her happiness.
The blight of poverty.
(Something that makes people unhappy or spoils their lives.)

Question 15

Rife (adj.)

Answer 15

Violent crime is still rife in parts of Chicago.
The field of classical music is as rife with interpersonal conflicts as any other.
(widespread, common)

Question 16

Detractor (n.)(c.)

Answer 16

Let your detractors watch as you arise anew.
The detractors asserted that the movie was an example of western propaganda.
(a person who disparages or belittles something)

Question 17

Adherent (n.)(c.)

Answer 17

I gave no credence to his ideology it was, rather the emotional dynamics of his adherents that evoked my admiration.
Iran’s constitution says that the adherents of Zoroastrianism are not subjected to Islamic laws on alcohol consumption and mixed-gender gatherings.

Question 18

Disciple (n.)(c.)

Answer 18

A disciple of Christ.

follower - adherent - believer

Question 19

Valiant (adj.)

Answer 19

She made a valiant effort to make her anger in check, but failed.
Already, Ukraine’s valiant defense has made Putin soften his initial war demands.
(valorous - Possessing or showing determination and bravery
Brave – fearless. But usually does not end well.)

Question 20

Strident (adj.)

Answer 20

Mr. Putin’s remarks which dominate the state media has become increasingly strident.
Public announcements on the crisis became less strident.
(Loud and harsh - sharply insistent on being heard- presenting a point of view in a forceful way.)

Question 21

Subdue (v.)

Answer 21

Police managed to subdue the angry crowd.
He felt the urge to apologize but remembering what she had done subdued the feeling.
(bring under control - restrain - to defeat or control a person or a group)

Question 22

Slavish (adj.)

Answer 22

A slavish adherence to the rules.
It is not a rule to be slavishly followed in every instance.
(obeying, supporting or copying something completely - used to show disapproval)

Question 23

Relict (n.)(c.)

Answer 23

an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated.

Question 24

Strain (n.)(c.)

Answer 24

A new strain of the flu virus.
B. trees observed at Tikal represent a strain that may have been bred by the Maya to increase its yield.
(one meaning is a type of animal, plant or disease.)

Question 25

Retrenchment (n.)

Answer 25

The only way for the Iran nuclear deal to move forward is for the Iranian government to retrench on its nuclear plans.
(Reducing expenditure to achieve financial stability - curtail - economize)