GRE Practice Exam 52 Questions with Verified Answers
Diffident - CORRECT ANSWER lacking self-confidence
Petulant - CORRECT ANSWER easily irritated or annoyed
Disquietude - CORRECT ANSWER feelings of anxiety th
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GRE Practice Exam 52 Questions with Verified Answers
Diffident - CORRECT ANSWER lacking self-confidence
Petulant - CORRECT ANSWER easily irritated or annoyed
Disquietude - CORRECT ANSWER feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
finesse - CORRECT ANSWER subtly skillful handling of a situation
surreptitiousness - CORRECT ANSWER furtiveness; stealth; sneakiness
innocuous - CORRECT ANSWER unlikely to harm or disturb anyone
commensurate - CORRECT ANSWER corresponding in size or degree or extent
eclipsed - CORRECT ANSWER exceeded by far
elucidated - CORRECT ANSWER explained
scintillation - CORRECT ANSWER sparkliness
quittance - CORRECT ANSWER discharge from debt
censure - CORRECT ANSWER official reprimand
irascible - CORRECT ANSWER characterized by anger
lambasted - CORRECT ANSWER verbally attacked
ochlocracy - CORRECT ANSWER mob rule
plutocracy - CORRECT ANSWER country run by wealthy classes
autocracy - CORRECT ANSWER country run by an individual
oligarchy - CORRECT ANSWER country run by a few high ranking individuals
hierarchy - CORRECT ANSWER any stratified class system
iconoclastic - CORRECT ANSWER eccentric
preeminent - CORRECT ANSWER primary
circuitous - CORRECT ANSWER meandering
excogitating - CORRECT ANSWER considering deeply and thoughtfully
abnegating - CORRECT ANSWER relinquishing
impinging - CORRECT ANSWER encroaching
incongruous - CORRECT ANSWER lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
quotidian - CORRECT ANSWER commonplace
intransigent - CORRECT ANSWER stubborn
abstemious - CORRECT ANSWER sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
hedonism - CORRECT ANSWER self-indulgence
consummate - CORRECT ANSWER ideal
affable - CORRECT ANSWER diffusing warmth and friendliness/ sociable
probity - CORRECT ANSWER integrity
veracity - CORRECT ANSWER honesty
reticence - CORRECT ANSWER hesitation
vacillation - CORRECT ANSWER indecision
acerbic - CORRECT ANSWER harsh or corrosive in tone
caustic - CORRECT ANSWER harsh or corrosive in tone
unctuous - CORRECT ANSWER unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
garrulous - CORRECT ANSWER full of trivial conversation/ tedious talking/ talkative
esoteric - CORRECT ANSWER confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
abstruse - CORRECT ANSWER difficult to penetrate
patronizing - CORRECT ANSWER (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
Jane's (i) _______ disposition seemed irresistibly to infect those around her, taking wavering hope and turning it into robust optimism. It was as if her presence, the silver lining of every cloud became (ii) _______.
(i) a) sanguinary b) ruddy c) sanguine
(ii) d) lacklustre e) tangible f) coruscant - CORRECT ANSWER (i) c) sanguine (ii) coruscant
sanguinary (adj) - CORRECT ANSWER involving or causing much bloodshed.
ruddy (adj) - CORRECT ANSWER having a healthy, reddish color
sanguine (adj) - CORRECT ANSWER optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation; reddish in complexion
lackluster (adj) - CORRECT ANSWER lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring; dull
tangible (adj) - CORRECT ANSWER perceptible by touch; touchable
coruscant (adj) - CORRECT ANSWER glittering; sparkling; radiating
Our tour guide was obviously more capable than we thought; after the avalanche, he assumed _______ role, leading us quickly out of danger, checking us all for injury, and assuaging our fright.
a) an assuming b) a guarded c) a pretentious d) a protective e) a moralizing f) a tutelary - CORRECT ANSWER d) a protective and f) a tutelary
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