GRE Vocab Set 26

Question 1

apprehension

Answer 1

1. anxiety or fear that something bad will happen
2. understanding; grasp
3. the action of arresting someone

Question 2

ardent

Answer 2

very enthusiastic or passionate

Question 3

axiomatic

Answer 3

self-evident; unquestionable

Question 4

cease

Answer 4

come or bring to an end

Question 5

conducive

Answer 5

having the property of conducting something

Question 6

corporeal

Answer 6

relating to the person’s body especially as opposed to their spirit

Question 7

doctrinaire

Answer 7

seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations

Question 7

doctrinaire

Answer 7

seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations

Question 8

eclectic

Answer 8

deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources

Question 9

equanimity

Answer 9

calmness and composure especially in difficult situations

Question 10

exorbitant

Answer 10

(of a price) unreasonably high

Question 11

fickle

Answer 11

changing frequently, especially regards one’s loyalties or affection

Question 12

fugurative

Answer 12

1. departing from literal use of words; metaphorical

2. representing forms that are recognizably dervied from life

Question 13

flustered

Answer 13

make (someone) agitated or confused

Question 14

gullible

Answer 14

easily persuaded to believe something; credulous

Question 15

idiosyncratic

Answer 15

peculiar; individual

Question 16

insolent

Answer 16

showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

Question 17

lampoon

Answer 17

publicly criticize by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm

Question 18

lugubrious

Answer 18

looking or sounding sad and dismissal

Question 19

macabre

Answer 19

disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death

Question 20

morose

Answer 20

sullen and ill-tempered

Question 21

officious

Answer 21

assertive of authority in a domineering way; especially with regard with trivial matters

Question 22

ramification

Answer 22

a complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event

Question 23

serene

Answer 23

calm, peaceful and untroubled

Question 24

supplant

Answer 24

supersede and replace

Question 25

tacit

Answer 25

understood or implied without being stated

Question 26

treatise

Answer 26

a written work dealing formally with and systematically with a subject