GRE Vocab List 3

Question 1

Raft

Answer 1

Large number of something

Eg- A raft of new policies followed the elected of BJP.

Question 2

Involved

Answer 2

Complicated

Eg- We just had a long involved conversation that left me confused.

Question 3

Retiring

Answer 3

Shy

Eg- Henry Cavendish was a brilliant yet retiring man.

Question 4

Base

Answer 4

Immoral or unscrupulous

Eg- The electoral commission’s base behavior caused an inquiry.

Question 5

Inundate

Answer 5

overwhelm or flood

Eg- The island may be inundated due to the tsunami.

Question 6

Scintillating

Answer 6

Brilliant and lively

Eg- Einstein was one of the most scintillating scientist of his time.

Question 7

Benighted

Answer 7

in a state of pitiful ignorance

Eg- Mother Teresa brought peace to thousands of benighted people.

Question 8

Hedge

Answer 8

to limit or qualify

Eg- The police asked the suspect to hedge their story around the happenings of the day of the murder.

Question 9

Flush

Answer 9

Be shy
In abundance
To drive out of hiding (flush someone out)

Question 10

Fell

Answer 10

terribly evil

Eg- The fell pandemic destroyed thousands of lives.

Question 11

Arch

Answer 11

Deliberately teasing

Eg- His voice consistently carried an arch tone which made it very annoying to talk to him.

Question 12

Tender

Answer 12

offer or present something

Eg- He tendered his resignation letter.

Question 13

Wanting

Answer 13

lacking

Question 14

Becoming

Answer 14

appropriate

Question 15

Fleece

Answer 15

deceive

Eg- Mumbai’s taxi drivers are well known to fleece tourists by charging higher than normal fares.

Question 16

Telling

Answer 16

Having a striking or revealing effect

Eg- Ernst Rutherford came up with a telling proof regarding the shape of the atom.

Question 17

Histrionic

Answer 17

melodramatic or theatrical

Eg- Akhil was often known for his histrionic outbursts.

Question 18

Demur

Answer 18

raise objection or show reluctance

Eg- Even Trumps closest confidants demurred regarding the latest bill he proposed.

Question 19

Demure

Answer 19

Modest, shy or mild

Eg- Often pugnacious, she revealed her demure side only to her significant other.

Question 20

Beatific

Answer 20

radiating bliss

Eg- Her demure smile often gave her a beatific look.

Question 21

Perfunctory

Answer 21

carried out without real interest

Eg- You can often see me on the road giving perfunctory nod to people instead of going up to greet them.

Question 22

Peremptory

Answer 22

bossy and domineering

Eg- The boss demanded the ppt by EOD in a peremptory manner.

Question 23

Indigent

Answer 23

penury or poor

Eg- Pryaas is an NGO to teach indigent children.

Question 24

Errant

Answer 24

deviating from generally accepted behaviour

Eg- Rani decided to divorce her errant husband due to his debauchery.

Question 25

Arrant

Answer 25

complete and utter

Eg- His speech was filled with arrant nonsense.