gre words round 1

Question 1

atone v

Answer 1

compensate, make amends, apologize. Eyt: “at one”

Question 2

vouchsafe v

Answer 2

give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner.
“it is a blessing vouchsafed him by heaven”

reveal or disclose (information).
“you’d never vouchsafed that interesting tidbit before”

Question 3

reprove

Answer 3

rebuke, express disapproval, admonish, berate, castigate, censure

Question 4

venal

Answer 4

bribable, corruptible, amoral. That may be bought for a price without regard for higher principles.

Question 5

rife

Answer 5

overflowing, abundant

Question 6

sanguine

Answer 6

happy, optimistic, uoyant

Question 7

belie

Answer 7

(of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict.
“his lively alert manner belied his years”

fail to fulfill or justify (a claim or expectation); betray.
“the notebooks belie Darwin’s later recollection”

Question 8

quixotic

Answer 8

foolishly idealistic

Question 9

calumny

Answer 9

slander

Question 10

opprobrious

Answer 10

scornful, critical, abusive, calumniatory

Question 11

countenance v

Answer 11

admit as acceptable or possible

tolerate, permit, support

Question 12

sinecure n

Answer 12

a position requiring little work but giving status or benefit. Cushy job

Question 13

impugn

Answer 13

dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive)

call into question, challenge, dispute, take issue with

Question 14

mien

Answer 14

person’s presence, manner, demeanor

Question 15

gainsay

Answer 15

contradict, combat, disagree

Question 16

ebullience

Answer 16

enthusiasm, buoyancy, elation

Question 17

scurrilous

Answer 17

foul-mouthed, vulgar, indecent, lewd

Question 18

abjure

Answer 18

give up, renounce, recant a heresy or other opinion/position

Question 19

extirpate

Answer 19

destroy, uproot, explunge

Question 20

arcane

Answer 20

difficult to understand

Question 21

diffident

Answer 21

modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.
“a diffident youth”

shy, bashful, unfonfident

Question 22

elegiac

Answer 22

sorrowful

Question 23

licentious

Answer 23

sexually unrestrained / immoral

Question 24

enjoin

Answer 24

to direct or order somebody - “join me, muthafucka”

Question 25

catechize

Answer 25

teach by questioning

Question 26

callow

Answer 26

new and inexperienced, novice

Question 27

palliation

Answer 27

apology or excuse - make somebody feel better like palliative medicine

Question 28

promulgation

Answer 28

announcement

Question 29

curt and churlish

Answer 29

rude or discourteous (curt in a short sort of way)

Question 30

circumspect

Answer 30

cautious, prudent. Synonym judicious.