Gre Group 5

Question 1

anesthetic

Answer 1

(noun) a substance that causes insensibility and removes pain

Question 2

antipathy

Answer 2

(noun) aversion; dislike

Question 3

arbitrary

Answer 3

(adjective) subject to chance or individual whim; without definite reason

Question 4

astrologer

Answer 4

(noun) a person who believes that stars and planets influence human activity and attempts to predict the future by studying their positions

Question 5

aversion

Answer 5

(noun) an intense feeling of dislike or disgust

Question 6

banal

Answer 6

(adjective) lacking originality; commonplace

Question 7

bent

Answer 7

(noun) an inclination or tendency

Question 8

compensation

Answer 8

(noun) payment given for services rendered or for loss

Question 9

compliant

Answer 9

(adjective) yielding or submissive; amenable

Question 10

condone

Answer 10

(verb) to approve tacitly by overlooking or excusing; to allow or forgive

Question 11

convention

Answer 11

(noun) a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

Question 12

correspond

Answer 12

(verb) to exist in agreement or conformity; harmonize

Question 13

defer

Answer 13

(verb) yield; submit; bow

Question 14

dogma

Answer 14

(noun) doctrine or set of religious principles

Question 15

ensure

Answer 15

(verb) to guarantee or make certain

Question 16

equivocal

Answer 16

(adjective) ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain

Question 17

extraneous

Answer 17

(adjective) not vital or pertinent; irrelevant

Question 18

fortuitous

Answer 18

(adjective) happening by fortunate accident or chance

Question 19

frugality

Answer 19

(noun) thriftiness; economy, · prudence in financial matters

Question 20

illusory

Answer 20

(adjective) deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression

Question 21

indifferent

Answer 21

(adjective) having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice

Question 22

insipid

Answer 22

(adjective) without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland

Question 23

inured

Answer 23

(adjective) accustomed to accepting something undesirable

Question 24

miser

Answer 24

(noun) an individual who Lives poorly to hoard money; a person who is stingy

Question 25

non-plused

Answer 25

(adjective) baffled; in a quandary; at a Loss for what to say or do

Question 26

penchant

Answer 26

(noun) strong inclination; liking

Question 27

penury

Answer 27

(noun) poverty; destitution

Question 28

plethora

Answer 28

(noun) an overabundance; a surplus

Question 29

preempt

Answer 29

(verb) to replace; to supersede; to appropriate

Question 30

presumption

Answer 30

(noun) the act of assuming or taking something. For granted

Question 31

prodigal

Answer 31

(adjective) recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

Question 32

prone

Answer 32

(adjective) naturally inclined; tending; likely

Question 33

propensity

Answer 33

(noun) a natural inclination or tendency; penchant

Question 34

qualms

Answer 34

(noun) misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

Question 35

quiescence

Answer 35

(noun) stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest

Question 36

reconciliation

Answer 36

(noun) the act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions

Question 37

repudiate

Answer 37

(verb) to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown

Question 38

restitution

Answer 38

(noun) the act of returning something to its proper owner, or of compensating the owner for the loss of such an item;reparation

Question 39

savor

Answer 39

(verb) to enjoy in a thorough manner; to relish;

Question 40

serenity

Answer 40

(noun) to fully appreciate tranquility; peacefulness

Question 41

solvent

Answer 41

(adjective) able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

Question 42

stint

Answer 42

(verb) to restrain; to be sparing or frugal

Question 43

subjective

Answer 43

(adjective) not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unprejudiced fact

Question 44

superfluous

Answer 44

(adjective) exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

Question 45

tranquil

Answer 45

(adjective) peaceful; calm

Question 46

tranquility

Answer 46

(noun) calmness; serenity; peacefulness

Question 47

trivial

Answer 47

(adjective) unimportant; lacking value

Question 48

veneration

Answer 48

(noun) extreme respect and reverence; worship