GRE Vocab 4

Question 1

amiable

(am ee uh bull)

Answer 1

adj. friendly

Question 2

slapdash

(slap dash)

Answer 2

adj. carelessly and hastily put together

Question 3

dog

(Dog)

Answer 3

v. to pursue relentlessly; to hound

Question 4

pensive

Answer 4

adj. thoughtful; reflective; melancholy

Question 5

panache

Answer 5

adj. distinctive and showy elegance

Question 6

insidious

Answer 6

adj. working in a subtle but destructive way

Question 7

frustrate

Answer 7

v. to hinder or prevent

Question 8

contrive

Answer 8

v. to pull off a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery

Question 9

subsume

Answer 9

v. to contain or include

v. to consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle

Question 10

tantamount

Answer 10

adj. being essentially equal to something

Question 11

forlorn

Answer 11

adj. sad; lonely; hopeless

Question 12

exalt

Answer 12

v. to praise or glorify

Question 13

jovial

Answer 13

adj. jolly

Question 14

reproach

Answer 14

v. to express criticism towards

Question 15

askance

Answer 15

adv. with a look of suspicion or disapproval

Question 16

maladroit

Answer 16

adj. clumsy

Question 17

pejorative

Answer 17

adj. expressing contempt or disapproval

n. a word expressing contempt or disapproval

Question 18

economical

Answer 18

adj. avoiding waste, efficient

Question 19

junta

Answer 19

n. a military group controlling a government after taking control of it by force

Question 20

melee

Answer 20

n. a wild, confusing fight or struggle

Question 21

checkered

Answer 21

adj. marked by disreputable or unfortunate happenings

Question 22

raft

Answer 22

n. a large number of something

Question 23

cadaverous

Answer 23

adj. emaciated; gaunt

Question 24

virago

Answer 24

n. an ill-tempered or violent woman

Question 25

fleece

Answer 25

v. to rob by the use of trickery or threats

Question 26

guffaw

Answer 26

v. to laugh boisterously

Question 27

tutelary

Answer 27

adj. relating to protection or a guardian

Question 28

deride

Answer 28

v. to express contempt for; to ridicule

Question 29

inculpate

Answer 29

v. to charge with wrongdoing; to accuse

Question 30

pellucid

Answer 30

adj. translucently clear

Question 31

simpleton

Answer 31

n. a person lacking in common sense; idiot

Question 32

deft

Answer 32

adj. skillful; clever

Question 33

staid

Answer 33

adj. sedate; respectable; boring

Question 34

eccentric

Answer 34

adj. quirky or unusual

Question 35

equable

Answer 35

adj. even-tempered adj. not given to much change or variation

Question 36

exposition

Answer 36

n. a thorough explanation n. a public show or fair

Question 37

imprudence

Answer 37

n. bad judgement

Question 38

maverick

Answer 38

n. an unorthodox person or rebel

Question 39

mundane

Answer 39

adj. everyday; boring

Question 40

occult

Answer 40

n. the mystical and supernatural

Question 41

peruse

Answer 41

v. to read something carefully and closely v. to read something informally or quickly (context matters!)

Question 42

presumptuous

Answer 42

adj. failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate

Question 43

impute

Answer 43

v. to attribute or assign to

Question 44

interminable

Answer 44

adj. endless (often used hyperbolically)

Question 45

aloof

Answer 45

adj. removed or distant either physically or emotionally

Question 46

meek

Answer 46

adj. quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive

Question 47

quaint

Answer 47

adj. attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned

Question 48

supple

Answer 48

adj. compliant; adaptable adj. pliant; limber

Question 49

bashful

Answer 49

adj. shy; diffident

Question 50

veneer

Answer 50

n. a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, display, or effect

Question 51

abreast

Answer 51

adj. acquainted; familiar; conversant

Question 52

rhapsody

Answer 52

n. an ecstatic expression of feeling or enthusiasm

Question 53

avail

Answer 53

v. to make use or take advantage of

Question 54

sartorial

Answer 54

adj. relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress

Question 55

brandish

Answer 55

v. to put into view in a threatening or excited manner