GRE vocab 4

Question 1

slipshod

Answer 1

adj. (typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization.

Question 2

proscribe

Answer 2

v. forbid, esp. by law.

Question 3

parsimonious

Answer 3

adj. unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal.

Question 4

avaricious

Answer 4

adj. having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Question 5

covetous

Answer 5

adj. having or showing a great desire to possess something, typically something belonging to someone else.

Question 6

penurious

Answer 6

adj. extremely poor; poverty-stricken.

adj. parsimonious; mean

Question 7

rapacious

Answer 7

adj. aggressively greedy or grasping.

Question 8

imperious

Answer 8

adj. assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.

Question 9

inequitable

Answer 9

adj. unfair; unjust.

Question 10

ignominious

Answer 10

adj. deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

Question 11

obsequious

Answer 11

adj. obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

Question 12

abatement

Answer 12

n. (often in legal use) the ending, reduction, or lessening of something.

Question 13

revelry

Answer 13

n. lively and noisy festivities, esp. when these involve drinking a large amount of alcohol.

Question 14

paean

Answer 14

n. a song of praise or triumph

Question 15

espouse

Answer 15

v. adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).

Question 16

pusillanimous

Answer 16

adj. showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.

Question 17

ignominy

Answer 17

n. great public shame, disgrace, or embarrassment, or a situation or event that causes this

Question 18

allay

Answer 18

v. diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).

Question 19

indemnify

Answer 19

v. compensate (someone) for harm or loss.

Question 20

lascivious

Answer 20

adj. (of a person, manner, or gesture) feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire.

Question 21

esoteric

Answer 21

adj. intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.

Question 22

diluvial

Answer 22

adj. of or relating to a flood or floods, esp. the biblical Flood

Question 23

interdiction

Answer 23

n. A military term for the act of delaying, disrupting, or destroying enemy forces or supplies en route to the battle area. A distinction is often made between strategic and tactical interdiction.

Question 24

irascible

Answer 24

adj. having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.

Question 25

nettlesome

Answer 25

adj. causing annoyance or difficulty.