1-100 Words for 160+ Score

Question 1

Underwrite

Answer 1

'’The government has agreed to underwrite the project with a grant of ￡5 million’’

Question 2

Douse

Answer 2

'’Keep a bucket of water nearby to douse the fire should it get out of hand.’’

Question 3

Animus

Answer 3

'’Whenever I am around the girl who stole my boyfriend, I experience an animus that makes me want to break something.’’

Question 4

Proclivity

Answer 4

'’After watching others succeed by working hard, I have a proclivity to behave like them.’’

Question 5

anti-thetical

Answer 5

Being in direct and clear opposition

Question 6

conjecture

Answer 6

an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
speculation
assumption

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‘‘He conjectured that the population might double in ten years.’’

Question 7

surfeit

Answer 7

excess supply of
Real GRE can use this as disgust caused by excess or an intemperate or immoderate indulgence in something
cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.
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‘‘The country has a surfeit of cheap labour.’’
‘‘It’s no good for your health to surfeit yourself.’’

Question 8

metamorphosis

Answer 8

(Dragon Ball Z)
to become transformed
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‘‘We have watched her metamorphosis from a shy schoolgirl into a self-confident businesswoman’’

Question 9

embraced

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to hug or to accept readily
(the latter is used 99% of the time)

Question 10

panacea

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'’Imprisonment continues to be used as the chief penalty and most trusted panacea for all crime.’’

Question 11

primitive

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assumed as a basis / not derived / original

Question 12

ceded to

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'’this province had been ceded to Great Britain in 1713’’

Question 13

gratify

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'’Hopefully the chocolate bar will gratify my desire for something sweet.’’

Question 14

evanescent

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'’The definition of evanescent is something fleeting that passes out of sight or mind quickly. An example of evanescent is a rainbow that appears for only a moment after a storm.’’

Question 15

unwieldy

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(how you wield a weapon)
not easily managed or handled
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‘‘But the trucks are unwieldy, easily thrown off balance.’’

Question 16

harbinger

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one that pioneers or initiated a big change. also known as a precursor

Question 17

rescinded

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'’The vendor claimed that he had rescinded the contract on the purchaser’s failure to comply with the notice to complete.’’

Question 18

evocatively

Answer 18

'’The question is, why is it evoking such a powerful response?’’

Question 19

furtive

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shady
attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
suggestive of guilty nervousness

Question 20

intrepid

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'’He was a skilled knight and a daring huntsman intrepid on the field of battle.’’

Question 21

specious

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having a deceiving nature
delusive
‘‘his argument is rather specious than sound’’

Question 22

eclectic

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(Pakistan ki electric car)
composed of elements drawn from various sources (can be interchanged for heterogeneous)
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‘‘The restaurant serves an eclectic mix of seafood, poultry, red-meat and vegetarian dishes.’’

Question 23

spurious

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'’He was arrested in 1979 on spurious corruption charges’’

Question 24

quirk

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(Doug Demuro)
a particular trait
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‘‘quirks and features of a car’’

Question 25

lionized

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to treat an object with great interest or importance eulogized - ''Arshad Nadeem is lionized everywhere after the commonwealth games''

Question 26

ratiocinate

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(from the word rational) reason collate form judgements by a process of logic - ''Abraham arrived at this belief through ratiocination''

Question 27

agglomerate

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growing together but not coherent - ''A large number of floating populations from countryside invade the cities, and are tending to agglomerate.''

Question 28

juxtapose

Answer 28

(pose) to place side by side - ''It is interesting to juxtapose the lifestyle of today's teenage generation with their grandparents' generation.''

Question 29

interpose

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(inter) to intervene - ''He tried to interpose himself between the people who were fighting''

Question 30

unruliness

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(un-rule-able) refusal to obey - ''The people must respond with disobedience and unruliness''

Question 31

artifact

Answer 31

something created by humans usually for a practical purpose

Question 32

mainstay

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(your main friends) something or someone to which one looks for support - ''My mother has always been the mainstay of our family.''

Question 33

mendacity

Answer 33

fabrication lie - ''Because Melinda was known for her mendacity, she was the first suspect the police interviewed.''

Question 34

restorative

Answer 34

beneficial to the body or mind Real GRE can use this as wholesome

Question 35

unmistakable

Answer 35

clear decisive

Question 36

genteel

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(gentleman) stylish - ''The mansion had an atmosphere of genteel elegance and decay.''

Question 37

bumble

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to make or do something in a clumsy way - ''they bumbled around the house'' ''the succeeding speakers bumbled''

Question 38

panegyric

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formal or elaborate praise - ''After the princess died a popular singer wrote a panegyric to honor her life.''

Question 39

rebuke

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to criticize sharply mocking reject and refuse - ''I was rebuked by my manager for being late.''

Question 40

precocious

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exceptionally talented at an early stage - ''She is a precocious child, wise beyond her years''

Question 41

nefarious

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evil - ''It's all a trap, masterminded by the nefarious organization known as Octopus.''

Question 42

vacuous

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lacking content empty - ''For us politics is n't about gimmicky pledge cards with vacuous statements''

Question 43

lugubrious

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sad, cheerless or bleak

Question 44

imperturbable

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extremely calm - ''With her imperturbable calm she did not begin to speak in front of the valet.''

Question 45

unprepossessing

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unremarkable - ''Despite his unprepossessing appearance, he was very popular with women''

Question 46

unruffled

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smooth - ''smooth unruffled water.''

Question 47

atrocious

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horrifying - ''Conditions in the prison were atrocious''

Question 48

cavalier

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capricious unpredictable

Question 49

fleeting

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transitory passing swiftly

Question 50

thwarted

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to prevent - ''We successfully thwarted the enemy's conspiracy.''

Question 51

parsimonious

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sharing as little as possible very unwilling to spend money or use resources kanjoos - ''It is, however, a very parsimonious explanation of the results.'' ''To save money, the parsimonious old man always bought used clothes''

Question 52

demanded

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exacted - exactly asked for

Question 53

fallacious

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misleading illogical - ''His argument is based on fallacious reasoning''

Question 54

unsophisticated

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naive - straight forward

Question 55

deprecation

Answer 55

refusal to accept as right or desirable To deprecate is defined as to show disapproval about something or someone or to belittle someone. An example of deprecate is when you tell someone his idea is really stupid and that he should be quiet. - ''I do not deprecate the existence of sects in the world''

Question 56

denigration

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defame, attack someone's reputation - ''The essence of the denigration of women is our definition as sex object.''

Question 57

hauteur

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arrogance proud haughtiness - ''She made matters worse by her hauteur in court''

Question 58

inimical

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antagonistic ill will tending to obstruct or harm

Question 59

symbiotic

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cooperative relationship or mutualism denoting a mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups. - ''We have a symbiotic relationship with them''

Question 60

apathetic

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little or no emotion - spiritless

Question 61

trepidation

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apprehension or nervous feeling a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen opposite of intrepid - ''Yet even back then, behind the smiles, was great trepidation.''

Question 62

transience

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temporary - ''The snow lover hated the transience of winter time and was always sad to see the season come to an end.''

Question 63

adducing

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to offer as example, proof or reason in a discussion or analysis - ''We can adduce evidence to support the claim.'' ''I could adduce several reasons for his strange behavior.''

Question 64

suppleness

Answer 64

flexible Real GRE uses this as complain often to point of excessive eagerness to please (MICHEAL SCOTT!) (from flexible we derive as not having strong convictions and easily yielding to influence) - ''He has knowledge of the world, the suppleness of a courtier'' ''While excelling him in suppleness and dexterity, he lacked the force of character''

Question 65

fitfully

Answer 65

irregular - ''Carmen slept fitfully in a chair in the waiting room all night.''

Question 66

quandary

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a state of perplexity or doubt An example of quandary is being presented with two great opportunities and not knowing which to take. - ''I'm in a quandary about whether I should try to repair my stereo or buy a new one''

Question 67

ploy

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a devised or strategic move

Question 68

cameraderie

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(from comrade) a spirit of friendly good fellowship mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together. "the enforced camaraderie of office life"

Question 69

presage

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foretell or predict be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one). portent omen - "the heavy clouds above the moorland presaged snow"

Question 70

portent

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a sign or warning that a momentous or calamitous event is likely to happen. presage omen - ''many birds are regarded as being portents of death''

Question 71

avert

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to turn away - ''she averted her eyes''

Question 72

sententious

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preaching moral values - ''Since Cara believes she is better than everyone else, she frequently makes sententious statements that describe the faults of others.''

Question 73

manifest

Answer 73

Real GRE uses it as crystal clear obvious

Question 74

germane

Answer 74

relevant Real GRE can also use this as meaningful - ''Fenton was a good listener, and his questions were germane.''

Question 75

impregnable

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unconquerable - ''Pat Cummins has kept Gabba practically impregnable''

Question 76

credulous

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Ready to believe on slight or uncertain evidence - ''Some people are so credulous that they would believe anything''

Question 77

equivocal

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ambiguous but real GRE can use this as suspicious - ''the results of the investigation were equivocal''

Question 78

circumspect

Answer 78

cautious but real GRE can also use this word as conservative - ''It was done in a circumspect manner.''

Question 79

inimitable

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matchless or incomparable - ''He delivered the speech in his own inimitable style.''

Question 80

decadence

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a period of decline but can be used in GRE as degeneracy as well

Question 81

purveyor

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a person (usually producer) who sells and deals in particular goods - ''a purveyor of large luxury vehicles''

Question 82

ubiquitous

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(uni - number) high in number / present everywhere omnipresent - ''Computers are becoming increasingly ubiquitous.'' ''He aims to make his product ubiquitous by selling it internationally.''

Question 83

intractable

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not manageable but real GRE uses it as stubborn intractability - ''All attempts to arrange a truce between the two intractable conquerors were in vain''

Question 84

superlative

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beyond excellence - ''a superlative cheeseburger would be a cheeseburger that is extremely delicious or is very high quality''

Question 85

adventitious

Answer 85

extraneous but real GRE uses it as something arising irregularly - ''The weird-looking plant is adventitious and not native to this country.''

Question 86

porous

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this means having holes but real GRE uses it as not being secure

Question 87

proscribe

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(opposite of prescribe) to prohibit - ''They are proscribed by federal law from owning guns.''

Question 88

indict

Answer 88

criticize or accuse - ''his former manager was indicted for fraud''

Question 89

equivocation

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deliberately avoiding in speech - ''The dishonest car salesman was careful with his speech, using equivocation to con the buyers into thinking the van was a good car without actually lying.''

Question 90

opprobrium

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disgrace something that brings disgrace - ''the opprobrium of being closely associated with gangsters'' ''The couple seem relaxed about the possibility of public opprobrium.''

Question 91

infamy

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dishonor - ''From fame to infamy is a much travelled road.''

Question 92

levity

Answer 92

changeable but real GRE can use it as cheerful the treatment of a serious matter with humour - ''Maybe a little levity would help.''

Question 93

exacting

Answer 93

careful attention but real GRE can use it as exhausting

Question 94

indispensable

Answer 94

essential but real GRE can use it as not being neglected

Question 95

perfunctory

Answer 95

lacking interest - ''he gave a perfunctory nod" ''She gave the list only a perfunctory glance.''

Question 96

sullen

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gloomy but real GRE can use it as sluggish / slow - ''a sullen stream''

Question 97

subvert

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to overturn or overthrow - ''This government will not allow anyone to subvert the law''

Question 98

surly

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threatening in appearance but Real GRE can use it as irritably - ''But his surly guest said scarcely a word.''

Question 99

interminable

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endless - ''She cried for what seemed like an interminable time.''

Question 100

prehensile

Answer 100

capable of easily grasping or a quick learner adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object “a monkey's prehensile tail” having a keen intellect "poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"