GRE Words Group 25

Question 1

adept

Answer 1

well skilled; completely versed

Question 2

adverse

Answer 2

unfavorable or opposed to one’s interests or desire

Question 3

appropriate

Answer 3

1. take something forcefully, usually without the owner’s agreement
2. suitable or fit for a situation

Question 4

archetype

Answer 4

a typical example of something

Question 5

articulate

Answer 5

able to express ideas or feelings fluently and clearly

Question 6

auspicious

Answer 6

favorable and indicative of good luck

Question 7

bereft

Answer 7

lacking or mourning something or someone

Question 8

captious

Answer 8

fault-finding (especially petty ones)

Question 9

conclusive

Answer 9

without doubt

Question 10

conspire

Answer 10

secretly work together for something bad

Question 11

delineate

Answer 11

describe or depict precisely; outline

Question 12

disentangle

Answer 12

free from entanglement or confusion; make clear

Question 13

exhort

Answer 13

strongly persuade, encourage, or urge

Question 14

frailty

Answer 14

quality or state of being weak; weakness

Question 15

grievance

Answer 15

an issue or problem

Question 16

harangue

Answer 16

a long angry rant

Question 17

ploy

Answer 17

a strategy or tactic used to gain an advantage

Question 18

poise

Answer 18

a state of balance, equilibrium or stability

Question 19

pomposity

Answer 19

the quality of being pompous; self-importance

Question 20

proxy

Answer 20

a substitute (usually for a person) that is compatible

Question 21

relent

Answer 21

1. abandon a harsh intention or attitude by giving in
2. reduce in intensity

Question 22

rhetoric

Answer 22

persuasive speech or writing

Question 23

rigor

Answer 23

thoroughness and strictness

Question 24

sparse

Answer 24

not dense and meager; having widely spaced intervals

Question 25

steadfast

Answer 25

fixed or unchanging; steady

Question 26

suspect

Answer 26

viewed with suspicion

Question 27

tedious

Answer 27

boring and slow, without variety

Question 28

vitality

Answer 28

strength and energy

Question 29

whimsical

Answer 29

1. playful or silly
2. unpredictable

Question 30

yield

Answer 30

1. produce or generate a result, product, or amount
2. give up or surrender