GRE Exam - Verbal 4

Question 1

Attenuate

Answer 1

Become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude

Question 2

Diatribe

Answer 2

Thunderous verbal attack

Question 3

Euphemism

Answer 3

An inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one

Question 4

Indolent

Answer 4

Disinclined to work or exertion

Question 5

Oscillate

Answer 5

Move or swing from side to side regularly

Question 6

Audacious

Answer 6

Disposed to venture or take risks

Question 7

Dichotomy

Answer 7

Being twofold

Question 8

Exacerbate

Answer 8

Make worse

Question 9

Inert

Answer 9

Unable to move or resist motion

Question 10

Ostentatious

Answer 10

Intended to attract notice and impress others

Question 11

Austere

Answer 11

Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor

Question 12

Diffidence

Answer 12

Lack of self-assurance

Question 13

Exculpate

Answer 13

Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Question 14

Pate

Answer 14

Liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned

Question 15

Ingenuous

Answer 15

Lack in sophistication or worldliness

Question 16

Paragon

Answer 16

A perfect embodiment of a concept

Question 17

Autonomous

Answer 17

Existing as an independent entity

Question 18

Diffuse

Answer 18

Spread out; not concentrated in one place

Question 19

Exigency

Answer 19

A pressing or urgent situation

Question 20

Inherent

Answer 20

Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic

Question 21

Partisan

Answer 21

A fervent and even militant proponent of something

Question 22

Aver

Answer 22

To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

Question 23

Digression

Answer 23

A turning aside

Question 24

Extrapolation

Answer 24

An inference about the future based on known facts

Question 25

Innocuous

Answer 25

Not injurious to physical or mental health

Question 26

Pathological

Answer 26

Relating to the study of diseases

Question 27

Banal

Answer 27

Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Question 28

Dirge

Answer 28

A song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person

Question 29

Facetious

Answer 29

Cleverly amusing in tone

Question 30

Insensible

Answer 30

Barely able to be perceived

Question 31

Paucity

Answer 31

An insufficient quantity or number

Question 32

Belie

Answer 32

Be in contradiction with

Question 33

Disabuse

Answer 33

Free somebody from an erroneous belief

Question 34

Facilitate

Answer 34

Make easier

Question 35

Insinuate

Answer 35

Suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand

Question 36

Pedantic

Answer 36

Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning

Question 37

Beneficent

Answer 37

Doing or producing good

Question 38

Discerning

Answer 38

Having or reveling keen insight and good judgement

Question 39

Fallacious

Answer 39

Containing or based on incorrect reasoning

Question 40

Insipid

Answer 40

Lacking interest or significance or impact

Question 41

Penchant

Answer 41

A strong liking

Question 42

Bolster

Answer 42

Support and strengthen

Question 43

Discordant

Answer 43

Not in agreement or harmony

Question 44

Fatuous

Answer 44

Devoid of intelligence

Question 45

Insularity

Answer 45

The state of being isolated or detached

Question 46

Penury

Answer 46

A state of extreme poverty or destitution

Question 47

Bombastic

Answer 47

Ostentatiously lofty in style

Question 48

Discredit

Answer 48

The state of being held in low esteem

Question 49

Fawning

Answer 49

Attempting to win favor by flattery

Question 50

Intractable

Answer 50

Difficult to manage or mold