GRE Words K-M

Question 1

Killjoy

Answer 1

A person who spoils the joy or pleasure of others

Question 2

Laconic

Answer 2

Brief and to the point; concise

Question 3

Lampoon

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To make fun of; to mock or ridicule

Question 4

Latent

Answer 4

Dormant

Question 5

Laud

Answer 5

To praise

Question 6

Laudable

Answer 6

Praiseworthy

Question 7

Licentious

Answer 7

Unrestrained by laws or rules, especially especially those related to sexuality

Question 8

Liken

Answer 8

To represent as similar to someone or something

Question 9

Loquacious

Answer 9

Talkative

Question 10

Lucid

Answer 10

Easily understood; clear

Question 11

Lugubrious

Answer 11

Gloomy, depressing

Question 12

Magnanimity

Answer 12

Generosity

Question 13

Malingerer

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One who feigns illness to escape duty

Question 14

Malleable

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Pliant; able to be reshaped

Question 15

Masticate

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To chew or to reduce to a pulp

Question 16

Maverick

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Rebel; nonconformist

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Mealymouthed

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Insincere, deceitful

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Mediocrity

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The state or quality of being barely adequate

Question 19

Mendacious

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Untruthful, deceitful

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Mendicant

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A beggar or homeless person

Question 21

Metamorphosis

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Change of form

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Meticulous

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Very thorough and precise

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Misanthrope

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One who hates people

Question 24

Mitigate

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To lessen in intensity; to appease

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Modicum

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A small amount

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Mollify

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To soothe

Question 27

Morbidity

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Related to illness or disease, in a certain population or geographical area

Question 28

Mordant

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Sarcastic; harsh

Question 29

Moribund

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Near death or extinction

Question 30

Morose

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Ill-humored; sullen

Question 31

Mundane

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Ordinary; dull

Question 32

Myopic

Answer 32

Shortsighted or narrow-minded