GRE ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ adversity. Answer: a state of misfortune or affliction
◉ aggravate. Answer: make worse
◉ arduous. Answer: difficult to accomplish
◉ belie. Answer: to contradict, to give a false impression
◉ bombast. Answer: pompous or pretentious talk or writing
◉ castigation. Answer: punishment; severe criticism or disapproval
◉ censure. Answer: harsh criticism or disapproval
◉ coercive. Answer: serving or intended to compel by force or
authority
◉ condemn. Answer: express strong disapproval of
,◉ conspire. Answer: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy,
swear together
◉ covert. Answer: secret or hidden
◉ cower. Answer: To crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
◉ denigrate. Answer: to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of
◉ denounce. Answer: to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or
brand as disgraceful
◉ derision. Answer: the act of deriding or treating with contempt
◉ diatribe. Answer: a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
◉ discomfit. Answer: cause to lose one's composure
◉ disingenuous. Answer: not straightforward; crafty
◉ dissemble. Answer: hide under a false appearance
,◉ exacerbate. Answer: make worse
◉ fraud. Answer: something intended to deceive
◉ furtive. Answer: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
◉ impudent. Answer: marked by casual disrespect
◉ inopportune. Answer: coming at a bad time; not appropriate
◉ irascible. Answer: quickly aroused to anger
◉ malevolent. Answer: wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
◉ martial. Answer: suggesting war or military life
◉ misanthrope. Answer: someone who dislikes people in general
◉ morose. Answer: showing a brooding ill humor
, ◉ obsequious. Answer: attempting to win favor from influential
people by flattery
◉ obstinate. Answer: persist stubbornly
◉ onerous. Answer: troubling; burdensome
◉ pedantic. Answer: marked by a narrow focus on or display of
learning especially its trivial aspects
◉ perjury. Answer: criminal offense of making false statements
under oath
◉ recalcitrant. Answer: stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
◉ secrete. Answer: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
◉ spurious. Answer: plausible but false
◉ tirade. Answer: a long, angry speech, usually very critical
◉ vexation. Answer: something or someone that causes anxiety
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ adversity. Answer: a state of misfortune or affliction
◉ aggravate. Answer: make worse
◉ arduous. Answer: difficult to accomplish
◉ belie. Answer: to contradict, to give a false impression
◉ bombast. Answer: pompous or pretentious talk or writing
◉ castigation. Answer: punishment; severe criticism or disapproval
◉ censure. Answer: harsh criticism or disapproval
◉ coercive. Answer: serving or intended to compel by force or
authority
◉ condemn. Answer: express strong disapproval of
,◉ conspire. Answer: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy,
swear together
◉ covert. Answer: secret or hidden
◉ cower. Answer: To crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
◉ denigrate. Answer: to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of
◉ denounce. Answer: to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or
brand as disgraceful
◉ derision. Answer: the act of deriding or treating with contempt
◉ diatribe. Answer: a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
◉ discomfit. Answer: cause to lose one's composure
◉ disingenuous. Answer: not straightforward; crafty
◉ dissemble. Answer: hide under a false appearance
,◉ exacerbate. Answer: make worse
◉ fraud. Answer: something intended to deceive
◉ furtive. Answer: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
◉ impudent. Answer: marked by casual disrespect
◉ inopportune. Answer: coming at a bad time; not appropriate
◉ irascible. Answer: quickly aroused to anger
◉ malevolent. Answer: wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
◉ martial. Answer: suggesting war or military life
◉ misanthrope. Answer: someone who dislikes people in general
◉ morose. Answer: showing a brooding ill humor
, ◉ obsequious. Answer: attempting to win favor from influential
people by flattery
◉ obstinate. Answer: persist stubbornly
◉ onerous. Answer: troubling; burdensome
◉ pedantic. Answer: marked by a narrow focus on or display of
learning especially its trivial aspects
◉ perjury. Answer: criminal offense of making false statements
under oath
◉ recalcitrant. Answer: stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
◉ secrete. Answer: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
◉ spurious. Answer: plausible but false
◉ tirade. Answer: a long, angry speech, usually very critical
◉ vexation. Answer: something or someone that causes anxiety
