GRE Basic Review Practice Test.

GRE Basic Review Practice Test. 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