Top GRE words "Q" "R" & "S"

Question 1

RAREFY

Answer 1

To make thinner or sparser.

Ex: Since the atmosphere RAREFIES as altitudes increase, the air at the top of a very high mountain if too thin to breathe.

Question 2

RETICENT

Answer 2

Silent, reserved.

Ex: Physically small and RETICENT in her speech, Joan Didion often went unnoticed by those upon whom she was reporting.

Question 3

RETHORIC

Answer 3

Effective writing or speaking.

Ex: Lincoln’s talent for RETHORIC was evident in his beautiful Gettysburg Address.

Question 4

QUIESCENT

Answer 4

Motionless.

Ex: Many animals are QUIESCENT over the winter moms, minimizing activity in order to save energy.

Question 5

SATIATE

Answer 5

To satisfy fully or overindulge.

Ex: His desire for power was so great that nothing les than. Omelette control of the country could SATIATE it.

Question 6

SOPORIFIC

Answer 6

Causing sleep or lethargy.

Ex: The movie proved to be so SOPORIFIC that soon loud snore were heard throughout thee theater.

Question 7

SPECIOUS

Answer 7

Deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious.
Ex: The student’s SPECIOUS excuse for being late sound it legitimate but was proved otherwise when her teacher called her home.

Question 8

STOLID

Answer 8

Unemotional; lacking sensitivity.

Ex: The prisoner appeared STOLID and unaffected by the judge’s harsh sentence.