GRE25 From4777-4976

Question 1

malady

Answer 1

illness

Question 2

imbibe

Answer 2

drink in

Question 3

plaster

Answer 3

paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls; V.

Question 4

sprightly

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lively

Question 5

paean

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song of praise or joy; Ex. paeans celebrating the victory

Question 6

sundry

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miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items

Question 7

vanguard

Answer 7

forerunners; foremost position of an army; advance forces; foremost position in a trend or movement; CF. rearguard

Question 8

coiffure

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hairstyle

Question 9

founder

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fail completely; sink; CF. flounder

Question 10

martial

Answer 10

warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law

Question 11

exemplary

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serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model

Question 12

necromancy

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black magic; sorcery; dealings with the dead; art that professes to communicate with the spirits of the dead so as to predict the future; CF. necromancer; CF. necro+divination; CF. necro-: death; Ex. necropolis

Question 13

primal

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first in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man’s primal innocence

Question 14

amphibian

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able to live both on land and in water; N.

Question 15

tyro

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beginner; novice

Question 16

susceptible

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impressionable; easily influenced; sensitive; having little resistance as to a disease; likely to suffer; receptive to; capable of accepting; Ex. susceptible to persuasion/colds; Ex. The agreement is not susceptible of alteration; N. susceptibility

Question 17

executor

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person designated to execute the terms of a will; ¿¹¼ú ÀÛÇ°ÀÇ Á¦ÀÛÀÚ

Question 18

aseptic

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preventing infection; having a cleansing effect

Question 19

braggart

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boaster; bragger

Question 20

concerted

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mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together

Question 21

plane

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carpenter’s tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat

Question 22

somnambulist

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sleepwalker; V. somnambulate; N. somnambulism

Question 23

piebald

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of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white); Ex. piebald horse; CF. pie+bald

Question 24

relent

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become less severe; give in(surrender); ADJ. relentless: unyielding; continuously severe

Question 25

monarchy

Answer 25

government under a single ruler

Question 26

exempt

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not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.

Question 27

pejorative

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(of a word or phrase) suggesting that someone is of little value; negative in connotation; having a belittling effect; Ex. Many women now considers ``housewife'' a pejorative expression, because it patronized them.

Question 28

automaton

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mechanism that imitates actions of humans; machine that works by itself

Question 29

discord

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conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when musical notes are played)

Question 30

figurine

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small ornamental statuette(very small statue)

Question 31

filing

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particle removed by a file

Question 32

geniality

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cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered

Question 33

censorious

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severely critical

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irremediable

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incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy

Question 35

scanty

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meager; insufficient

Question 36

drama

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prose or verse composition to be performed by actors; play; exciting and unusual situation

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quench

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assuage or satisfy (thrust); slake; douse or extinguish; put out; suppress

Question 38

forswear

Answer 38

renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure