GRE Words Fall 2022 Semester

Question 1

Jibe

Answer 1

To be in accord

Question 2

Nugatory

Answer 2

Of little or no consequence

Question 3

Tenacity

Answer 3

Not easily pulled apart. Persistent

Question 4

Salubrious

Answer 4

Health-giving

Question 5

Reticent

Answer 5

Reserved. Not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily

Question 6

Invidious

Answer 6

Likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others

Question 7

Enigma

Answer 7

Mysterious, puzzling, difficult to understand

Question 8

Desiccate

Answer 8

Dehydrate, remove moisture from

Question 9

Loquacious

Answer 9

Talktative

Question 10

Cursory

Answer 10

Rapidly and often superficially performed or produced

Question 11

Herald

Answer 11

An official crier or messenger, one that proceeds or foreshadows, to give notice of

Question 12

Pedestrian

Answer 12

Commonplace, unimaginative, dull

Question 13

Torpor

Answer 13

state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy

Question 14

Fret

Answer 14

to be worried or anxious; to gradually wear away at something

Question 15

opprobrium

Answer 15

harsh criticism or censure; public disgrace

Question 16

duplicitous

Answer 16

deceitful

Question 17

foolhardy

Answer 17

recklessly bold or rash

Question 18

amenable

Answer 18

open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded and controlled; susceptible to

Question 19

Aesthetic

Answer 19

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

Question 20

Philanthropic

Answer 20

Promoting the welfare of others, especially through financial support

Question 21

Misanthrope

Answer 21

One who dislikes humanity and avoids other people/society

Question 22

Forswear

Answer 22

Agree to give up or do without; swear falsely

Question 23

Indigenous

Answer 23

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place

Question 24

fidelity

Answer 24

faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty or support; the degree of exactness with which something is copied or reproduced

Question 25

abdicate

Answer 25

(of a monarch) to renounce one’s throne; fail to fulfill or undertake

Question 26

Wrongheaded

Answer 26

having or showing bad judgement; misguided

Question 27

xenophobia

Answer 27

dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries