GRE General Test Correct 100%
Prosaic - ANSWER Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty.
Didactic - ANSWER Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an
ulterior motive.
Iconoclast - ANSWER A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions.
Fastidious - ANSWER Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
Disseminate - ANSWER Spread or disperse (something, especially information) widely.
Fanciful - ANSWER (of a person or their thoughts and ideas) overimaginative and
unrealistic.
Miserliness - ANSWER Excessive desire to save money; extreme meanness.
Exacting - ANSWER Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.
Scathing - ANSWER Witheringly scornful; severely critical.
Acerbic - ANSWER (especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright.
Copious - ANSWER Abundant in supply or quantity.
Corroborate - ANSWER Confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)
Ethnomusicology - ANSWER The study of the music of different cultures, especially
non-Western ones.
Sanguine - ANSWER Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult
situation.
Callous - ANSWER Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
Perspicacity - ANSWER The quality of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness.
Capricious - ANSWER Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or
behavior.
Peripheral - ANSWER Relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something.
Ephemeral - ANSWER Lasting for a very short time.
Prosaic - ANSWER Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty.
Didactic - ANSWER Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an
ulterior motive.
Iconoclast - ANSWER A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions.
Fastidious - ANSWER Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
Disseminate - ANSWER Spread or disperse (something, especially information) widely.
Fanciful - ANSWER (of a person or their thoughts and ideas) overimaginative and
unrealistic.
Miserliness - ANSWER Excessive desire to save money; extreme meanness.
Exacting - ANSWER Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.
Scathing - ANSWER Witheringly scornful; severely critical.
Acerbic - ANSWER (especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright.
Copious - ANSWER Abundant in supply or quantity.
Corroborate - ANSWER Confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)
Ethnomusicology - ANSWER The study of the music of different cultures, especially
non-Western ones.
Sanguine - ANSWER Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult
situation.
Callous - ANSWER Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
Perspicacity - ANSWER The quality of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness.
Capricious - ANSWER Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or
behavior.
Peripheral - ANSWER Relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something.
Ephemeral - ANSWER Lasting for a very short time.
