GRE Vocab List 6

Question 1

Malfeasance

Answer 1

Wrongdoing by govt official

Eg- Chidambaram was arrested due to malfeasance.

Question 2

Lascivious

Answer 2

Revealing sexual interest or desire

Eg- The guy at the bar gave me a lascivious wink.

Question 3

Venal

Answer 3

Corrupt

Eg- The custom officers were well known to be venal.

Question 4

Turpitude

Answer 4

Wicked and immoral

Eg- Snape being a double agent is not an excuse for his acts of turpitude towards young students.

Question 5

Assiduous

Answer 5

showing great care or diligence

Eg- She went through each calculation assiduously.

Question 6

Sui Generis

Answer 6

Unique

Eg- Each individual has sui generis characteristics.

Question 7

Spendthrift

Answer 7

extravagantly spending a lot of money

Eg- He turned into a spendthrift after winning the lottery

Question 8

Parsimonious

Answer 8

Extremely frugal

Eg- Joe who is known for being parsimonious treated everyone to drinks after his child was born.

Question 9

Sybarite

Answer 9

Hedonist or pleasure seeking often in luxury

Eg- Before turning into a sybarite, he was often lauded for his potential.

Question 10

Impecunious

Answer 10

not having any money

Eg- The impecunious noble family was only left with its title.

Question 11

Penurious

Answer 11

Extremely poor or miserly

Eg- The tightfisted penurious boss refused to pay his workers on time, which in turn left them penurious.

Question 12

Insolvent

Answer 12

Unable to pay debts

Eg- Due to a series of wrong investments, the company was left insolvent.

Question 13

Avarice

Answer 13

Extreme greed for wealth

Eg- His avarice led him to make wrong choices in life just for a few quick bucks.

Question 14

Cupidity

Answer 14

Greed for wealth

Eg- The evidence was enough to prove the cupidity of the govt officials.

Question 15

Defray

Answer 15

provide money to pay

Eg- My winnings from the poker game helped defray the evenings treat to my friends.

Question 16

Mulct

Answer 16

Take money from or swindle someone

Eg- The rapacious landlord never missed an opportunity to mulct any money from the tenants.

Question 17

Apogee

Answer 17

Highest point of something

Eg- Sholay is often considered the apogee of that era of bollywood.

Question 18

Nadir

Answer 18

Lowest point

Eg- Zero could be considered to be the nadir of Shahrukh Khans career.

Question 19

Untoward

Answer 19

Inconvenient

Eg- I couldnt help her due to my untoward circumstances.

Question 20

Upbraid

Answer 20

Scold or find fault with

Eg- I was often upbraided in my school for having a beard.

Question 21

Underwrite

Answer 21

Insure financially

Eg- The bank was willing to underwrite as they saw potential in the business plan.

Question 22

Overweening

Answer 22

Showing excessive confidence or pride; excessively arrogant

Eg- Due to his overweening attitude, He never refused to take on any task no matter how challenging.

Question 23

Bellicose

Answer 23

demonstrating aggression

Eg- The bellicose general was always raring to go to war.

Question 24

Hawkish

Answer 24

Favouring conflict over compromise

Eg- The bellicose general was part of the Hawkish faction that was raring to go to war even for minor issues.

Question 25

Jingoism

Answer 25

Extreme patriotism that favors war as a solution | Eg- The jingoism that resulted due to a collective hatred for Pakistan swept the Indian middle class.