GRE Vocab List 1

Question 1

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 1

way of thought peculiar to someone

Eg- One of his idiosyncrasies was to always be the first one in the car

Question 2

Extant

Answer 2

still in existence; surviving

Eg- The letters she wrote to him two decades ago were still extant in the form of a book.

Question 3

Didactic

Answer 3

Instructional or Educational

Eg- She wrote a didactic novel that set out to expose social injustices.

Question 4

Vociferous

Answer 4

loud and forceful

Eg- The opposition was vociferous regarding the NRC Bill

Question 5

Obdurate

Answer 5

Stubborn

Eg- We argued about the NRC and CAA for hours but he remained obdurate regarding his opinions.

Question 6

Garrulous

Answer 6

Excessively Talkative

Eg- i dislike garrulous taxi drivers.

Question 7

Misanthrope

Answer 7

A person who hates other humans

Eg- The old man was a misanthrope who hated an visitors on his property.

Question 8

Inculpate

Answer 8

Accuse or Blame

Eg- The evidence was tampered with in order to inculpate Ram.

Question 9

Prevaricate

Answer 9

Speak or act in an evasive manner

Eg- Modiji seems to prevaricate whenever the journalists ask pointed questions.

Question 10

Chicanery

Answer 10

Use of deception to achieve one’s purpose

Eg- Loki’s plots were often filled with Chicanery.

Question 11

Gainsay

Answer 11

Deny or Contradict

Eg- Michael Jackson’s influence on music cannot be gainsaid.

Question 12

Providential

Answer 12

Opportune or Advantageous

Eg- The doctor’s presence on the airplane seemed providential.

Question 13

Diffidence

Answer 13

Lack of confidence

Eg- You could see the diffidence on his face when he got onto the stage to perform.

Question 14

Fractious

Answer 14

Irritable or quarrelsome

Eg- They fought as if they were fractious children.

Question 15

Disparate

Answer 15

not able to be compared

Eg- They both had disparate thoughts.

Question 16

Sanguine

Answer 16

Optimistic

Eg- I feel sanguine about the global economy this year.

Question 17

Trite

Answer 17

Lacking originality; commonplace; hackneyed

Eg- The point of the discussion now seems obvious and trite.

Question 18

Succinct

Answer 18

Brief and clear

Eg- His arguments were also succinct and to the point.

Question 19

Erudite

Answer 19

Well-educated

Eg- Ram could turn any conversation into an erudite discussion.

Question 20

Innocuous

Answer 20

Harmless and inoffensive

Eg- I don’t understand the teachers outburst when the student asked an innocuous question.

Question 21

Enervate

Answer 21

Exhaust or tire or weaken

Eg- 3 days without food enervated Ram.

Question 22

Soporific

Answer 22

Tending to induce sleep

Eg- The rhythmic movement of the train often has a soporific effect.

Question 23

Engender

Answer 23

Cause or give rise to

Eg- The CAA engendered great controversy that lasted a few months.

Question 24

Loquacious

Answer 24

talkative

Eg- Savita is way too loquacious. She never shuts up!

Question 25

Equivocate

Answer 25

Prevaricate; beat around the bush | Eg- The movie star has equivocated about his next project.