GRE Vocabulary ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
numismatic - CORRECT ANSWERS coin collecting
obdurate - CORRECT ANSWERS resistant to persuasion
noisome - CORRECT ANSWERS stinking; putrid
abase - CORRECT ANSWERS to humble; disgrace
aberrant - CORRECT ANSWERS deviating from what is
normal or expected
abeyance - CORRECT ANSWERS temporary suppression or
suspension
abjure - CORRECT ANSWERS to reject; abandon formally
abscond - CORRECT ANSWERS to leave secretly
abstemious - CORRECT ANSWERS moderate in appetite
accretion - CORRECT ANSWERS a growth in size; an
increase in amount
, acidulous - CORRECT ANSWERS sour in taste or manner
aerie - CORRECT ANSWERS a nest built high in the air; an
elevated, often secluded, dwelling
alacrity - CORRECT ANSWERS speed or quickness
amerliorate - CORRECT ANSWERS (v.) to improve, make
better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
amortize - CORRECT ANSWERS to diminish by installment
payments
anodyne - CORRECT ANSWERS something that calms or
soothes pain
ardor - CORRECT ANSWERS intense and passionate feeling
arrogate - CORRECT ANSWERS to claim without
justification; to claim for oneself without right
attenuate - CORRECT ANSWERS to reduce in force or
degree; weaken
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
numismatic - CORRECT ANSWERS coin collecting
obdurate - CORRECT ANSWERS resistant to persuasion
noisome - CORRECT ANSWERS stinking; putrid
abase - CORRECT ANSWERS to humble; disgrace
aberrant - CORRECT ANSWERS deviating from what is
normal or expected
abeyance - CORRECT ANSWERS temporary suppression or
suspension
abjure - CORRECT ANSWERS to reject; abandon formally
abscond - CORRECT ANSWERS to leave secretly
abstemious - CORRECT ANSWERS moderate in appetite
accretion - CORRECT ANSWERS a growth in size; an
increase in amount
, acidulous - CORRECT ANSWERS sour in taste or manner
aerie - CORRECT ANSWERS a nest built high in the air; an
elevated, often secluded, dwelling
alacrity - CORRECT ANSWERS speed or quickness
amerliorate - CORRECT ANSWERS (v.) to improve, make
better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
amortize - CORRECT ANSWERS to diminish by installment
payments
anodyne - CORRECT ANSWERS something that calms or
soothes pain
ardor - CORRECT ANSWERS intense and passionate feeling
arrogate - CORRECT ANSWERS to claim without
justification; to claim for oneself without right
attenuate - CORRECT ANSWERS to reduce in force or
degree; weaken