GRE Words Group 17

Question 1

acclaim

Answer 1

1. praise with great approval
2. enthusiastic approval

Question 2

ascertain

Answer 2

find out or learn with certainty

Question 3

assertive

Answer 3

confident and direct in claiming one’s rights or expressing ideas

Question 4

bogus

Answer 4

fake or fraudulent

Question 5

cataclysmic

Answer 5

causing great disruption or upheaval

Question 6

circumscribe

Answer 6

limit or restrict something narrowly

Question 7

complementary

Answer 7

enhancing or perfecting when combined with something else

Question 8

contentious

Answer 8

causing or likely to provoke disagreement

Question 9

disingenuous

Answer 9

pretending to be sincere or straightforward

Question 10

divulge

Answer 10

disclose or reveal information

Question 11

dogmatic

Answer 11

insisting on one’s ideas without being open to other’s

Question 12

fallacious

Answer 12

false or mistaken

Question 13

foolhardy

Answer 13

recklessly daring; careless

Question 14

hinder

Answer 14

obstruct or delay progress

Question 15

impair

Answer 15

weaken or affect negatively

Question 16

impugn

Answer 16

challenge the truth or honesty of something

Question 17

incessant

Answer 17

constant or unending (of something bad or unpleasant)

Question 18

inclined

Answer 18

feeling a tendency or preference towards

Question 19

inveterate

Answer 19

deep-rooted or long-established

Question 20

miserly

Answer 20

reluctant to spend or share; greedy

Question 21

patent

Answer 21

clear or obvious

Question 22

petulant

Answer 22

irritable or impatient, especially over minor issues

Question 23

pithy

Answer 23

expressing ideas in a concise, meaningful manner

Question 24

pliant

Answer 24

flexible or easily influenced

Question 25

sanctimonious

Answer 25

giving the impression that one is morally superior

Question 26

sound

Answer 26

based on reason, sense or judgement

Question 27

tarnish

Answer 27

compromise, damage, sully

Question 28

tepid

Answer 28

exhibiting little passion or eagerness; lukewarm

Question 29

upbraid

Answer 29

criticize or scold severely

Question 30

vexation

Answer 30

the state of being irritated or incensed