GRE Vocab List 7

Question 1

Cow

Answer 1

Intimidate

Eg- The journalists were cowed by the angry politicians threats.

Question 2

Ferret

Answer 2

Search persistently

Eg- She was born to be a detective since she could ferret out clues that no one else could even see.

Question 3

Palimpsest

Answer 3

Something reused or altered but still bearing traces of earlier use
Eg- The whiteboard carried the palimpsest of the hardworking professor.

Question 4

Defenestrate

Answer 4

Throw someone out of the window or remove from position of power.
Eg- The detective was sure that she was defenestrated although the official verdict was suicide.

Question 5

Inveigh

Answer 5

protest against

Eg- The students inveighed against the lack of security on campus.

Question 6

Invective

Answer 6

harsh or abusive language

Eg- He let out a stream of invective after his boss fired him.

Question 7

Diatribe

Answer 7

bitter verbal attack against someone or something

Eg- Greta’s speech soon turned into a diatribe against capitalism.

Question 8

Screed

Answer 8

long rant that has become tedious

Eg- His screed on capitalism has begun to annoy me. He just never shuts up!

Question 9

Tirade

Answer 9

long angry speech

Eg- Instead of a proper discussion, He spiraled of into a tirade filled with invective.

Question 10

Harangue

Answer 10

Tirade

Question 11

Precipitate

Answer 11

make something happen hastily

Eg- The govt new law soon precipitated large protests all over the country.

Question 12

Slapdash

Answer 12

Hastily put together

Eg- Due to the last minute notice, he could only give a slapdash performance.

Question 13

Thoroughgoing

Answer 13

Absolute

Eg- Shivani is a thoroughgoing chocoholic.

Question 14

Cadaverous

Answer 14

very thin, pale or like a corpse

Eg- After spending days isolated on an island, he returned looking cadaverous.

Question 15

Gregarious

Answer 15

fond of company or sociable

Eg- He was a popular and gregarious person.

Question 16

Peruse

Answer 16

read carefully

Eg- The businessman perused the contract carefully before making a decision.

Question 17

Disabuse

Answer 17

persuade someone that an idea or belief is mistaken

Eg- The teacher disabused that students idea that college would be easier than school.

Question 18

Perfidious

Answer 18

deceitful and untrustworthy

Eg- Unlike romeo, julius was a perfidious lover.

Question 19

Proscribe

Answer 19

prohibit or condemn

Eg- Polygamy is proscribed in most cultures.

Question 20

Striate

Answer 20

Mark with stripes or grooves

Question 21

Dissemble

Answer 21

conceal or disguise

Eg- Since they were childhood friends, he had no option but to dissemble his feeling for her.

Question 22

Probity

Answer 22

Integrity and honesty

Eg- He lacked financial wealth but people still looked up to him due to his probity.

Question 23

Craven

Answer 23

cowardly

Eg- His craven behavior earned him a one way ticket to the gallows.

Question 24

Phlegmatic

Answer 24

Having a calm and indifferent disposition

Eg- Sherlock’s phlegmatic behavior earned him a few looks whenever he spoke.

Question 25

Platitude

Answer 25

Full of cliches

Eg- This book is filled with the same old platitudes where the hero saves the damsel in distress.