GRE Verbal Deck 3

Question 1

Quandry

Answer 1

A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation

Quarrels are Quandry and hard to solve during laundry

Question 2

Quixotic

Answer 2

Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

Quote for that car was Quixotic

Question 3

Quotidian

Answer 3

Of or occuring every day; daily

Question 4

Reconcile

Answer 4

Restore friendly realtions between; make (one account) consistent with another

Question 5

Recondite

Answer 5

(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse

Question 6

Redundant

Answer 6

Not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous

Question 7

Revered

Answer 7

Feel deep respect or admiration for (something)

Ryan revers that girl

Question 8

Rhapsody

Answer 8

An effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling

Question 9

Sanguine

Answer 9

Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

Sejal was so sanguine even in inflation

Question 10

Scrupulous

Answer 10

(Of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details

Surgeons are scrupulous with scalpels

Question 11

Shrewd

Answer 11

Having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute

Question 12

Skeptical

Answer 12

Not easily convinced; having having doubts or reservations

Question 13

Sporadic

Answer 13

Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated

Spores are scattered, hence sporadic

Question 14

Stanched

Answer 14

Stop or restrict (a flow of blood) from a wound

World war had trenches that stanched the advance

Question 15

Stigmatization

Answer 15

Branding with disgrace

Question 16

Sullen

Answer 16

Bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy

My old neighbour was sullen

Question 17

Tacit

Answer 17

Understood or implied without being stated

Question 18

Tepid

Answer 18

(Of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm. (Of a response) not enthusiastic

I like my Tea tepid, not too hot.

Question 19

Trifling

Answer 19

Unimportant or trivial

Triathletics is not important and hence trifling, office jobs are important on the other hand

Question 20

Trivial

Answer 20

Of little value or importance

Question 21

Ubiquitous

Answer 21

Present, appearing, or found everywhere

Cosmopolitan

Question 22

Venal

Answer 22

Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery

Veena might be sold in black market, it’s venal view

Question 23

Veracious

Answer 23

Speaking or representing the truth

He was very truthfull, very veracious in spacious courtroom

Question 24

Vindicated

Answer 24

Clear (someone) of blame or suspicion

It’s like wind blew away all suspicions and indicated he was clear of charges, so vindicated