GRE Vocab List 9

Question 1

Attenuate

Answer 1

reduce the force ,effect or value of

Eg- The filter attenuated frequencies above 100 hz.

Question 2

Anomalous

Answer 2

abnormal or irregular

Eg- She found herself trapped in an anomalous situation.

Question 3

Acrimony

Answer 3

Bitterness or ill feeling

Eg- Their 3 year loving relationship dissolved into acrimony.

Question 4

Conciliate

Answer 4

appease or make peace with

Eg- concessions were made by the indian govt to conciliate the American delegation.

Question 5

Calumny

Answer 5

Slander

Eg- Rahul Gandhi is plagued by calumnies after each interview.

Question 6

Commensurate

Answer 6

in proportion

Eg- The salaries will be commensurate with age and experience.

Question 7

Churlish

Answer 7

rude or ill mannered

Eg- It seemed churlish to complain after all that she’s done for us.

Question 8

Chastise

Answer 8

reprimand harshly

Eg- The boss chastised the employees for being lazy.

Question 9

Cogent

Answer 9

clear, logical and convincing.

Eg- The lawyer put forward his case in a cogent manner.

Question 10

Exculpate

Answer 10

clear of charges

Eg- After years of being of ignominy, he was finally exculpated by the court.

Question 11

Temperance

Answer 11

Abstinence or moderation in action and thought

Eg- After years of being an alcoholic, he decided it was time for for him to adopt some temperance.

Question 12

Pique

Answer 12

Stimulate, excite or make angry

Eg- He left the party in a fit of pique.

Question 13

Perquisite

Answer 13

perk or benefit

Eg- The job came with its own perquisites like a car, new laptop etc.

Question 14

Curate

Answer 14

member of the clergy

select and organize

Question 15

Condone

Answer 15

overlook or allow

Eg- His lack of reaction implied that he tacitly condoned the actions of his employees.

Question 16

Elegy

Answer 16

Sad or mournful poem

Eg- The heartbroken lover wrote multiple elegies to in honor of his dead lover.

Question 17

Flag

Answer 17

Weaken or loose enthusiasm

Eg- On the 4th day of going to the gym, his enthusiasm began to flag.

Question 18

Mollify

Answer 18

appease or assuage

Eg- The new laws were made to mollify the anger of the journalists.

Question 19

Hyperbole

Answer 19

Exaggeration

Eg- It’s quite interesting to listen to him talk even though much of what he says is a hyperbole.

Question 20

Palter

Answer 20

1. Equivocate
2. Trifle with
   Eg- My anger is not to be paltered with so i suggest you answer my question without paltering.

Question 21

Nettlesome

Answer 21

Causing annoyance or difficulties

Eg- Walking to the college mess is so nettlesome.

Question 22

Lachrymose

Answer 22

Tearful or weepy

Eg- By the end of the movie, she was pink eyed and lachrymose.

Question 23

Antic

Answer 23

grotesque or bizarre

Eg- Frankenstein is up to his antics again. This time he’s trying to reanimate a corpse.

Question 24

Nuance

Answer 24

Subtle

Eg- The barbaric man could not appreciate the nuances of the famous poem.

Question 25

Buttress

Answer 25

Support | Eg- Military might is the buttress of any great regime.