GRE ACADEMIC DISTINCTION BLUEPRINT:
SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT GUIDE AND
COMPLETE INTELLECTUAL SOLUTION KEY
2026
⫸ alibi. Answer: 1. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting
to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
2. excuse
⫸ aloft. Answer: upward; high up in the air
⫸ amalgamate. Answer: (v.) to bring or combine together or with
something else
(syn.) mingle, mix, unify
(adj.) amalgamated
(syn.) coalesced, consolidated, fused, united
⫸ amenable. Answer: (adj.) willing to follow advice or authority,
tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible
(syn.) conformable, compliant, tractable, susceptible
⫸ menace. Answer: (n.) something that is a source of danger; a threat
or the act of threatening
,(syn.) threat
(v.) pose a threat to; present a danger to
(syn.) endanger, imperil, peril, jeopardize
⫸ analgesic. Answer: (n.) something that reduces pain
⫸ ancillary. Answer: (adj.) subordinate or supplementary
(ant.) heart
⫸ anemic. Answer: (adj.) lacking in color, spirit, or vitality.
⫸ animus. Answer: (n.) a feeling of ill-will that arouses hostility
⫸ anterior. Answer: Coming before in position or time
Located towards the front of the body
⫸ antic. Answer: (adj.) ludicrously odd
(n.) a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
(v.) act as or like a clown
⫸ aphorism. Answer: (n.) a short pithy instructive saying
⫸ apocalyptic. Answer: (adj.) predicting or presaging universal
destruction, devastation or ultimate doom
,⫸ apocryphal. Answer: (adj.) of questionable authenticity; false
⫸ apoplectic. Answer: (adj. n.) Extremely angry or furious
⫸ apprehension. Answer: (n.)
a. fearful expectation
b. the cognitive condition of someone who understands
c. the act of apprehending a criminal
(syn.) trepidation
(v.) apprehend
(adj.) apprehensive
⫸ appraise. Answer: (v.) to assess the worth or value of
⫸ apprise. Answer: (v.) to give notice to; to inform
⫸ approbation. Answer: (n.) the expression of approval or favorable
opinion, praise; official approval
(adj.) approbatory
(ant.) disapprobation
⫸ apropos. Answer: (adj.) fitting the occasion; suitable or appropriate
, ⫸ appropriate. Answer: (v.) take possession of by force, as after an
invasion
(syn.) borrow
(adj.) suitable for a particular person, place, condition, etc.
(n.) appropriation
⫸ apt. Answer: (adj.) suitable, pertinent; tending, likely; quick to
learn, smart
(syn.) apposite, pertinent, apropos
⫸ ardor. Answer: (n.) a strong feeling of energy or eagerness; a
strong feeling of love
⫸ arrest. Answer: (v.)
a. to stop;
b. attract and hold someone's attention;
c. seize, capture
⫸ iota. Answer: (n.) a very small part or quantity
⫸ abase. Answer: (v.) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
⫸ abet. Answer: (v.) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in
something wrong or unworthy)
SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT GUIDE AND
COMPLETE INTELLECTUAL SOLUTION KEY
2026
⫸ alibi. Answer: 1. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting
to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
2. excuse
⫸ aloft. Answer: upward; high up in the air
⫸ amalgamate. Answer: (v.) to bring or combine together or with
something else
(syn.) mingle, mix, unify
(adj.) amalgamated
(syn.) coalesced, consolidated, fused, united
⫸ amenable. Answer: (adj.) willing to follow advice or authority,
tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible
(syn.) conformable, compliant, tractable, susceptible
⫸ menace. Answer: (n.) something that is a source of danger; a threat
or the act of threatening
,(syn.) threat
(v.) pose a threat to; present a danger to
(syn.) endanger, imperil, peril, jeopardize
⫸ analgesic. Answer: (n.) something that reduces pain
⫸ ancillary. Answer: (adj.) subordinate or supplementary
(ant.) heart
⫸ anemic. Answer: (adj.) lacking in color, spirit, or vitality.
⫸ animus. Answer: (n.) a feeling of ill-will that arouses hostility
⫸ anterior. Answer: Coming before in position or time
Located towards the front of the body
⫸ antic. Answer: (adj.) ludicrously odd
(n.) a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
(v.) act as or like a clown
⫸ aphorism. Answer: (n.) a short pithy instructive saying
⫸ apocalyptic. Answer: (adj.) predicting or presaging universal
destruction, devastation or ultimate doom
,⫸ apocryphal. Answer: (adj.) of questionable authenticity; false
⫸ apoplectic. Answer: (adj. n.) Extremely angry or furious
⫸ apprehension. Answer: (n.)
a. fearful expectation
b. the cognitive condition of someone who understands
c. the act of apprehending a criminal
(syn.) trepidation
(v.) apprehend
(adj.) apprehensive
⫸ appraise. Answer: (v.) to assess the worth or value of
⫸ apprise. Answer: (v.) to give notice to; to inform
⫸ approbation. Answer: (n.) the expression of approval or favorable
opinion, praise; official approval
(adj.) approbatory
(ant.) disapprobation
⫸ apropos. Answer: (adj.) fitting the occasion; suitable or appropriate
, ⫸ appropriate. Answer: (v.) take possession of by force, as after an
invasion
(syn.) borrow
(adj.) suitable for a particular person, place, condition, etc.
(n.) appropriation
⫸ apt. Answer: (adj.) suitable, pertinent; tending, likely; quick to
learn, smart
(syn.) apposite, pertinent, apropos
⫸ ardor. Answer: (n.) a strong feeling of energy or eagerness; a
strong feeling of love
⫸ arrest. Answer: (v.)
a. to stop;
b. attract and hold someone's attention;
c. seize, capture
⫸ iota. Answer: (n.) a very small part or quantity
⫸ abase. Answer: (v.) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
⫸ abet. Answer: (v.) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in
something wrong or unworthy)
