Gre Vocab I

Question 1

Implication

Answer 1

1. The conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated
2. The action or state of being involved in something

Question 2

Implicit

Answer 2

1. Implied though not plainly expressed
2. Essentially or very closely related with; always to be found in

Question 3

Implode

Answer 3

1. Collapse or cause to collapse violently inward

Question 4

Inadvertent

Answer 4

1. Not resulting from or achieved through demiberate planning

Question 5

Inasmuch (conjunction) + as

Answer 5

To the extent that; in view of the fact that; since

Question 7

Inadvertent

Answer 7

Not resultingvfrom or achieved through deliberate planning

Question 8

Incentive

Answer 8

1. Incentive
2. A payment or concession to stimulate greater output or investment

Question 9

Inchoate

Answer 9

(Adj) just begun so not fully formed, rudimentary

Question 10

Incipient

Answer 10

In an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop (adj)

Question 12

Incongruous

Answer 12

Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspect of something

Question 13

Inconsequential

Answer 13

(Adj) not important or insignificant

Question 14

Indeterminate

Answer 14

Indéterminé (not known, not defined)

Question 15

Indifferent

Answer 15

1. Indifférent
2. Neither good nor bad

Question 16

Inform

Answer 16

1. Give someone facts or information
2. Give an essential or formative principle or quality to

Question 17

Ingenuous

Answer 17

1. Of a person or action : innocent and unsuspecting

Question 19

Ingrained

Answer 19

Firmly fixed or established; difficult to change
(Of dirt or stain) deeply embedded and thus difficult to remove

Question 20

Inherent

Answer 20

1. Existing in somethingas a permanent, essential, or chracteristic attribute (adj)

Question 21

Innocuous

Answer 21

Not harmful or offensive

Synonym : benign

Question 22

Intractable

Answer 22

1. Hard to control or deal with
2. (Of a person) Difficult; stubborn

Question 23

Intrepid

Answer 23

Fearless, adventurous
(Often used for rhetoric of humourus effect)

Question 24

Intrinsic

Answer 24

Intrinsèque
Belonging naturally; essential

Question 25

Jocular

Answer 25

Fond or characterized by joking; humorous or playful (adj)

Question 26

Judicious

Answer 26

Judicieux

Question 27

Juncture

Answer 27

1. A particular point in events or time
2. A place where things join