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Question 1

Abstain

Answer 1

To choose not to do something
Someone did a hunger strike for a certain cause, and so he ABSTAINED from eating for more than two weeks!
Sim. Meaning:
FORBEAR. REFRAIN. WITHHOLD.

Question 2

Adulterate

Answer 2

To make impure
I hate using soap when it is ADULTERATED with water to make it last longer, I feel like it is useless.
Rel. Words:
UNADULTERATED: pure
ADULTERY: an illicit relationship; an affair

Question 3

Apathy

Answer 3

Lack of interest or emotion
I was so interested in MIT’s PhD program however when I found out it was 6 years, I lost interest and felt APATHY towards it.
Sim. Meaning:
COOLNESS. DISINTEREST. DISREGARD. IMPASSIVITY. INDIFFERENCE. INSENSIBILITY. LASSITUDE. LETHARGY. LISTLESSNESS. PHLEGM. STOLIDITY. UNCONCERN. UNRESPONSIVENESS.

Question 4

Audacious

Answer 4

Fearless and daring
Most little dogs are quite audacious towards larger ones, they bark at them and seem fearless and daring.
Rel. Words:
AUDACITY: the quality of being audacious
Sim. Meaning:
ADVENTURESOME. AGGRESSIVE. ASSERTIVE. BOLD. BRAVE. COURAGEOUS. DARING. DAUNTLESS. DOUGHTY. FEARLESS. GALLANT. GAME. HEROIC. INTREPID. METTLESOME. PLUCKY. STOUT. STOUTHEARTED. UNAFRAID. UNDAUNTED. VALIANT. VALOROUS. VENTURESOME. VENTUROUS.

Question 5

Capricious

Answer 5

Changing one’s mind quickly and often
I have a CAPRICIOUS cat, one minute he loves to cuddle and lounge and the next he is running away from me whenever I come near him.
Rel. Words:
CAPRICE: whim, sudden fancy
Sim. Meaning:
ARBITRARY. CHANCE. CHANGEABLE. ERRATIC. FICKLE. INCONSTANT. MERCURIAL. RANDOM. WHIMSICAL. WILLFUL.

Question 6

Corroborate

Answer 6

To provide supporting evidence
Seeing chocolate all around my niece’s mouth CORROBORATED the fact that she stole the chocolate and ate it.
Sim. Meanings:
AUTHENTICATE. BACK. BEAR OUT. BUTTRESS. CONFIRM. SUBSTANTIATE. VALIDATE. VERIFY.

Question 7

Desiccate

Answer 7

To dry out thoroughly
The extreme heat in Kuwait sometimes DESICCATES your mouth, removing all the moisture and leaving it dry and parched.
Rel. Words:
DESICCANT: something that removes water from another substance
Sim. Meanings:
DEHYDRATE. DRY. PARCH.

Question 8

Engender

Answer 8

To produce, cause, or bring about
Suburbanization in Kuwait was ENGENDERED after the discovery of oil and the introduction of cars which made it possible to disperse.
Sim. Meanings:
BEGET. GENERATE. PROCREATE. PROLIFERATE. REPRODUCE. SPAWN.

Question 9

Ephemeral

Answer 9

Lasting a short time
Now that I ride my bike to class, commuting is much more EPHEMERAL than before when I used to walk, because it takes much less time to get there.
Sim. Meanings:
EVANESCENT. FLEETING. MOMENTARY. TRANSIENT.

Question 10

Gullible

Answer 10

Easily deceived
My sister can be so GULLIBLE sometimes, she believes almost everything I say however ridiculous.
Rel. Words:
GULL: a person who is easily tricked
Sim. Meanings:
CREDULOUS.  EXPLOITABLE.  NAIVE.

Question 11

Homogenous

Answer 11

Of a similar kind
His artwork looks so great because it is HOMOGENOUS, he always uses neutral colors that match well together.
Rel. Words:
HOMOGENIZED: thoroughly mixed together
Sim. Meanings:
CONSISTENT. STANDARDIZED. UNIFORM. UNVARYING.

Question 12

Laconic

Answer 12

Using few words
My family thinks I am LACONIC, because I barely speak and always give short, concise answers when they ask me anything.
Sim. Meanings:
CONCISE. CURT. PITHY. TACITURN. TERSE.

Question 13

Laudable

Answer 13

Worthy of praise
My wife is doing an extremely LAUDABLE job at home, she manages to make delicious food, clean the house, and does the laundry too! She is definitely worthy of praise.
Rel. Words:
LAUD: to give praise; to glorify
LAUDATORY: expressing praise
Sim. Meanings:
ACCLAIM. APPLAUD. COMMEND. COMPLIMENT. EXALT. EXTOL. HAIL. PRAISE.

Question 14

Loquacious

Answer 14

Talkative
My cousin’s daughter can be very LOQUACIOUS sometimes, she would not stop talking about something and go on forever about it, she is very talkative.
Rel. Words:
ELOQUENCE: powerful, convincing speaking
LOQUACITY: the quality of being loquacious
Sim. Meanings:
EFFUSIVE. GARRULOUS. VERBOSE.

Question 15

Mitigate

Answer 15

To soften, to lessen
The lawyer tried to MITIGATE the punishment by making a deal with the police to reduce his defendant’s sentence.
Sim. Meanings:
ALLAY. ALLEVIATE. ASSUAGE. EASE. LIGHTEN. MODERATE. MOLLIFY. PALLIATE. TEMPER.

Question 16

Pedant

Answer 16

Someone who shows off learning
I feel like a PEDANT sometimes when I use GRE words with my wife, trying to show off what I learned.
Rel. Words:
PEDANTIC: making an excessive display of learning

Question 17

Pragmatic

Answer 17

Practical as opposed to idealistic
Professor Jaime always requested PRAGMATIC research, so that we could actually use something practical and realistic, and not just a waste of our time.
Rel. Words:
PRAGMATISM: a practical approach to problem solving
Sim. Meanings:
RATIONAL. REALISTIC.

Question 18

Propriety

Answer 18

Correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
During mass at church, children should always show PROPRIETY behavior, being quiet and following the rules inside.
Rel. Words:
APPROPRIATE: suitable for a particular occasion or place
Sim. Meanings:
DECENCY. DECORUM. MODESTY. SEEMLINESS.

Question 19

Vacillate

Answer 19

To sway physically; to be indecisive
When it came to buying shoes, my wife always VACILLATED, she found it hard to pick between a couple of pairs and couldn’t decide which ones to get.
Sim. Meanings:
DITHER. FALTER. FLUCTUATE. OSCILLATE. WAVER.

Question 20

Volatile

Answer 20

Easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
Al Pacino’s character in scarface was very VOLATILE, he was very aggressive and easily aroused to kill someone he didn’t like.
Sim. Meanings:
CAPRICIOUS. ERRATIC. FICKLE. INCONSISTENT. INCONSTANT. MERCURIAL. TEMPERAMENTAL.