GRE Words

Question 1

inform

Answer 1

inform - give facts or information

Question 2

belie

Answer 2

belie - fail to give true impression of something, contradict, fail to justify

Question 3

sever

Answer 3

sever - divide by cutting or slicing, suddenly and forcibly/ put to an end/ break off

Question 4

apt

Answer 4

apt - suitable in the circumstances/ having a tendency to do something/ quick to learn

Question 5

aver

Answer 5

aver - state or assert to the case, declare/ allege as fact in a support of a plea(LAW context)

Question 6

elated

Answer 6

elated - make someone ecstatically happy

Question 7

temper

Answer 7

temper - act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to something

Question 8

appropriate

Answer 8

appropriate - proper/ seize/ devote to a special purpose

Question 9

ploy

Answer 9

a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one’s own advantage.

Question 10

conventional

Answer 10

conventional - following traditional forms and genres

Question 11

thorough

Answer 11

thorough - complete with regard to every detail

Question 12

sound

Answer 12

sound - not damaged/ good judgment/ competent/ an idea or impression conveyed by words

Question 13

rational

Answer 13

rational - based on or in accordance with reason or logic

Question 14

undermine

Answer 14

undermine - erode the base/ lessen the effectiveness

Question 15

partial

Answer 15

partial - incomplete/ biased/ having a liking for

Question 16

obscure

Answer 16

obscure - not discovered or known about/ abstruse

Question 17

berate

Answer 17

berate - scold or criticize angrily

Question 18

yield

Answer 18

yield - produce or provide/ surrender/ give way under force or pressure

Question 19

tact

Answer 19

tact - skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues

Question 20

subtle

Answer 20

subtle - delicately complex/ making use of clever and indirect methods to achieve something