GRE Vocal part 2

Question 1

Obfuscation

Answer 1

The action of making something unclear

Question 2

Raillery

Answer 2

Good Humor teasing

Question 3

Candour

Answer 3

The quality of being open and honest

Question 4

Inimical

Answer 4

Tending to harm

Question 5

Dormant

Answer 5

Having normal physical or emotional functions suspended or slowed down

Question 6

Modish

Answer 6

Conforming the current trend or fashion

Question 7

Sanguine

Answer 7

Optimistic in apparently bad situation

Question 8

Banal

Answer 8

So lacking in originality that its almost boring

Question 9

Antiquity

Answer 9

The ancient past, before human civilization

Question 10

Dubious

Answer 10

Hesitating or in doubt

Question 11

Ingenious

Answer 11

(of a person) clever and inventive

(of a machine or idea) cleverly and originally devised well suited to their purpose

Question 12

Enfeeble

Answer 12

Make weak

Question 13

Invigorate

Answer 13

Give energy or strength

Question 14

Delineate

Answer 14

Describe or portray something clearly or precisely

Question 15

Conundrum

Answer 15

A confusing or difficult question or problem

Question 16

Disquietude

Answer 16

A state of uneasiness and stress

Question 17

Magnanimity

Answer 17

Generosity

Question 18

Aplomb

Answer 18

Self-assurance

Question 19

Denigrate

Answer 19

Unfair criticism

Question 20

Deft

Answer 20

Clean and neat in one’s movement, Demonstrating skill and cleverness

Question 21

Tantamount

Answer 21

Equivalent in seriousness to; comparable to

Question 22

Debunk

Answer 22

Expose the hollowness of an idea or belief

Question 23

Martinet

Answer 23

A person who demands complete obedience

Question 24

Derivative

Answer 24

Originating from

Question 25

Allegory

Answer 25

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

Question 26

Tortuous

Answer 26

Full of twists and turns

Question 27

Ad hoc

Answer 27

when necessary or needed

Question 28

Acerbic

Answer 28

Sharp and forthright; of a speaking style

Question 29

Reticent

Answer 29

No revealing one’s thoughts and feelings easily

Question 30

Prolix

Answer 30

containing too many words

Question 31

Torpid

Answer 31

Mentally or physically inactive; lethargic

Question 32

Temerarious

Answer 32

Reckless

Question 33

Tenacious

Answer 33

keeping hold of something, clinging