GRE_3000_List23

Question 1

shoal

Answer 1

having little depth; shallow;
[E] shoal waters of the bay;
[S] deep;

Question 2

shopworn

Answer 2

worn-out, as from overuse; trite;
[E] the shopworn suggestion to job applications to just be yourself.
[S] banal; cliche; trite;
[A] new; fresh;

Question 3

shred

Answer 3

a small mount; a particle;
[E] He struggled to retain a shred of his dignity.
[S] crumb; scintilla; spark;

Question 4

shroud

Answer 4

1 something that conceal protects, or screens
[E] under a shroud of cloud
2 to shut off from sight; screen;
[E] She shroud the fact that the child had been adopted.
[S] belie; blanket; cloak; curtain;
[A] bare; disclose; expose;

Question 5

sidestep

Answer 5

to avoid having to comply with
[E] The eager enlistee sidestepped the regulations by lying about his age.
[S] beat; bypass; dodge;
[A] comply; follow; keep; obey;

Question 6

simpleton

Answer 6

a person lacking in common sense
[E] His silly antics at office parties have earned him a reputation as a simpleton.
[S] airhead; donkey;
[A] sage; intellectual;

Question 7

sinecure

Answer 7

an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income.
[E] Brenda’s job was by no means a sinecure; she actually had to work quite hard for her salary.
[A] drudge; drudgery; toil

Question 8

sinew

Answer 8

vigorous strength
[E] Money is the sinew of love as well as war.
[S] energy; potency;
[A] impotence;

Question 9

skimp

Answer 9

1 less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable;
[E] The dieter complained about skimp meals that were served at the fat farm.
[S] exiguous; meager; niggardly; scanty;
[A] abundant;
2 to give insufficient or barely sufficient attention or effort to or funds for
[E] We must skimp and save if we are going to afford a vacation this summer.
[S] pinch; scrimp;
[A] prodigalize; squander;

Question 10

skirmish

Answer 10

a minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
[E] The had a skirmish over the rules before the debate began
[S] altercation; controversy; spat; squabble;
[A] amity; concord;

Question 11

slake

Answer 11

to satisfy
[E] Mountain climbing has largely slaked my desire for adventure.
[S] assuage; quench; sate;
[A] tantalize; arouse;

Question 12

slant

Answer 12

1 a way of looking at or thinking about something
[E] an interesting slant an the problem of underage drinking
[S] angle; outlook;
2 running in a slanting direction
[E] The computer keyboard has a slightly slant surface so that typing is more comfortable for the wrist.
[S] canted; leaning;
[A] perpendicular; plumb;
3 to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
[E] Reports slanted the truth in order to a political agenda.
[S] bend; color; warp;
[A] clarify; illuminate;

Question 13

shipshape

Answer 13

marked by meticulously order and neatness
[E] I like to keep my car shipshape.
[S] antiseptic; kempt; prim;
[A] disheveled; disordered;

Question 14

slate

Answer 14

to put on a list
[E] You have been slated for a three o’clock interview.
[S] catalog; enroll; register;
[A] erase;

Question 15

slew

Answer 15

a large amount or number
[E] donate a slew of books to the university library
[S] abundance; scad; plentitude;’
[A] driblet; pittance; sprinkle;

Question 16

sling

Answer 16

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the move
[E] sling stones at the check point
[S] cast; dash; fling; lob;
[A] catch;

Question 17

slipshod

Answer 17

marked by carelessness or indifference to exactness, precision, and accuracy
[E] a slipshod piece of research;
The hotel had always been run in a slipshod way.
[S] botchy; messy; sloppy;
[A] fastidious; meticulous;

Question 18

sloppy

Answer 18

1 lacking neatness in dress or person
[E] a sloppy child always seems to have spilled something on his clothes.
[S] blowsy; dowdy; frowsy;
[A] dapper; spruce;
2 lacking in order
[E] dump the papers in a sloppy pile on the desk
[S] chaotic; disarranged; disheveled;rumpled; tousled;
[A] bandbox; trim;

Question 19

slouch

Answer 19

1 a lazy person
[E] She is no slouch when it comes to cooking;
[S] deadbeat; drone; idler; loafer; 
[A] doer; hummer; hustler; rustler;
2 to go or move slowly;
[E] He slouched towards the church as if going to his own funeral;
[S] creep; limp;
[A] fly; speed;

Question 20

sluggard

Answer 20

an habitually lazy person
[E] The teacher tried to wake up the sluggards who were sleeping at that late hour.
[S] loafer; slouch;
[A] hummer;

Question 21

slumber

Answer 21

to be in a state of sleep
[E] She slumbered for hours while the train rolled on.
[S] catnap; doze;
[A] arouse;

Question 22

smarmy

Answer 22

hypocritically; complacently;
[E] He is slightly smarmy and eager to impress;
[S] fulsome; oily; unctuous;
[A] artless; genuine;

Question 23

smart

Answer 23

to suffer slightly
[E] The injection only smart for a few seconds
[S] ache;
[A] allay; mitigate;

Question 24

smattering

Answer 24

1 superficial piecemeal knowledge
[E] a smattering of Greek grammar;
[A] erudition; insight;
2 a small number
[E] Only a smattering of spectators presented.
[S] bit; mite;
[A] myriad; plentitude;

Question 25

smirk

Answer 25

to smile in an affected, often offensively self-satisfied way [E] She tried to not to smirk when they announced the winner. [S] simper; [A] cry; moan;

Question 26

smug

Answer 26

``` 1 having too high an opinion of oneself [E] The winner was so smug that he lost the support of the crowd. [S] complacent; egoistic; overweening [A] egoless; humble; 2 being clean and in good order [E] The suburb's smug lawns and tree lined streets bespeak a comfortable affluence. [S] dapper; spruce; [A] disheveled; slovenly; ```

Question 27

snare

Answer 27

``` 1 something that catches and holds [E] Someday you will find that your lies are a snare from which you can not escape; [S] entanglement; quagmire; 2 to capture by or by use of a snare [E] They snared a rabbit early this day. [S] ensnare; entrap [A] disentangle; free ```

Question 28

snarl

Answer 28

1 to twist together into a usually confused mass [E] You'll be awfully sorry if you snarl you fishing line. [S] entangle; [A] extricate; 2 to give vent to anger in surly language [E] She snarled at me after I kept badgering her with questions. [S] bark; fulminate; rant; [A] calm

Question 29

snub

Answer 29

to treat with contempt or neglect [E] The snob in town always snubbed anyone she thought was beneath her. [S] contemn; disdain; [A] esteem; honor; respect;

Question 30

sodden

Answer 30

1 containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water [E] We stripped off our sodden clothes and wrung them dry. [S] awash; saturated; [A] arid; dry 2 to wet thoroughly with liquid [E] Soldier's boots were soddened by endless hours in muddy trenches. [S] douse; drench; souse; [A] dehydrate; desiccate; wring;

Question 31

solace

Answer 31

1 comfort in sorrow; misfortune; [E] The kind words brought a little solace to the grieving widow. [S] consolation; relief; 2 to comfort; to cheer; or to console, as in trouble or sorrow [E] I did my best to solace those bereaved children. [S] cheer; comfort; console [A] agonize; harrow;

Question 32

solder

Answer 32

to join or unit [E] Wires are soldered onto the circuit board. [S] associate; coalesce; combine; [A] disassociate; sunder;

Question 33

solicitous

Answer 33

1 given to or made with heedful anticipation of the needs and happiness of others [E] The solicitous husband had already cleaned the house and cooked dinner by the time his wife returned home from work, [S] attentive; considerate; [A] heedless; [P] solicitude; 2 showing urgent desire or interest; [E] The family is solicitous to put this whole unfortunate affair behind them and to move on with their lives. [S] agog; voracious; [A] apathetic; uneager;

Question 34

soliloquy

Answer 34

a dramatic or literacy form or discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener. [E] A soliloquy always reveals the character's thought and feelings. [S] monologue; [A] chorus; ensemble;

Question 35

solvent

Answer 35

1 able to pay all legal debts. [E] They're going to have to prove that the company is now solvent. [A] bankrupt; 2 a substance in which another substance is dissolved [E] Some organic solvents, such as benzene, pyridine, furan, are poisonous to human's reproductive system. [A] solute;

Question 36

somatic

Answer 36

of the body, especially as distinguished from a body part, the mind, or the environment. [E] a somatic disorder that was once thought to be "all in the patient's head" [S] bodily; carnal; [A] mental; spiritual;

Question 37

somber

Answer 37

``` 1 so shaded as to be dark and gloomy [E] The prison's somber interrogation room has the desired effect of striking fear and despair into the prisoner. [S] black; caliginous; dark; [A] brilliant; lucid; 2 causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer [E] Her death put us in a somber mood. [S] depressing; lugubrious; morose; [A] cheerful; festive; ```

Question 38

somnolence

Answer 38

the quality or state of desiring or needing sleep [E] Somnolence is likely to be the most typical reaction to this novel. [S] doziness; drowsiness; [A] insomnia;

Question 39

sop

Answer 39

1 something yield to placate or soothe [E] provide with the salary raise as a sop [S] balm; emollient; placebo; [A] irritant; 2 something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision [E] As a sop to the teacher's union for supporting his reelection campaign, the mayor promised to push for the abolition of the residency requirement; [S] backhander; 3 to wet thoroughly [E] My book fell in the swimming pool and was thoroughly sopped before I could fish it out. [S] douse; drench; [A] dehydrate; parch;

Question 40

sophism

Answer 40

deceptive or fallacious arguments [E] Political selection is more dependent on sophism and less on economic literacy. [P] sophistry;

Question 41

soporific

Answer 41

1 a drug or other substance that induces sleep [E] Alcohol is a poor soporific because it disturbs sleep patterns and so can worsen sleep disorders. [S] hypnotic; [A] stimulant; 2 causing or tending to cause sleep [E] This medicine is soporific, so do not drive after taking it. [S] narcotic; somniferous; [A] arousing 3 sleepless or lethargy [E] A big lunch always make me soporific in the afternoon. [S] dozy; drowsy; [A] awake;

Question 42

spat

Answer 42

a brief petty quarrel or angry outburst [E] Like any other couple, they have their own spats. [S] alteration; imbroglio; [A] amity; harmony;

Question 43

spate

Answer 43

``` 1 sudden flood [S] bath; deluge; inundation; [A] drought; 2 a large number [E] a spate of books about GRE ```

Question 44

specious

Answer 44

having a false look of truth [E] a specious argument that really does not stand up under close examination. [S] beguiling; fallacious;delusory; [A] aboveboard;