Gre Vocab B

Question 1

Balk

Answer 1

1. To hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
2. To stop short and refuse to proceed

Question 2

Base

Answer 2

1. The lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported
2. Without moral principles; ignoble

Question 3

Belie

Answer 3

1. (Of an appearance) to fail to give a true notion or impression of something; disguise or contradict
2. To fail to fulfill or justify (a claim or expectation); betray

Something that somewhat distorts reality

Question 4

Benign

Answer 4

1. Gentle and kindly
2. (Of a disease) not harmful in effect

Question 5

Bogus

Answer 5

Not genuine or true; fake

Question 6

Bolster

Answer 6

1. To support or strengthen
2. A long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support

Question 7

Boor

Answer 7

An unrefined, ill-mannered person

Question 8

Buffer

Answer 8

1. A person or thing that prevents incompatible or antagonistic people or things from coming into contact with or harming each other
2. To lessen or moderate the impact of something

Question 9

Bureaucracy

Answer 9

1. A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
2. Excessive multiplication of, and concentration of power in, administrative bureaus or administrators

(A system thats reamly administrative)

Question 10

Burgeon

Answer 10

To begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

Question 11

Buttress

Answer 11

1. A projecting support of stone or brick built against a wall
2. To increase the strength of or justification for; reinforce

Question 12

Bygone

Answer 12

1. Belonging to an earlier time (adj)
2. An event or thing dating from an earlier time (noun)