GRE Vocab List 10

Question 1

Chagrin

Answer 1

annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated
Dismay
Eg- To my chagrin, I couldn’t accomplish the task.

Question 2

Corollary

Answer 2

consequences

Eg- The rise in unemployment is the corollary of the pandemic.

Question 3

Antipathy

Answer 3

deep rooted feeling of dislike or hatred

Eg- His antipathy towards capitalism cannot be justified.

Question 4

Bastardization

Answer 4

adulterate, contaminate or corrupt.

Eg- They took my idea, bastardized it and tried to sell it back to me.

Question 5

Ebullient

Answer 5

Cheerful and full of energy

Eg- She looked ebullient and beautiful in that red dress.

Question 6

Banal

Answer 6

So lacking in originality such that its dull and boring

Eg- We’ve had this conversation so often that the topic is now banal.

Question 7

Charlatan

Answer 7

a person falsely claiming to have a skill

Eg- The charlatan even tried to sell the Eiffel tower

Question 8

Hubris

Answer 8

Excessive pride

Eg- The greatest of men have fell prey to their hubris.

Question 9

Grandiloquent

Answer 9

Pompous manner of speech

Eg- The parvenu spoke in a grandiloquent manner about his wealth.

Question 10

Capitulate

Answer 10

Yield

Eg- The protesters against the new regulations had to capitulate in the end.

Question 11

Clemency

Answer 11

mercy

Eg- The accused begged for clemency in the court.

Question 12

Relegate

Answer 12

Assign an inferior rank or position to

Eg- John angered the boss and was hence relegated only minor role in the project.

Question 13

Solicitous

Answer 13

Showing concern

Eg- The teacher was always solicitous to the plight of her students.

Question 14

Epigram

Answer 14

witty remark or saying

Question 15

Celerity

Answer 15

Swiftness of movement

Eg- The messenger raced back to the base with great celerity.

Question 16

Sardonic

Answer 16

mocking or cynical

Eg- John watched his competitor fail with a sardonic grin on his face.

Question 17

Dispatch

Answer 17

speed or swiftness

Eg- The situation calls for someone that can work with dispatch.

Question 18

Solicitude

Answer 18

feeling of concern

Eg- He finally managed to touch her heart by consistent solicitude.

Question 19

Unpropitious

Answer 19

unfavorable or unlikely to be successful

Eg- His news came at a unpropitious moment.

Question 20

Lacerate

Answer 20

distress deeply

Question 21

noisome

Answer 21

foul smelling or unpleasant

Eg- The noisome vapors of the sewage water.

Question 22

Incorrigible

Answer 22

not able to be changed

Eg- His errant ways were incorrigible.

Question 23

Inveterate

Answer 23

long term habit which is unlikely to be changed

Eg- He was an inveterate gambler.

Question 24

Congenital

Answer 24

Hereditary

Eg- Her heart condition is congenital.

Question 25

Pathological

Answer 25

Compulsive or obsessive | Eg- He was a pathological liar.