Other GRE Words

Question 1

Reprove

Answer 1

reprimand, chastise

Question 2

Exorbitant

Answer 2

unreasonably high price, extortionate

Question 3

Abstruse

Answer 3

difficult to understand; obscure

Question 4

Prosaic

Answer 4

having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty

Question 5

Spurned

Answer 5

reject with disdain or content, scorn

Question 6

Scurrilous

Answer 6

making or spreading scandalous claims to damage someone’s reputation, defamatory, slander

Question 7

Brusque

Answer 7

abrupt or offhand in speech or manner, curt, blunt, terse, peremptory

Question 8

Infallibility

Answer 8

the inability to be wrong

Question 9

Abjure

Answer 9

solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)

renounce, reject, disavow

Question 10

Befuddlement

Answer 10

make someone unable to think clearly

confused, addled

Question 11

Neopotism

Answer 11

the practice among those with power of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs

Question 12

Malfeasance

Answer 12

wrongdoing, especially by a public official

Question 13

Supercilious

Answer 13

behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

arrogant, disdainful

Question 14

Ribald

Answer 14

referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way

Question 15

Ingenuous

Answer 15

innocent and unsuspecting

naive

Question 16

Acumen

Answer 16

the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain

acuity, cleverness

Question 17

Acrid

Answer 17

having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell

angry and bitter

Question 18

Trechancy

Answer 18

a state of being vigorous or incisive in expression or style

sharp, piercing

Question 19

Detritus

Answer 19

the pieces that are left when something breaks, falls apart, is destroyed

Question 20

Bedlam

Answer 20

a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion

Question 21

Waggish

Answer 21

humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner

Question 22

Punctilious

Answer 22

showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

meticulous, scrupulous, conscientious

Question 23

Precarious

Answer 23

not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse

dependent on chance; uncertain

insecure, dangerous

Question 24

Mien

Answer 24

a person’s look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood

Question 25

Truculent

Answer 25

eager to quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant obstreperous, pugnacious

Question 26

Panegyric

Answer 26

a public speech or published text in praise of someone eulogy, accolade

Question 27

Disquieted

Answer 27

a feeling of anxiety or worry, to make someone anxious

Question 28

Ebullient

Answer 28

cheerful and full of energy

Question 29

Phlegmatic

Answer 29

having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition placid, imperturbable

Question 30

Deplored

Answer 30

feel or express strong disapproval of something abhor

Question 31

Ambrosial

Answer 31

exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell

Question 32

Catholic

Answer 32

diverse, widespread

Question 33

Panned

Answer 33

criticize severely

Question 34

Chagrin

Answer 34

distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated

Question 35

Sardonic

Answer 35

grimly mocking or cynical

Question 36

Imprudent

Answer 36

not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash

Question 37

Evocative

Answer 37

bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind reminiscent, redolent