Gre Study Guide Test.

GRE STUDY GUIDE TEST. candid - CORRECT ANSWER impartial and honest in speech The observations of a child can be charming since they are candid and unpretentious. Synonyms: direct; forthright; frank; honest; open; sincere; straight; straightforward; undisguised cacophony - CORRECT ANSWER a harsh, jarring noise The junior high orchestra created an almost unbearable cacophony as they tried to tune their instruments. Synonyms: chaos; clamor; din; discord; disharmony; noise boor - CORRECT ANSWER a crude person; one lacking manners or taste "That utter boot ruined my recital with his constant guffawing!" wailed the pianist. Synonyms: clod; lout; oaf; vulgarian; yahoo blithe - CORRECT ANSWER joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought Summer finally came, and the blithe students spent their days at the beach. Synonyms: carefree; lighthearted; merry bevy - CORRECT ANSWER a group As predicted, a bevy of teenagers surrounded the rock star's limousine. Synonyms: band; bunch; gang; pack; troop belfry - CORRECT ANSWER a bell tower; the room in which a bell is hung The town was shocked when a bag of money was found stashed in the old belfry of the church. Synonyms: spire; steeple banal - CORRECT ANSWER predictable; clichéd; boring His conversations consisted of banal phrases like "Have a nice day" or "Another day, another dollar." Synonyms: bland; bromidic; clichéd; commonplace; fatuous; hackneyed; innocuous; insipid; jejune; musty; platitudinous; prosaic; quotidian; shopworn; stale; stereotypic; threadbare; timeworn; tired; trite; vapid; worn-out audacious - CORRECT ANSWER fearless and daring The audacious peasant dared to insult the king's mother. Synonyms: adventuresome; aggressive; assertive; bold; brave; courageous; daring; dauntless; doughty; fearless; gallant; game; heroic; intrepid; mettlesome; plucky; stout; stouthearted; up afraid; undaunted; valiant; valorous; venturesome; venturous assail - CORRECT ANSWER to attack; to assault The foreign army will try to assail our bases, but they will not be successful in their attack.