GRE I GRADE A Q&A
Impertinent - (correct answer)(adj.) rude, insolent (Most of your comments are so
impertinent that I don't wish to dignify them with an answer.)
Calumny - (correct answer)(n.) an attempt to spoil someone else's reputation by
spreading lies (The local official's calumny ended up ruining his opponent's prospect of
winning the election.)
Amenable - (correct answer)(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable,
submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible
Egregious - (correct answer)(adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used
particularly in an unfavorable sense)
Demur - (correct answer)(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved (Though everyone else at the
party was dancing and going crazy, she remained demure.)
Upbraid - (correct answer)(v.) to blame, scold, find fault with
Superfluous - (correct answer)(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
Gossamer - (correct answer)(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light
cloth
Didactic - (correct answer)A term used to describe fiction or nonfiction that teaches a
specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking.
Querulous - (correct answer)(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful
, Abeyance - (correct answer)(n.) a temporary suspension or cessation; (n.) a temporary
suppression
Abstemious - (correct answer)(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking);
characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
Alleviate - (correct answer)(v.) to relieve, make more bearable
Ameliorate - (correct answer)(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
Apprise - (correct answer)(v) Inform, give notice to
Approbation - (correct answer)(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion,
praise; official approval
Assiduous - (correct answer)(adj.) persistent, attentive, diligent
Assuage - (correct answer)(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an
end to, appease, satisfy, quench
Aver - (correct answer)(v.) to affirm, declare confidently
Belie - (correct answer)(v) contradict or misrepresent
Bolster - (correct answer)(v.) to support, give a boost to; (n.) a long pillow or cushion; a
supporting post
Boorish - (correct answer)(adj.) rude, unrefined; clumsy
Impertinent - (correct answer)(adj.) rude, insolent (Most of your comments are so
impertinent that I don't wish to dignify them with an answer.)
Calumny - (correct answer)(n.) an attempt to spoil someone else's reputation by
spreading lies (The local official's calumny ended up ruining his opponent's prospect of
winning the election.)
Amenable - (correct answer)(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable,
submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible
Egregious - (correct answer)(adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used
particularly in an unfavorable sense)
Demur - (correct answer)(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved (Though everyone else at the
party was dancing and going crazy, she remained demure.)
Upbraid - (correct answer)(v.) to blame, scold, find fault with
Superfluous - (correct answer)(adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
Gossamer - (correct answer)(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light
cloth
Didactic - (correct answer)A term used to describe fiction or nonfiction that teaches a
specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking.
Querulous - (correct answer)(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful
, Abeyance - (correct answer)(n.) a temporary suspension or cessation; (n.) a temporary
suppression
Abstemious - (correct answer)(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking);
characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
Alleviate - (correct answer)(v.) to relieve, make more bearable
Ameliorate - (correct answer)(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
Apprise - (correct answer)(v) Inform, give notice to
Approbation - (correct answer)(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion,
praise; official approval
Assiduous - (correct answer)(adj.) persistent, attentive, diligent
Assuage - (correct answer)(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an
end to, appease, satisfy, quench
Aver - (correct answer)(v.) to affirm, declare confidently
Belie - (correct answer)(v) contradict or misrepresent
Bolster - (correct answer)(v.) to support, give a boost to; (n.) a long pillow or cushion; a
supporting post
Boorish - (correct answer)(adj.) rude, unrefined; clumsy
