GRE_3000_List12

Question 0

headlong

Answer 0

without deliberation
[E] terrified forest creatures in a headlong retreat form the rapidly spreading fire
[S] cursory;overhasty;precipitate;precipitous;rash;pell-mell;helter-skelter;
[A] deliberate;unhurried;unrushed;

Question 1

hauteur

Answer 1

haughtiness in bearing and attitude;arrogance
[E] He looks at her with the hauteur of someone who is accustomed to
being instantly obeyed.
[S] bumptiousness;imperiousness;peremptoriness;pomposity;presumptuousness;pretentiousness;superciliousness;superiority
[A] humility;humbleness;modesty;unassumingness;unpretentiousness

Question 2

hearken

Answer 2

to give respectful attention
[S] attend;harken;heed;mind
[A] ignore

Question 3

heartrending

Answer 3

causing intense sorrow or distress

[E] a heartrending choice between saving his mother or his wife

Question 4

hedonism

Answer 4

the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief goal of
life
[E] Their spring break trip to Mexico became an exercise in heedless hedonism.
[S] carnality;debauchery;sybaritism;voluptuousness
[A] abstinence;asceticism;sobriety;temperance;

Question 5

hegemony

Answer 5

preponderant influence or authority over others
[E] battle for hegemony in Asia
[S] ascendancy;dominance;dominion;predominance;preeminence;
[A] lack of authority

Question 6

heinous

Answer 6

hatefully or shockingly evil
[E] a heinous crime
[A] commendable

Question 7

hew

Answer 7

1 confirm,adhere,to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion
[E] hew to tradition
[S] adhere;cling;conform
2 to give steadfast support to
[E] He was no longer able to hew to the party line, so he switched political parties.
[S] cling to;keep to;stand by;stick to
[A] defect form

Question 8

hermetic

Answer 8

relating to or characterized by occultism or abstruseness
[E] wrote hermetic poetry
[S] abstruse;arcane;esoteric;recondite;
[A] easily comprehended;shallow;superficial

Question 9

hidebound

Answer 9

tending to favor established ideas,conditions,or institutions
[E] The hidebound innkeeper refused to see the need for a Website.
[S] archconservative;brassbound;die-hard;old-fashioned;standpat;
[A] broadminded;large-minded;liberal;nonconservative;nonconventional;nonorthodox;nontraditional;open-minded;progressive;

Question 10

hie

Answer 10

to go quickly, hasten
[E] We had best hie home before the rain goes worse
[S] bustle;dash;hustle;scoot;scurry;scuttle;shoot;trot;
[A] dawdle;crawl;creep;poke;

Question 11

histrionic

Answer 11

of or relating to actors,acting,or the theater
[E] a penchant for dish throwing, door slamming,and other histrionic displays of temper.
[S] melodramatic;operatic;stagy;theatrical
[A] undramatic;

Question 12

hoard

Answer 12

to keep hidden pr private
[E] He’s been hoarding empty yogurt containers all winter.
[S] cache;stash;stockpile;store;squirrel;
[A] lavish

Question 13

hoary

Answer 13

extremely old
[E] hoary legends
[S] aged;antique;dateless;immemorial;antediluvian
[A] modern;new;recent

Question 14

homily

Answer 14

a tedious moralizing lecture or admonition
[E] a TV movie filled with the usual hokey homilies about people triumphing over life’s adversities.
[S] banality;bromide;chestnut;cliche;groaner;platitude;shibboleth;

Question 15

hone

Answer 15

to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
[E] hone the knife’s blades to razor-like sharpness//
He honed his cross-puzzle skills by reading the dictionary.
[S] edge;grind;strop;whet;
[A] blunt;dull;

Question 16

hoodwink

Answer 16

to take in by deceptive means;deceive
[E] Don’t let yourself be hookwinked into buying things you don’t need.
[S] beguile;con;delude;dupe;fool;hoax;humbug
[A] disabuse

Question 17

hortative

Answer 17

giving exhortation;encourage;

exhort sb. to do sth.

Question 18

hovel

Answer 18

a small, wretched, and often dirty house

[S] cabin,camp,hooch,hut,hutch,hutment,shanty

Question 19

hubris

Answer 19

exaggerated pride or self-confidence
[E] His failure was brought on by his hubris.
[A] humility

Question 20

husk

Answer 20

1 a usually dry or membranous outer covering of various seeds and fruits.
[E] a grey squirrel nibbling an a peanut husk
[S] bark;chaff;hull;shell;
[A] core;kernel;
2 to remove the natural covering of
[E] the tedious task of husking coconuts
[S] bark;flay;hull;shell;shuck;skin

Question 21

husky

Answer 21

1 hoarse or rough in quality
[E] a voice husky with emotion
[S] coarse,grating,gravelly,harsh,rasping,rusty,scratchy,throaty
[A] mellifluous
2 big and muscular
[E] a very husky young man, built like a football player
[S] beefy,burly,hefty,muscular,powerful,strapping,ragged
[A] dwarf

Question 22

hyperbole

Answer 22

a figure of speech in which exaggeration in used for emphasis or
effect
[E] The debate was carried on with increasing rhetorical hyperbole.
[S] coloring,embellishment,embroidering,exaggeration,magnification,overstatement

Question 23

hypnotic

Answer 23

tending to cause sleep
[E] Her eyes soon grew heavy from the hypnotic rhythm of the train’s wheels.
[S] drowsy;narcotic;opiate;sleepy;slumbrous;soporific
[A] stimulating;refreshing

Question 24

hypocritical

Answer 24

not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
[E] It’s hypocritical to say mean things behind someone’s back,and then to act nicely when you want something from her.
[S] artificial;backhanded;feigned;mealy-mouthed;phony;pretended;unctuous
[A] artless;candid;genuine;honest;sincere;undesigning;unfeigned

Question 25

iconoclast

Answer 25

a person who dose not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
[E] He was an iconoclast who refused to be bound by tradition.
[S] bohemian;deviant;heretic;maverick;non-conformer
[A] conformer;conformist

Question 26

idolatrize

Answer 26

admires intensely and often blindly
[E] Some teenagers idolatrized Hitler more than their own parents.
[S] adore;adulate;canonize;deify;dote;worship
[A] abhor;abominate;detest;dislike;hate;loathe;

Question 27

ignominy

Answer 27

the state of having lost the esteem of others
[E] He spent the reminder of his life in ignominy after being involved in a bribery scandal.
[S] discredit;disesteem;dishonor;disrepute;infamy;obloquy;odium;opprobrium;reproach;shame;
[A] glory;honor;esteem;respect;

Question 28

imbibe

Answer 28

to take in through small openings
[E] Plants can imbibe water through their roots.
[S] drink;guzzle;hoist;quaff;sip;sponge;
[A] urinate;

Question 29

imbroglio

Answer 29

1 an intricate or complicated situation
[E] Wha investor would willingly become involved in this imbroglio?
[S] complexity;complication;embarrassment;entanglement;involvement;misunderstanding;quandary
2 an often noisy or angry expression of different opinions
[E] an imbroglio involving some big names in the entertainment industry.
[S] altercation;controversy;disagreement;dispute;fight;quarrel;squabble;wrangle;
[A] harmony

Question 30

immaculate

Answer 30

1 free from dirt or stain;free from any trace of the coarse or indecent
[E] an immaculate soul
[S] antiseptic;chaste;clean;decent;modest;pristine;pure;spotless;stainless;virgin
[A] coarse;indecent;obscene;vulgar;besmirched;dirty;filthy;foul;spotted;stained;sullied;
2 being entirely without fault or flaw;
[E] an immaculate rendering of the Queen of the Night’s aria.
[S] absolute;faultless;flawless;impeccable;indefectible;irreproachable;perfect;seamless;seamless;unblemished;
[A] amiss;defective;faulty;flawed;imperfect;

Question 31

immanent

Answer 31

being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
[E] Beauty is not something imposed but something immanent.
[S] constitutional;essential;inborn;inbred;indigenous;ingrained;innate;integral;intrinsic;natural;
[A] adventitious;extrinsic;extraneous;

Question 32

immure

Answer 32

to confine within or as if within walls
[E] immure oneself for GRE
[S] confine;constrain;incarcerate;intern;jail;imprison;
[A] discharge;release;enfranchise;free;liberate;

Question 33

impassive

Answer 33

giving no sign of feeing or emotion
[E] She remained impassive as the officers informed her of her son’s death.
[S] affectless;apathetic;cold-blooded;deadpan;emotionless;numb;phlegmatic;stoic;undemonstrative;
[A] demonstrative;emotional;fervent;fervid;impassioned;passionate;vehement;

Question 34

immutable

Answer 34

not capable of changing or being changed
[E] One of the immutable laws of television is that low ratings inevitably lead to cancellation.
[S] constant;fixed;inalterable;inflexible;invariable;unalterable;unchangeable;
[A] alterable;changeable;elastic;flexible;mutable;variable;

Question 35

impeccable

Answer 35

1 free from sin,guilt or blame
[E] the belief that there can be no such thing as an impeccable soul
[S] blameless;clear;guiltless;inculpable;pure;sinless;
[A] guilty;sinful;
2 free from fault or blame
[E] She had impeccable taste in clothes.
[S] absolute;faultless;flawless;immaculate;indefectible;irreproachable;perfect;seamless;unblemished;
[A] amiss;defective;faulty;flawed;imperfect;

Question 36

impecunious

Answer 36

having very little or no money
[E] They were so impecunious that they could’t afford to give another even token Christmas gifts.
[S] beggared;destitute;impoverished;indigent;necessitous;needy;penniless;penurious;threadbare;
[A] affluent;flush;opulent;rich;wealthy

Question 37

impenitent

Answer 37

not feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
[E] remain impenitent about her criminal past
[S] remorseless;regretless;shameless;unashamed;unrepentant;
[A] contrite;regretful;remorseful;rueful;penitent;

Question 38

imperturbable

Answer 38

marked by extreme calm
[E] The chef was absolutely imperturbable–even when the kitchen caught on fire.
[S] collected;composed;cool;disimpassioned;nonchalant;unflappable;unruffled;
[A] choleric,touchy;

Question 39

impervious

Answer 39

1 not allowing entrance
[E] The material for this coat is supposed to be impervious to rain.
[S] impassable;impenetrable;impermeable;impregnable;
[A] passable;penetrable;permeable;pervious;
2 not capable of being damaged;
[E] a carpet impervious to rough treatment
[S] bulletproof;imperishable;indestructible;inextinguishable;invulnerable;
[A] delicate;sensitive;vulnerable;
3 not capable of being affected
[E] These sailors are impervious to fear
[S] immune;insusceptible;unaffected;unresponsive;
[A] ductile;pliable;pliant;yielding

Question 40

importune

Answer 40

to make a request to someone in an earnest or urgent manner
[E] beggars importing passers-by
[S] appeal;beseech;besiege;conjure;entreat;impetrate;implore;petition;plead;pray;solicit;supplicate;
[A] demand

Question 41

implacable

Answer 41

1 sticking to an opinion,purpose,or course of action in spite of a reason
[S] adamant;dogged;headstrong;intransigent;mulish;obdurate;pertinacious;stubborn; unyielding;
[A] acquiescent;compliant;flexible;pliable;pliant;yielding;
2 not capable of being appeased
[E] an implacable enemy
[S] determined;grim;relentless;unappeasable;