Top GRE words

Question 1

Equivocal

Answer 1

open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.
“the equivocal nature of her remarks”

synonyms: ambiguous, indefinite, noncommittal, vague, imprecise, inexact, inexplicit, hazy; More
antonyms: definite

uncertain or questionable in nature.
“the results of the investigation were equivocal”

Question 2

erudite

Answer 2

really smart - learned, scholarly, well-informed

Question 3

prodical

Answer 3

spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.
“prodigal habits die hard”
synonyms: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, profligate, improvident, imprudent
“prodigal habits die hard”
antonyms: thrifty
2.
having or giving something on a lavish scale.
“the dessert was crunchy with brown sugar and prodigal with whipped cream”
synonyms: generous, lavish, liberal, unstinting, unsparing; literarybounteous
“a composer who is prodigal with his talents”
antonyms: mean
noun
noun: prodigal; plural noun: prodigals
1.
a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way.

Question 4

fervid

Answer 4

intensely enthusiastic or passionate - fervent, ardent, passionate

Question 5

pedant

Answer 5

somebody obsessiovely concerned with minor details and rules - dogmatist, purist, formalist

Question 6

capricious

Answer 6

tending toward sudden and unaccountbable changes of mood or behavior - fickle, inconstant, mercurial

Question 7

propriety

Answer 7

the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.
“he always behaved with the utmost propriety”
synonyms: decorum, respectability, decency,