Gre Words 4

Question 1

plaintive

Answer 1

sounding sad and mournful

Question 2

rueful

Answer 2

feeling, showing or expressing sorrow, repentance or regret

Question 3

proscribe

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forbid, especially by law / denounce or condemn

Question 4

prescribe

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state authoritatively or as a rule that an action or a procedure should be carried out

Question 5

superseded

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replaced

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supplanted

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replaced

Question 7

incongruous

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not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something

Question 8

tawdry

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cheap

Question 9

stately

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• slow, formal and dignified
• impressive or grand in size, appearance or manner

(Majestueux, imposant)

Question 10

relegated

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• consigned to a lower position
  “the industry was relegated to second position”
• exiled

Question 11

To tout

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To promote, praise (something)

Question 12

manifested

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displayed

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covert

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not openly acknowledge or dipslayed

Question 14

incorrigible

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Of a person or their behavior: not able to be changed

Question 15

incandescent

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radiant

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truculent

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harsh or combative

Question 17

reproach

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scold

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reprove

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scold

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mollify

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soothe

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indulge

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give in

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admonish

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• warn or reprimand someone firmly
• advise or urge (someone)

Question 22

elation

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great happiness and exhilaration

Question 23

recalcitrant

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defiant

Question 24

Intractable

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Hard to control or deal with

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amenable

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agreeble

Question 26

Ingenuous

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naive

Question 27

Capricious

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impulsive and unpredictable

Question 28

Onerous

Answer 28

burdensome