GRE_3000_List22

Question 1

rivulet

Answer 1

a small stream
[E] Dream Rivulet Diary
[S] brook; brooklet;

Question 2

roisterer

Answer 2

one who engages in merrymaking especially in honor of a special occasion
[E] the rowdy roisterers who fill the streets of New Orleans during Mardi Gras
[S] celebrator; reveler;
[A] killjoy

Question 3

rookie

Answer 3

recruit; novice;
[E] The rookie replaced the injured regular at first base.
[S] apprentice; fledging neophyte;
[A] veteran;

Question 4

roster

Answer 4

a roll or list of personal;
[E] the roster of subscribers to the journal
[S] catalog; checklist;menu;

Question 5

rostrum

Answer 5

a stage for public speaking
[E] He finally stood on the winner’s rostrum.
[S] dais; lectern; podium; tribune;stage;

Question 6

rubicund

Answer 6

inclined to a healthy rosiness
[E] A rubicund complexion indicates good health.
[S] blooming; florid; sanguine;
[A] ashen; pallid;

Question 7

rue

Answer 7

the feeling of regret, remorse; 
[E] With rue my heart is laden.
[S] contriteness; contrition; penitence; remorse;
[A] impenitence;
[P] rueful;

Question 8

ruffle

Answer 8

1 a strip of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge;
[S] rumple; wrinkle;
[P]ruffled;
2 to destroy the smoothness or evenness of
[E] The acid ruffled the surface of the catalyst;
[S] abrade; chafe; erode;
[A] glaze;
3 to disturb the peace of mind of someone
[E] The stream of minor complaints finally ruffled him into snapping.
[S] annoy; itch;
[A] allay; mollify;

Question 9

ruminate

Answer 9

to go over in mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
[E] ruminate the reason of past failures
[S] cogitate; perpend; mediate;
[A] ignore; overlook;
[P] ruminative;

Question 10

runic

Answer 10

having some secret meaning;
[E] painstaking efforts to decipher the runic inscriptions
[S] arcane; enigmatic; impenetrable;
[A] fathomable;

Question 11

ruse

Answer 11

a wily subterfuge
[E] This is a ruse to divide them
[S] artifice; maneuver

Question 12

sabotage

Answer 12

1 treacherous action to defeat or hinder a cause or an endeavor
[E] sabotage of the project by government officials
[S] damage; impairment
[A] assistance;
2 to practice sabotage on
[E] He sabotaged his opponent’s campion with rumors.
[S] disrupt; frustrate;
[A] assist;

Question 13

saccharine

Answer 13

1 of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
[E] a powdery substance with a saccharine taste
[S] sugary
[A] bitter
2 appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
[E] The movie was funny, but it had a saccharine ending in which everyone lives happily ever after.
[S] fruity; maudlin;
[A] unsentimental;

Question 14

sacrilege

Answer 14

desecration; profanation; misuse; or theft of something sacred;
[E] To play Mozart’s music on a kazoo is sacrilege.
[S] blasphemy; defilement; irreverence;impiety;
[A] adoration; glorification; respect;
[P] sacrilegious;

Question 15

salient

Answer 15

standing out conspicuously 
[E] The most salient feature of the book is its papyrus cover.
[S] conspicuous; prominent;
[A] unnoticeable;
[P] salience;

Question 16

salutary

Answer 16

1 beneficial; promoting health
[E] salutary exercise
[S] good; healthy; restorative; 
[A] debilitating; deleterious;
2 promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
[E] The low interest rates should have a salutary effect on business.
[S] advantageous; beneficent
[A] bad; unprofitable;

Question 17

sanctimonious

Answer 17

hypocritically pious or devout
[E] a sicking sanctimonious smile
[S] canting; deceiving; hypocritical’
[A] devout; pious

Question 18

sand

Answer 18

to make smooth by friction
[E] be sure to sand before you paint the shelf
[S] buff; file; hone; rasp; rub

Question 19

sap

Answer 19

1 to weaken or exhaust the energy or vitality of
[E] Weeks of hard work had sapped him and left him exhausted.
[S] debilitate; devitalize;etiolate; prostrate;
[A] bolster; invigorate;
2 active strength of body or mind
[E] a child full of sap and vivacity
[S] dynamism; esprit;
[A] lethargy; torpidity;

Question 20

sartorial

Answer 20

of,or relating to a tailer or tailored clothes

[E] poor sartorial taste

Question 21

riveting

Answer 21

wholly absorbing or engrossing one’s attention
[E] The riveting novel has, as previously expected, become a national best-seller.
[S] absorbing; arresting; enthralling;
[A] insipid; vapid; monotonous;

Question 22

saunter

Answer 22

travel by foot for exercise or pleasure
[E] saunter slowly down the street
[S] amble; ramble; range;

Question 23

savant

Answer 23

a person of learning
[E] a savant in the field of medical ethics
[S] pundit; scholar;
[A] unlearned person

Question 24

scads

Answer 24

a large number
[E] scads of people showed up for the party
[S] abundance; profusion;
[A] paucity;

Question 25

scathing

Answer 25

marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings [E] a scathing review of the book [S] acerbic; snarky; [A] polite;

Question 26

schism

Answer 26

a lack of agreement [E] a schism between political parties [S] conflict; dissidence;dissonance; [A] accord;

Question 27

scintillate

Answer 27

to emit sparks [E] diamond ring scintillate in the sunlight [S] gleam; glister; [A] scintillating;

Question 28

scion

Answer 28

descendent; child [E] scion of a railroad empire [S] ancestor

Question 29

scission

Answer 29

a division or split in a group or union; schism [E] The scission of the labor union will compromise the worker's bargaining power. [S] bifurcation; cleavage; schism; [A] unification;

Question 30

scotch

Answer 30

too put an end to [E] The prime minister scotched the rumors of her illness. [S] hinder; thwart;

Question 31

scour

Answer 31

1 to clean; polish; or wash by scrubbing vigorously; 2 to look through carefully or thoroughly i nan effort to find or discover something [E] The police scoured the city for the criminal. [S] comb; ransack; rummage;

Question 32

scowl

Answer 32

to contact the brow in an expression of displeasure [E] scowl down at the misbehaving child [S] frown; pout; gloom; [A] beam; grin;

Question 33

scrappy

Answer 33

having an aggressive and determined spirit [E] She was a scrappy girl despite--or, perhaps, because of-- her small size. [S] aggressive; pugnacious; [A] nonaggressive; pacific;

Question 34

scrupulous

Answer 34

1 guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong [E] Less scrupulous companies find ways to evade the law. [S] conscionable; ethical; [A] cutthroat; dishonest; 2 taking, showing or involving great care and effort [E] The task requires scrupulous attention to detail [S] conscientious;

Question 35

scrutable

Answer 35

capable of being understood through study and observation; [E] Her machinations and motives are all too scrutable to us who know her. [S] accessible; apprehensible; fathomable;legible; [A] mysterious; incoherent;

Question 36

scurrilous

Answer 36

given to the use of vulgar, coarse, or abusive languge [E] scurrilous attacks on the senator [S] contumelious; invective;

Question 37

scurvy

Answer 37

mean; contemptible; [E] She was beset by a whole scurvy swarm of con artists. [S] deplorable;despicable; [A] admirable; meritorious;

Question 38

seamy

Answer 38

sordid; base [E] the seamy side of urban life [S] sordid; base; [A] decent;

Question 39

secluded

Answer 39

screened or hidden from view [E] secluded monks [S] cloistered; covert;

Question 40

sedate

Answer 40

free from emotional or mental agitation [E] She remained sedate under pressure [S] collected; composed; unperturbed; [A] agitated; discomposed;

Question 41

sedulous

Answer 41

involving or accomplished with careful perseverance [E] a sedulous student [S] assiduous; industrious; [A] idle; inactive;

Question 42

seminal

Answer 42

1 containing or contributing the seeds of later development [A] hamper further development 2 of, or relating to, or having the power to originate; creative; [E] a seminal novel; [A] derivative;

Question 43

sentinel

Answer 43

a person or group that watches over someone or something [E] a lone sentinel kept watch over the fort [S] custodian; guardian; keeper; sentry;

Question 44

sepulchral

Answer 44

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer; funeral; [E] The decrepit mansion had a sepulchral tone that gave everybody a chill. [S] depressing; desolate; tenebrous; [A] merry; cordial;

Question 45

sequela

Answer 45

a secondary consequence or result | [A] precursor;

Question 46

sequester

Answer 46

``` 1 to set apart; [E] sequester a jury; [S] insulate; seclude; segregate; [A] desegregate; reintegrate; 2 to cause to withdraw into seclusion [E] She was sequestered in her room. ```

Question 47

serendipity

Answer 47

the faculty of making fortune discoveries by accident | [E] The found each other by pure serendipity.

Question 48

serpentine

Answer 48

winding or turning one way and another [E] The country inn lies at the end of a rather serpentine road. [S] curved; devious; sinuous; tortuous; [A] direct;

Question 49

serried

Answer 49

having little space between items or parts [E] Flowers came up every spring in their serried ranks. [S] compact; dense; [A] airy; loose;

Question 50

serrate

Answer 50

notched or toothed on the edge [E] a serrate leaf [A] without notches, smooth

Question 51

servile

Answer 51

meanly or cravenly submissive; abject; [E] He had always maintained a servile attitude around people with money; [S] base; humble; menial;

Question 52

shackle

Answer 52

1 to deprive of freedom especially of action by means of restrictions or handicaps [E] unwilling to shackle the dogs to the wall of the house [S] chain; fetter; trammel; [A] loose; emancipate; unfetter; 2 to create difficulty for the work or activity of [E] shackled by poverty and ignorance [S] clog; fetter; stymie; trammel; encumber; [A] aid; facilitate;

Question 53

sham

Answer 53

1 the quality of deceitfulness; empty pretense; [E] condemned the rigged election as a total sham [A] debunk 2 to pretense a false appearance of [E] shaming a most unconvincing limp just to get sympathy [S] counterfeit; simulate; 3 not genuine; fake; [E] street vendors selling sham designer handbags to gullible tourists [S] bogus; phony; [A] genuine;