GRE TOP 50

Question 1

propriety

The students were instructed to behave with the utmost “propriety” on their class field trip.

Answer 1

proper manner - behavior - discipline

Question 2

zeal
He is full of “zeal” about his career

Answer 2

passion

Question 3

cacophony

Bands practice creates a cacophony

Answer 3

chaos sounds

Question 4

ostentation

The 5 stars restaurant is doing extremely well without “ostentation”

Answer 4

over-the-top displays

Question 5

lethargic

it is not uncommon to feel “lethargic” for weeks or even months after a major surgery

Answer 5

sluggish - tired

Question 6

philanthropic

I am trying to be “philanthropic” as 1 out of 5 part of Raising my Standards

Answer 6

phil ~ love
anthro ~ human
-> being good for human / charity - KIND

Question 7

malleable

that metal bar is very malleable after being heated up to a very high temperature

the concept of fitness is malleable by many bad influencer

Answer 7

to change somebody’s way of thinking
bendable

Question 8

gullible

Grandma is very gullible.

Answer 8

She bought many scamming kinds of stuff on the internet. That is why scammers always target gullible elders.

believe something very easily

Question 9

enervate

the boxer used a swift left uppercut to the jaw to “enervate” his opponent

taking care of the newborn is enervate the newly parents

Answer 9

to weaken someone/something
knock out all the nerves - incapacitate

Question 10

placate

yelling “chill the f**k out” - is not a good “placating” strategy in a heated situation

the police negotiators placated the terrorist

Answer 10

keeping calm
tell somebody to chill
NEGOTIATE

Question 11

vacillate

Answer 11

equivocal - not decisive

Question 12

corroborate

Many research studies yield results that would “corroborate” the novel training style of position-specific HIT on the elite team sports athletes

Answer 12

to back something up with evidence

Question 13

prevaricate

During the trial, the lead witness was willing to “prevaricate” in order to protect his friend

Answer 13

lie - half of the truth is A LIE
being vague to hide something

Question 14

mitigate

many tech companies are making sustainable products to mitigate the effect of climate changes

to mitigate the risk of soft tissue injuries, many sports teams are trying to find ways to reduce the training load for the players

Answer 14

lessen something

Question 15

advocate

Answer 15

support

Question 16

venerate

Veterans are very venerated by US people

Answer 16

RESPECTED

Question 17

Laconic - la con nit

the student’s laconic response suggested that she did not know very much about the topic the professor is discussing

Answer 17

brief

Question 18

loquacious

she is very loquacious when she hangs out with her close friend

Answer 18

Noi Nhieu

Question 19

fervid

Minh is fervid about soccer

Answer 19

passion

Question 20

laudable

big applause to the great presenter from the USA - MS Minh Nguyen - his research studies are laudable!

Answer 20

praiseworthy

Question 21

Bolster

the prosecutor worked to find evidence that would bolster her case against the defendant

the prosecutor worked to find witnesses that would corroborate the wrongdoing of the defendant

Answer 21

boost!

corroborate is more like FIRM evidence!

Question 22

assuage

good finance is like a “mental massage”; it can assuage our fear of emergency situation in life

Answer 22

“mentally massage” - relieve

Question 23

desiccate

Vietnam is a big exporter of desiccated fruits

If you do not have knowledge for many area of life, you will be a very desiccated person

Answer 23

~desert ~SA MAC
to dry up

Question 24

obdurate

the obdurate three-year-old refused to eat any vegetables, no matter how they were prepared.

Answer 24

obsessive duration
very stubborn
dogmatic

Question 25

loquacious

Answer 25

talkative

Question 26

misanthropic You should be careful when being around a misanthropic person

Answer 26

opposite with philanthropic don't like people

Question 27

ingenuous he often makes silly mistakes and then acts like an ingenuous child he is a disingenuous person. he often being equivocal to get out of trouble

Answer 27

naive

Question 28

ingenious he often haves outstanding ideas. he is an ingenious genius.

Answer 28

genius = noun ingenious = adj

Question 29

ephemeral an ephemeral moment of victory may last mere seconds. But it can remain as a triumphant memory for decades

Answer 29

transitory = fleeting = short-lived

Question 30

dissonant that new song from Binz is using very dissonant sound

Answer 30

irregular = inharmonious = dis + organized

Question 31

audacious the new CEO pursued initiatives to save the company from bankruptcy

Answer 31

full of bravery

Question 32

capricious After 50, women tend to be more capricious because of hormonal changes

Answer 32

mercurial - unpredictable

Question 33

garrulous - ga` ru` lam' He is not GA RU`. He is very garrulous in public

Answer 33

loquacious

Question 34

ostentation owning a mansion doesn't imply ostentation, but traveling exclusively by private jet certainly can

Answer 34

over-the-top

Question 35

anomaly the drop in Bluetooth signal causes several anomalies in the collected data

Answer 35

abnormal

Question 36

pragmatism

Answer 36

practically

Question 37

paradox the fact that the retired teacher claimed to hate all pets but adopted seven cats is an intriguing paradox

Answer 37

nghich ly -- YY paradox of Fat%

Question 38

engender the new novel conditioning methods engendered controversy between conventional training vs HIFT

Answer 38

create

Question 39

assuage a massage can assuage the soreness in the muscle

Answer 39

mentally satisfied

Question 40

deride Ethan's laughs during my speech mean he is deriding my knowledge. It is a sign of disrepect.

Answer 40

mocking

Question 41

volatile it is possible for a country's political climate to remain volatile for decades HCL is a volatile substance. It is easy to cause fire

Answer 41

tension - violent

Question 42

erudite in order to learn more about health science, those influencers need to read the research that is more erudite than they are entertaining

Answer 42

educational

Question 43

venerate to venerate the fire chief's forty years of service, the department held a special banquet

Answer 43

respect

Question 44

precipitate Ireland scientists used airplanes to precipitate rainfall to help with desiccated land

Answer 44

cause something to start ex. cause the snow to fall

Question 45

homogenize homogenized milk is smoother and more consistent in taste because fat molecules are broken down to a similar size

Answer 45

homo = same make something consistent