GRE BASIC QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Abscond - CORRECT ANSWER -depart secretly and hide
Adversity - CORRECT ANSWER -a state of misfortune or affliction
Aggravate - CORRECT ANSWER -make worse
Arduous - CORRECT ANSWER -difficult to accomplish
Belie - CORRECT ANSWER -to contradict, to give a false impression
Bombast - CORRECT ANSWER -pompous or pretentious talk or writing
Castigation - CORRECT ANSWER -punishment; severe criticism or disapproval
Censure - CORRECT ANSWER -harsh criticism or disapproval
Coercive - CORRECT ANSWER -serving or intended to compel by force or authority
Condemn - CORRECT ANSWER -express strong disapproval of
Conspire - CORRECT ANSWER -engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
Covert - CORRECT ANSWER -secret or hidden
,Cower - CORRECT ANSWER -To crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
Denigrate - CORRECT ANSWER -to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of
Denounce - CORRECT ANSWER -to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as
disgraceful
Derision - CORRECT ANSWER -the act of deriding or treating with contempt
Diatribe - CORRECT ANSWER -a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
Discomfit - CORRECT ANSWER -cause to lose one's composure
Disingenuous - CORRECT ANSWER -not straightforward; crafty
Dissemble - CORRECT ANSWER -hide under a false appearance
Exacerbate - CORRECT ANSWER -make worse
Fraud - CORRECT ANSWER -something intended to deceive
Furtive - CORRECT ANSWER -marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
Impudent - CORRECT ANSWER -marked by casual disrespect
,Inopportune - CORRECT ANSWER -coming at a bad time; not appropriate
Irascible - CORRECT ANSWER -quickly aroused to anger
Malevolent - CORRECT ANSWER -wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
Martial - CORRECT ANSWER -suggesting war or military life
Misanthrope - CORRECT ANSWER -someone who dislikes people in general
Morose - CORRECT ANSWER -showing a brooding ill humor
Obsequious - CORRECT ANSWER -attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
Obstinate - CORRECT ANSWER -persist stubbornly
Onerous - CORRECT ANSWER -troubling; burdensome
Pedantic - CORRECT ANSWER -marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its
trivial aspects
Perjury - CORRECT ANSWER -criminal offense of making false statements under oath
Recalcitrant - CORRECT ANSWER -stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
Secrete - CORRECT ANSWER -generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
, Spurious - CORRECT ANSWER -plausible but false
Tirade - CORRECT ANSWER -a long, angry speech, usually very critical
Vexation - CORRECT ANSWER -something or someone that causes anxiety
Amalgamate - CORRECT ANSWER -to bring or combine together or with something else
Assuage - CORRECT ANSWER -to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to,
appease, satisfy, quench
Bolster - CORRECT ANSWER -support and strengthen
Burgeon - CORRECT ANSWER -grow and flourish
Buttress - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To support, prop up, strengthen; (n.) A supporting structure
Capricious - CORRECT ANSWER -impulsive and unpredictable
Catalyst - CORRECT ANSWER -something that causes an important event to happen
Caustic - CORRECT ANSWER -harsh or corrosive in tone
Centrifuge - CORRECT ANSWER -an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles
from a suspension
ANSWERS
Abscond - CORRECT ANSWER -depart secretly and hide
Adversity - CORRECT ANSWER -a state of misfortune or affliction
Aggravate - CORRECT ANSWER -make worse
Arduous - CORRECT ANSWER -difficult to accomplish
Belie - CORRECT ANSWER -to contradict, to give a false impression
Bombast - CORRECT ANSWER -pompous or pretentious talk or writing
Castigation - CORRECT ANSWER -punishment; severe criticism or disapproval
Censure - CORRECT ANSWER -harsh criticism or disapproval
Coercive - CORRECT ANSWER -serving or intended to compel by force or authority
Condemn - CORRECT ANSWER -express strong disapproval of
Conspire - CORRECT ANSWER -engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
Covert - CORRECT ANSWER -secret or hidden
,Cower - CORRECT ANSWER -To crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
Denigrate - CORRECT ANSWER -to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of
Denounce - CORRECT ANSWER -to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as
disgraceful
Derision - CORRECT ANSWER -the act of deriding or treating with contempt
Diatribe - CORRECT ANSWER -a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
Discomfit - CORRECT ANSWER -cause to lose one's composure
Disingenuous - CORRECT ANSWER -not straightforward; crafty
Dissemble - CORRECT ANSWER -hide under a false appearance
Exacerbate - CORRECT ANSWER -make worse
Fraud - CORRECT ANSWER -something intended to deceive
Furtive - CORRECT ANSWER -marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
Impudent - CORRECT ANSWER -marked by casual disrespect
,Inopportune - CORRECT ANSWER -coming at a bad time; not appropriate
Irascible - CORRECT ANSWER -quickly aroused to anger
Malevolent - CORRECT ANSWER -wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
Martial - CORRECT ANSWER -suggesting war or military life
Misanthrope - CORRECT ANSWER -someone who dislikes people in general
Morose - CORRECT ANSWER -showing a brooding ill humor
Obsequious - CORRECT ANSWER -attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
Obstinate - CORRECT ANSWER -persist stubbornly
Onerous - CORRECT ANSWER -troubling; burdensome
Pedantic - CORRECT ANSWER -marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its
trivial aspects
Perjury - CORRECT ANSWER -criminal offense of making false statements under oath
Recalcitrant - CORRECT ANSWER -stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
Secrete - CORRECT ANSWER -generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
, Spurious - CORRECT ANSWER -plausible but false
Tirade - CORRECT ANSWER -a long, angry speech, usually very critical
Vexation - CORRECT ANSWER -something or someone that causes anxiety
Amalgamate - CORRECT ANSWER -to bring or combine together or with something else
Assuage - CORRECT ANSWER -to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to,
appease, satisfy, quench
Bolster - CORRECT ANSWER -support and strengthen
Burgeon - CORRECT ANSWER -grow and flourish
Buttress - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To support, prop up, strengthen; (n.) A supporting structure
Capricious - CORRECT ANSWER -impulsive and unpredictable
Catalyst - CORRECT ANSWER -something that causes an important event to happen
Caustic - CORRECT ANSWER -harsh or corrosive in tone
Centrifuge - CORRECT ANSWER -an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles
from a suspension
