Set 25 - GRE Mock 1 - Part 7

Question 1

Rapt (adj.)

Answer 1

They listened with rapt attention.

so interested in something that you do not feel anything else.

Question 2

Pedantic (adj.)

Answer 2

Her adaptation despite being committed to the source material was never pedantic.
(over scrupulous - over exacting)

Question 3

Boast (v.)

Answer 3

Brag

Question 4

Painstaking (adj.)

Answer 4

Painstaking attention to details

Scrupulous - assiduous

Question 5

Perennial (adj.)

Answer 5

Teddy bears are a perennial favorite.
A perennial conundrum.
(Continuing or existing a long time or happening again and again)

Question 6

Lament (n.)

Answer 6

He lamented that people expected too much from him too soon.
Why me? was his perennial lament. but the question was a good one.
(showing feeling of sadness or annoyance, Lament the lack/ absence/ decline/ etc. of something
Express grief verbally
Regret strongly)

Question 7

Hedge (v.)

Answer 7

You are hedging again! answer the question: did you or did you not do it.
His statements previously announced as absolute were now mostly hedged.
(To avoid to give an answer, protect, hedge your bet: to avoid committing to a difficult choice)

Question 8

incise (v.)

Answer 8

An inscription incised in stone.

carve

Question 9

Artless (adj.)

Answer 9

A naïve artless woman who had just migrated from her village.
In the last book of the trilogy he goes against his reputation for artlessness and writes a prose full of opaque language games.
(Sincere, simple, natural, empty of deceit)

Question 10

Mendacity (n.)(uc.)

Answer 10

Trumpian mendacity = a relentless tendency to lie
We are taught to make a scrupulous investigation in order to forestall any kind of mendacity.
(the quality of not being truthful)

Question 11

Wrest (v.)

Answer 11

The new members are trying to wrest the power from old party members.
I managed to wrest the photograph from his grasp.
(to pull something away from someone violently to take power or influence away from someone especially when it is hard to do so.)

Question 12

candid (adj.)

Answer 12

Instead of giving a rhetoric speech as always, the president struck a more conciliatory tone and was quite candid about the country’s issues.
(telling the truth even when it is unpleasant or embarrassing)

Question 13

Veracity (n.)(uc.)

Answer 13

Has anyone checked the veracity of these allegations?
He might even question the veracity of his own client, whom he once publicly lauded as a truth teller.
(truthfulness)

Question 14

Vivacity (n.)(uc.)

Answer 14

A vivacious and outgoing personality.
When they called his son’s name, she rose to her feet with a vivacity almost girlish to applaud him.
(high spirit and animation.)

Question 15

Glib

Answer 15

Marked by lack of intellectual depth

persuasive

Question 16

Decouple (v.)

Answer 16

We need to decouple our foreign policy from our ideology
That’s been Putin’s goal: decoupling Ukraine from Europe and making Europe more even more reliant on Russia’s gas.
(separate, disconnect)

Question 17

Multifarious (adj.)

Answer 17

He decided to go on that perilous journey, despite all the multifarious difficulties it involves.
How do we balance the commitment to champion human rights with diplomacy’s complex and multifarious demands?
(having multiple aspects and sides)

Question 18

Commend (v.)

Answer 18

He was commended for his unflinching courage even during the darkest days of war.
The paper was highly commended in the UK’s press awards.
(to praise something or approve it publicly. commend somebody for something)

Question 19

Cranky (adj.)

Answer 19

Organic farming is no longer considered cranky.
I was feeling tired and cranky, so I feigned a headache and went upstairs.
(eccentric - weird - bad tempered)

Question 20

Impale (v.)

Answer 20

Their heads were impaled on Charles bridge as a warning to others.
If someone or something is impaled a sharp object will go through it)

Question 21

Tenuous (adj.)

Answer 21

A tenuous link on the verge of collapse at any moment.
The union had only a tenuous connection with the labor movement.
(Thin - either literally or metaphorically , weak, uncertain, likely to change)

Question 22

Sever (v.)

Answer 22

Martin’s hands were severed in the accident.
The two countries severed diplomatic relations.
(Cut off - break off )

Question 23

Tout (v.)

Answer 23

The president has already been there three times to tout the infrastructure project he says will bring millions of people here.
He is constantly touted as the next big thing on Hollywood.
(advertising in a high positive way, brag - boast)

Question 24

Conductive (adj.)

Answer 24

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Question 25

Deter (v.)

Answer 25

The club’s bad publicity has deterred potential investors.
the security cameras were installed to deter people from stealing.
(to scare away - Discourage - turn away by persuasion)