GRE Words Group 11

Question 1

boisterous

Answer 1

energetic, noisy, and lively

Question 1

abhor

Answer 1

detest or regard with deep hatred

Question 2

chivalrous

Answer 2

honorable and polite

Question 3

churlish

Answer 3

rude or lacking good manners

Question 4

clandestine

Answer 4

secretive; avoiding attention

Question 5

complacent

Answer 5

smugly self-satisfied, often without awareness of potential dangers

Question 6

cumbersome

Answer 6

large, heavy, slow or complicated

Question 7

debilitating

Answer 7

weakening or impairing strength

Question 8

deliberate

Answer 8

1. think over or discuss carefully
2. intentional

Question 9

droll

Answer 9

amusing in a quirky or unusual way

Question 10

eccentric

Answer 10

deviating from conventional behavior; quirky

Question 11

fractious

Answer 11

quarrelsome and irritable; unruly

Question 12

limpid

Answer 12

clear, transparent, or easy to understand

Question 13

mawkish

Answer 13

overly sentimental in a way that seems exaggerated or insincere

Question 14

obeisance

Answer 14

reverence for an individual

Question 15

ostentatious

Answer 15

showy or designed to impress

Question 16

panacea

Answer 16

a perfect cure for something

Question 17

perfunctory

Answer 17

done without enthusiasm or effort;

Question 18

pervasive

Answer 18

spreading quickly and in great numbers

Question 19

preclude

Answer 19

prevent something from occurring

Question 20

predilection

Answer 20

preference or bias towards something

Question 21

rapacious

Answer 21

very greedy

Question 22

relish

Answer 22

take great pleasure or delight in

Question 23

satirical

Answer 23

using humor or irony to criticize or mock

Question 24

sham

Answer 24

fake; not genuine

Question 25

skirt

Answer 25

go around or avoid something, especially an issue or obstacle

Question 26

sluggish

Answer 26

lacking energy; slow and listless

Question 27

spartan

Answer 27

marked by simplicity, frugality, and avoidance of luxury

Question 28

truculent

Answer 28

aggressively combative or confrontational

Question 29

perilous

Answer 29

risky and hazardous