GRE Vocab

Question 1

Imbibe

Answer 1

Drink, (alcohol)

Question 2

Kismet

Answer 2

a power that is believed to control what happens in the future

Question 3

Imbroglio

Answer 3

a. complex dispute or argument

b. acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding

Question 4

Finesse

Answer 4

Skill and cleverness that is shown in the way someone deals with a situation or problem

Question 5

Bemuse

Answer 5

to cause someone to be confused and often also amused

Question 6

Excornate

Answer 6

a. to censure or criticize severely

b. damage or remove part of the surface of the skin

Question 7

Extol

Answer 7

Praise enthusiastically

Question 8

Furtive

Answer 8

Attempting to avoid attention or notice, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble. Secretive

Question 9

Benevolent

Answer 9

Disposition to do good

Question 10

Stentorian

Answer 10

(of a person’s voice) loud and powerful

Question 11

Expository

Answer 11

Intended to explain or describe something

Question 12

Felicitous

Answer 12

well chosen or suited to the circumstances

Question 13

Guarrulous

Answer 13

Excessively talkative especially with trivial matters

Question 14

Poignant

Answer 14

Evoking a keen sense of regret

Question 15

Vociferous

Answer 15

(esp. of a persons speech) vehement or clamorous

Question 16

Deleterious

Answer 16

Causing harm or damage

Question 17

Dispassion

Answer 17

Objectivity and detatchment. “her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness unlike her usual tone”

Question 18

Imperturbation

Answer 18

Free from agitation, calmness, quietude

Question 19

Visceral

Answer 19

Coming from strong emotions and not from logic or reason

Felt in or as in the internal organs of the body

Question 20

Diaphanous

Answer 20

(espp fabric) Light, delicate and translucent

Question 21

Obfuscating

Answer 21

render obscure, unclear or unintelligible