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GRE vocab Questions with Detailed Verified Answers (100%
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incipient
Ans: In an initial stage; beginning to develop
ephemeral
Ans: Lasting for a very short time
seminal
Ans: Influencing later developments
canonical
Ans: (adj) authorized, recognized; pertaining to the canon, or body of
accepted rules, standards or artistic works
cognoscenti
Ans: those who know
Paean
Ans: a song of praise, joy, or triumph
Elocution
Ans: The skill of clear, expressive speech
Artless
Ans: without guile; open and honest
Guileless
Ans: Without cunning or deceit; artless
Proliferate
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Ans: To increase greatly in number; multiply
Quixotic
Ans: exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
Capricious
Ans: impulsive and unpredictable
Descry
Ans: to detect by looking carefully
Peruse
Ans: (v.) to read thoroughly and carefully
Assay
Ans: analyze; evaluate
Laudable
Ans: worthy of praise
Pragmatic
Ans: practical, as opposed to idealistic
Zeal
Ans: enthusiastic devotion
Fervid
Ans: burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated
Lucid
Ans: clear and easily understood
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Pedant
Ans: a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to
common sense; a person with abundant knowledge of minor, uninteresting
things
Vacillate
Ans: To waver in mind or opinion; to be indecisive or irresolute
marionette
Ans: puppet moved by strings
effigy
Ans: A figure/model constructed in mockery
diurnal
Ans: active during the day
autumnal
Ans: past maturity or the middle part of life
extricate
Ans: (v.) to free or remove from entanglements or difficulties; to remove
with effort
catatonic
Ans: characterized by a lack of movement, activity, or expression
diaphanous
Ans: very sheer and light; almost completely transparent
reticent
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vPretest - Stuvia US
GRE vocab Questions with Detailed Verified Answers (100%
Correct Answers) /Already Graded A+
incipient
Ans: In an initial stage; beginning to develop
ephemeral
Ans: Lasting for a very short time
seminal
Ans: Influencing later developments
canonical
Ans: (adj) authorized, recognized; pertaining to the canon, or body of
accepted rules, standards or artistic works
cognoscenti
Ans: those who know
Paean
Ans: a song of praise, joy, or triumph
Elocution
Ans: The skill of clear, expressive speech
Artless
Ans: without guile; open and honest
Guileless
Ans: Without cunning or deceit; artless
Proliferate
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vPretest - Stuvia US
,2
Ans: To increase greatly in number; multiply
Quixotic
Ans: exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
Capricious
Ans: impulsive and unpredictable
Descry
Ans: to detect by looking carefully
Peruse
Ans: (v.) to read thoroughly and carefully
Assay
Ans: analyze; evaluate
Laudable
Ans: worthy of praise
Pragmatic
Ans: practical, as opposed to idealistic
Zeal
Ans: enthusiastic devotion
Fervid
Ans: burning with enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated
Lucid
Ans: clear and easily understood
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vPretest - Stuvia US
, 3
Pedant
Ans: a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to
common sense; a person with abundant knowledge of minor, uninteresting
things
Vacillate
Ans: To waver in mind or opinion; to be indecisive or irresolute
marionette
Ans: puppet moved by strings
effigy
Ans: A figure/model constructed in mockery
diurnal
Ans: active during the day
autumnal
Ans: past maturity or the middle part of life
extricate
Ans: (v.) to free or remove from entanglements or difficulties; to remove
with effort
catatonic
Ans: characterized by a lack of movement, activity, or expression
diaphanous
Ans: very sheer and light; almost completely transparent
reticent
Approved By:
vPretest - Stuvia US
