GRE Words Group 15

Question 1

alienate

Answer 1

make someone feel isolated and estranged

Question 2

apathy

Answer 2

lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something

Question 3

apropos

Answer 3

appropriate or relevant to the situation.

Question 4

apt

Answer 4

1. suitable or appropriate
2. having a tendency toward something
3. quick to learn

Question 5

cloak

Answer 5

conceal or disguise

Question 6

consensus

Answer 6

general agreement among the members of a group

Question 7

distort

Answer 7

give a false or misleading account of

Question 8

divergent

Answer 8

growing further apart; disagreeing

Question 9

elated

Answer 9

very happy or proud

Question 10

enchant

Answer 10

capture the attention or to char

Question 11

entrenched

Answer 11

firmly ingrained and unlikely to change

Question 12

exotic

Answer 12

foreign, especially in an exciting way

Question 13

exploitative

Answer 13

taking unfair advantage of a person, group, or situation

Question 14

foreseeable

Answer 14

able to be predicted or expected

Question 15

forsake

Answer 15

abandon or give up

Question 16

gratify

Answer 16

please or satisfy; make content

Question 17

heed

Answer 17

mind or regard with care; pay attention

Question 18

judicious

Answer 18

having, characterized by, or done with good judgment or sound thinking

Question 19

lucid

Answer 19

clear and easy to understand

Question 20

pertinent

Answer 20

important with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant

Question 21

propriety

Answer 21

conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior

Question 22

scintillating

Answer 22

brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty

Question 23

sensational

Answer 23

exaggerated for effect, often sacrificing accuracy

Question 24

sophisticated

Answer 24

1. experienced, worldly, or cultured
2. advanced or intricate, often in tech

Question 25

strife

Answer 25

conflict or struggle

Question 26

understated

Answer 26

expressed in a subtle, restrained, or low-key manner

Question 27

unscrupulous

Answer 27

without moral principles

Question 28

veracity

Answer 28

conformity to truth or accuracy

Question 29

virulent

Answer 29

extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious

Question 30

volatile

Answer 30

likely to change unpredictably and quickly (usually for the worse)