GRE Test Prep UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
bombastic - CORRECT ANSWER - (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of
high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
requisite - CORRECT ANSWER - necessary for relief or supply
apocryphal - CORRECT ANSWER - of questionable authenticity
laconic - CORRECT ANSWER - brief and to the point
garrulous - CORRECT ANSWER - full of trivial conversation
ascetic - CORRECT ANSWER - practicing great self-denial
taciturn - CORRECT ANSWER - habitually reserved and uncommunicative
tempestuous - CORRECT ANSWER - (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
demarcation - CORRECT ANSWER - the boundary of a specific area
execrable - CORRECT ANSWER - of very poor quality or condition
prolific - CORRECT ANSWER - bearing in abundance especially offspring
eclectic - CORRECT ANSWER - selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
, expediency - CORRECT ANSWER - A means of achieving a particular end, as in a
situation requiring haste or caution.
harrowing - CORRECT ANSWER - extremely painful
prodigious - CORRECT ANSWER - so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
stymied - CORRECT ANSWER - thwarted; stumped; blocked
sidereal - CORRECT ANSWER - of or relating to the stars or constellations
etiolated - CORRECT ANSWER - weakened or sickly
circumscribed - CORRECT ANSWER - restricted or limited
pragmatic - CORRECT ANSWER - concerned with practical matters
prerogative - CORRECT ANSWER - A special right or privilege; a special quality
showing excellence
esconce - CORRECT ANSWER - put firmly in a position, hide away
ineluctable - CORRECT ANSWER - impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable
conclusion"
invidious - CORRECT ANSWER - offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and
resentment
Questions and CORRECT Answers
bombastic - CORRECT ANSWER - (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of
high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
requisite - CORRECT ANSWER - necessary for relief or supply
apocryphal - CORRECT ANSWER - of questionable authenticity
laconic - CORRECT ANSWER - brief and to the point
garrulous - CORRECT ANSWER - full of trivial conversation
ascetic - CORRECT ANSWER - practicing great self-denial
taciturn - CORRECT ANSWER - habitually reserved and uncommunicative
tempestuous - CORRECT ANSWER - (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
demarcation - CORRECT ANSWER - the boundary of a specific area
execrable - CORRECT ANSWER - of very poor quality or condition
prolific - CORRECT ANSWER - bearing in abundance especially offspring
eclectic - CORRECT ANSWER - selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
, expediency - CORRECT ANSWER - A means of achieving a particular end, as in a
situation requiring haste or caution.
harrowing - CORRECT ANSWER - extremely painful
prodigious - CORRECT ANSWER - so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
stymied - CORRECT ANSWER - thwarted; stumped; blocked
sidereal - CORRECT ANSWER - of or relating to the stars or constellations
etiolated - CORRECT ANSWER - weakened or sickly
circumscribed - CORRECT ANSWER - restricted or limited
pragmatic - CORRECT ANSWER - concerned with practical matters
prerogative - CORRECT ANSWER - A special right or privilege; a special quality
showing excellence
esconce - CORRECT ANSWER - put firmly in a position, hide away
ineluctable - CORRECT ANSWER - impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable
conclusion"
invidious - CORRECT ANSWER - offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and
resentment
