Set 19 - GRE Mock 1 - Part 1

Question 1

Partisanship (n.)

Answer 1

-It is tempting to watch a football game like a debate, shouting and throwing your arms at the TV, in a very model of partisanship.
-For many Americans partisanship takes the form of a visceral, even subconscious attachment to a party.
(an inclination to a party even to the extend of being biased, both + and -)

Question 2

Visceral (adj.)

Answer 2

For this to work we need both republicans and democrats to set aside their visceral reactions to one another can come together to tackle such an important issue.
(based on intuition rather than reasoning - gut)

Question 3

Omniscient (adj.)

Answer 3

The omniscient narrator hints at the upcoming deaths every now and then.
(knows everything)

Question 4

Precedence (n.)

Answer 4

• For me marriage was a full on merger, the reconfiguration of two lives into one and I believed that the well-being of the family took precedence over any one single goal or agenda.
• The claim of precedence could be made.
  (importance or priority - antecedent)

Question 5

Debris (n.)(uc.)

Answer 5

-She was hit by the flying debris from the blast.
-Most space crafts are still at little risk of being hit by space debris.
(The remains of something after an explosion or accident.)

Question 6

Cede (v.)

Answer 6

She ceded the coveted position of CEO to her rival because she believed that the well being of her family took precedence over any one single goal or agenda.
(Cede something to someone - to hand something over)

Question 7

Relentless (adj.)

Answer 7

The jest then appeared with relentless frequency in all magazines and portraits.
The relentless heat of the desert
a patient but relentless taskmaster
(non-ceasing - not being appeased or placated, a tinge of harshness included.)

Question 8

Comport (v.)

Answer 8

-She thought me how to comport myself in a polite society.

comport oneself: behave in a particular manner - usually well / comport with = be harmonious with

Question 9

Epistolary (n.)

Answer 9

-Anne of windy poplars is an epistolary, only consisting of Anne’s letters to Gilbert during her stay in Summerside.
(a form of novel only consisting letters.)

Question 10

Subvert (v.)

Answer 10

The information being released today shines a light on the extent of Russia’s activity to subvert Ukraine and it is an insight into Kremlin thinking.
(overthrow a government - Cause the downfall of something)

Question 11

Reign (v.)

Answer 11

• The question is clear, serving in heaven or reigning in hell?
  (Excessive power or authority)

Question 12

Promulgate (v.)

Answer 12

Those guidelines promulgated by the center of disease control urge masking in K-12 schools.
(state or announce - to put a law in action by formal declaration)

Question 13

Bungle (v.)

Answer 13

• Easy isn’t it? but I’m sure despite these univocal instructions you will for sure find a way to bungle it.
• I was self-conscious about my English, worrying that I might bungle the words.
  (screw up - make a mess by acting foolishly - destroy or ruin something in an embarrassing way.)

Question 14

Snare (n.)

Answer 14

-If there is one rabbit in the snare it sure means that others are there to be trapped.
- I did not want to fall into the same snare again.
(trap)

Question 15

Boon (n.)(c.)(usually sing.)

Answer 15

• His presidency has been a boon to hospitality and tourism.
• A large share of the population joining the workforce will be a boon for economy.
  (blessing)

Question 16

Beholden (adj.

Answer 16

Although the movie is rightly judged imperfect by many critics, the films being made today are all beholden to it.
(indebted)

Question 17

Acumen (n.)

Answer 17

He showed his business acumen by selling each compass relatively cheaply and charging a healthy tuition for anyone who wanted to know how to use it.
(shrewdness, insightfulness)

Question 18

Surmount (v.)

Answer 18

He bravely surmounted trials in Bolivia that would have caused many to give up.
(دلیرانه و با موفقیت بر کاری سخت فائق آمدن)

Question 19

Propertied (adj.)

Answer 19

Propertied elites

owning properties

Question 20

Ingenious (adj.)

Answer 20

ingenious strategies
Humans can be staggeringly short-sighted but also ingenious when faced with a real problem.
(clever - innovative)

Question 21

Misnomer (n.)

Answer 21

-Silent movie is a misnomer since the movies usually had an accompanying piece of music.
- Museum is a misnomer, the selfie studio is open seven days a week ready for you close ups
(a wrong name)

Question 22

Pejorative (adj.)

Answer 22

-Both organizations are labeled foreign agents - a designation that brings with it additional scrutiny and strong pejorative connotation.
- a pejorative term
(used to show disapproval - insult)

Question 23

Aplomb (n.)

Answer 23

Stories abound of many older Americans handling the pandemic with the same aplomb and resilience my mother showed during the stormy years.
(coolness under pressure - steadiness of mind under pressure.)

Question 24

Trope (n.)

Answer 24

The professor challenged the journalistic trope that all sides of an argument - no matter how marginal- should be presented equally.
- The series subverted common tropes of the fantasy genre.
(language used in figurative form - also cliché)

Question 25

Fringe (adj.)

Answer 25

• The impulse to represent all sides of the argument - no matter how fringe - is a journalistic trope.
• Few attendees debated that fringe groups might act violently.
  (not mainstream - marginal)