Set 27 - GRE Mock 1 - Part 9

Question 1

Propitiate (v.)

Answer 1

The gods had to be propitiated and a number of priests and oracles arose to make gods less angry.
Which deity to propitiate
(appease)

Question 2

Elated (adj.)

Answer 2

The parents of the newborn are elated.
When I heard the final pitch I was so elated! I could not believe it sounded as good as it did.
(so happy that you are over the moon - jubilant)

Question 3

Precursor (n.)(c.)

Answer 3

Domestic violence is devastating in itself and often a precursor to other crimes.
Anger is usually the precursor to sorrow.
(antecedent)

Question 4

Bountiful (adj.)

Answer 4

Harvests were bountiful this year

If something is bountiful there is too much of it.

Question 5

Incite (v.)

Answer 5

There was no evidence that Theemu had incited the members of the pack to violence.
(to deliberately encourage people to fight.)

Question 6

Chimerical (adj.)

Answer 6

Fanciful

Question 7

Gargantuan (adj.)

Answer 7

A meal of gargantuan properties.
Gargantuan task.
(gigantic)

Question 8

Juvenile (adj.)

Answer 8

Juvenile detention
A very juvenile sense of humor.
(childish - characteristic suitable for children and teenagers.)

Question 9

Discretion (n.)(uc.)

Answer 9

The judge rightly exercised his discretion to admit the evidence.
People want to have more discretion over their working hours.
2. British newspaper no longer feel they have to treat the royal family with discretion.
(the ability to decide what should be done in a particular situation
at somebody’s discretion
discretion over / as to
exercise your discretion
2. the ability to deal with discretion in a way that does not offend, upset or embarrass people)

Question 10

Revolt (n.)

Answer 10

In 1848, the people of Paris rose in revolt against the constitutional monarchy of Louis-Philippe.
A revolt broke out as a result of an unexpected increase in the price of patrol, but the government speedily crushed it.
(often an organized opposition to authority in an act of rebellion)

Question 11

Insurrection (n.)(c.)

Answer 11

The insurrection was savagely put down.

revolt

Question 12

Watershed (n.)(c.)

Answer 12

This is a watershed moment. This is a turning point for the military’s relationship with people.
A watershed moment in ending men’s violence against women.
(Landmark - turning point - an event marking an important or historical change)

Question 13

Fanatic (n.)(c.)

Answer 13

Beartown’s fanatical support for hockey .
Dad was a baseball fanatic when it came to sports.
(marked by irrational devotion to an idea.)

Question 14

Cursory (adj.)

Answer 14

They performed a cursory search, not knowing where to look and not finding anything.
He did not trouble to answer nor to do more than bestow a single cursory glance at me.
(hasty and without attention to details. careless, not through)

Question 15

Ratify (v.)

Answer 15

The 14th amendment to the US constitution was ratified in 1868.
We hope that the republicans are willing to ratify the treaty.
(To make a written agreement official by signing it.)

Question 16

Override (v.)

Answer 16

The congress has the power to override the presidential veto.
2. Ending the war and healing the war-torn nation are Lincoln’s overriding ambitions.
(rule against - overturn
2. to be regarded as more important that something else.)

Question 17

Laundry list (n.)(c.)

Answer 17

A long and exhaustive list of people or organizations.

Question 18

Insulate (v.)

Answer 18

The royal family tried to insulate him from the prying eyes of the media.
Pipes may need insulation from the cold.
(Protecting from heat, cold, or noise. place or set apart.)

Question 19

suspect classification

Answer 19

A group of people who were historically discriminated against.

Question 20

Ruse (n.)(c.)

Answer 20

Agnes tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of the house.
She said she had left her cellphone as a ruse to get inside the house.
(a clever trick to deceive people)

Question 21

In as much as (phrase)

Answer 21

Sir George Martin was more than simply the fifth Beatle, in as much as there probably wouldn’t be any Beatles without him.
(to the extent that, so far as)

Question 22

Comet (n.)(c.)

Answer 22

دنباله دار - ستاره که دور خورشید میگردد

Question 23

Elliptical (adj.)

Answer 23

بیضوی

Question 24

Slingshot (v.)

Answer 24

A toy or weapon used for shooting stones.

Question 25

Stringent (ad.)

Answer 25

NY, once the epicenter of the pandemic, had more stringent masking rules than any other part of the country that helped decreasing the death toll.
The country that practices the most stringent policies to avoid the virus is expected to have the least number of cases.
(A rule, law or standard that is very strict and should be followed.
Stringent economy = lack of money and control on the supply of money. )