500+ Practice GRE Vocabulary Words Questions with Verified Answers
Abase - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to humiliate, cause to feel shame; (v.) to hurt the
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Abash - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to embarrass; to cause to be embarrassed
Abate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make less active or intense; (v.) to become less in intensity
Abdicate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to give up power
Aberration - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an aberrant state or condition; (n.) a disorder in a person's mental state; an optical phenomenon which results from the failure of a mirror or lens to produce a good image
abet - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to assist or encourage, , often in the case of wrongdoing; (v.) to support, uphold, or maintain; (v.) to contribute to the commission of an offense
abeyance - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a temporary suspension or cessation; (n.) a temporary suppression
abhor - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to find repugnant, or to shrink back with dislike or horror
abjure - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to reject something; (v.) to retract an oath; (v.) to recant
aboriginal - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an original inhabitant of any land; (n.) an animal or plant native to the region
abortive - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) failing to accomplish an original intent or goal; (adj.) imperfectly formed or developed; (n.) something that is born prematurely; (adj.) made from the skin of a still-born animal
abscond - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to run away, often taking someone or something along; (v.) to hide, withdraw or be concealed
absolve - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to release from moral wrongdoing; (v.) to grant remission of a sin
abstain - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to refrain from engaging in a certain act; (v.) to voluntarily refrain from, especially when having to do with an act involving the appetite or senses
abstemious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) sparing in consumption of, especially in relation to food and drink; (adj.) marked by moderation in indulgence
abyss - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a gulf or pit that is either bottomless or which possesses an unfathomable and inconceivable depth; (n.) infinite time
abysmal - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) boundless and vast; (adj.) unfathomable
accede - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to give into or yield to someone else's wishes or desires; (v.) to be in accordance with; to agree
acclivity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an upward grade or slope, on the earth
accolade - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) to praise; (n.) a symbol that signifies distinction or approval; (n.) a ceremony that was formerly used to bestow knighthood
accoutre - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to provide with military equipment
accretion - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an increase brought about by natural growth; (n.) an increase in a beneficiary's awarded portion of an estate
acetic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) containing or relating to acetic acid; vinegary smell or taste, particularly in relation to wine
acidulous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) tasting sour like
acme - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the highest degree or level attainable, the highest point of something; mature age; (n.) the crisis or height of a disease
acquiescence - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) acceptance without resistance or protest; assent or submission; (n.) in criminal law: submission to an injury by the injured party
acquiescent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) willing to carry out someone else's orders or wishes without any protest or dissent; (adj.) submissive
actuate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to trigger a reaction or to move and incite to action; (v.) to carry out or perform
adapt - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to modify or change to suit a new purpose or conditions; (v.) to conform one's own self to new conditions or a new environment
addiction - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a situation in which someone is dependent on something that is physiologically and/or psychologically habit forming, particularly in relation to alcohol or drugs
adhere - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to be in accordance with or compatible with; to carry out a plan without deviation; (v.) to come into close contact with; to be a devoted supporter or follower, in a religious sense
adipose - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) composed of animal fat
admonish - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to counsel in relation to one's negative behavior; (v.) to warn against strongly; (v.) to take to task
adulterate - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) mixed with impurities; (v.) to corrupt or debase by adding a foreign substance
adumbration - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a rough summary of the main aspects of an argument or theory; providing vague indications of something in advance
adversity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a state of affliction or misfortune; extreme challenge or hardship; (n.) a stroke of excessively bad fortune
advert - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to give heed to; (v.) to make a subversive or overt reference to
advocate: (n.) a person who stands for and/or pleads for a cause, idea or person; (n.) a lawyer who pleads a case in a court of law; (v.) to push for or recommend something; (v.) to argue in favor of
aerie - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a lofty nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk; (n.) a habitation of high altitude
aesthetic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) relating to beauty or good taste; (n.) a specialty in philosophy that relates to what is beautiful and how humans respond to art and beauty in the world
affable - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) exemplifying warmth and friendliness; (adj.) gracious and mild
affected - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) acted on or influenced; (adj.) experiencing an emotional impact
aggrandize - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to add details to; to increase in power; (v.) to make something appear exceedingly great or exalted
affiliation - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) association in or with a professional or societal group; (n.) connection in terms of descent (from birth)
affinity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the force which attracts atoms and binds them together in the formation of a molecule; (n.) a close connection marked by shared interests or similarities; an intrinsic resemblance between persons and/or things; a natural attraction to or feeling of kinship for; (adj.) kinship by marriage or adoption
affray - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a noisy fight or quarrel; the act of disturbing someone; fear or fright
agape - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) with the mouth wide open due to wonder or awe; (n.) a religious meal shared as a sign of fellowship, love, and respect
aggregate - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) gathered or having a tendency to gather in a mass or whole; (n.) the whole amount; (v.) to gather in a mass or whole
aghast - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) struck with fear, disgust, dismay and/or horror
agnostic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) uncertain of all claims relating to knowledge; (n.) a person who doubts the truth of religion and/or does not hold a particular view or perspective on the existence or nonexistence of God
alacrity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) cheerful readiness, promptness, eagerness
agrarian - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) agricultural or relating to farms and agriculture, fields or lands; (n.) a person in favor of an equal division of property
alchemy - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a forerunner of chemistry, originating from the medieval era; (n.) the manner in which two individuals relate to each other
alias - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a temporarily assumed name, other than one's real name
allay - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to lessen the intensity of; (v.) to calm; to quench, particularly in terms of thirst
allege: (v.) to report or accuse
alleviate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to provide physical relief, particularly from pain; (v.) to make easier
allocate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to distribute according to a particular plan; (v.) to set aside
aloof - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) to be somewhat at a distance or apart from a crowd; detached or reserved in mannerisms
altercation - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a quarrel or argument
amalgamation - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the mixing or blending together of various elements, including races or societies; (n.) the result of such blending; (n.) the combination of two or more commercial companies
ambiguous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) unclear; (adj.) uncertain in nature; open to more than one interpretation
ameliorate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make something or someone better
amenable - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) willing to comply; (adj.) responsible to a higher authority
amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a partial or total loss of memory
amnesty - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a period during which criminals are exempt from punishment; (n.) a warrant that grants release from a previously meted out punishment; (v.) the official act of liberating someone, in a legal sense; to grant a pardon
amortize - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to gradually liquidate; to clear off or extinguish, particularly in relation to a debt
amuck - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) in a murderous tumult; wildly or without self-control
amulet - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a piece of jewelry thought to protect an individual against evil
anachronism - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) something located during a time when it could not have actually existed or occurred; (n.) an artifact that belongs to a different time period; (n.) a person displaced in time
analgesia - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the absence of the sense of pain, but with consciousness still in tact
analogy - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an insinuation that if things agree in one respect, they agree in others; (n.) a comparison drawn to show similarities
anarchy - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a state of disorder and lawlessness, resulting from a lack of or failure in government
anesthetic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characterized by a lack of sensibility; (n.) a drug that temporarily causes loss of bodily sensations
animus - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a feeling of ill-will that arouses hostility or animosity relieve
annul - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to declare void or invalid, particularly in the case of a marriage, law or contract; (v.) to eliminate the existence of
antagonism - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) hostility that results in conflict, resistance or opposition; (n.) the condition of being an opposing force or factor in a situation or system
antipathy - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a strong feeling of hostility or dislike
apex - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the highest point of something, particularly in the case of a triangle, cone or pyramid
aplomb - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) poise (n.) self-confidence
apocalyptic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) relating to the apocalypse; involving or implying doom and ultimate devastation; (adj.) of a prophetic nature दैवी साहित्य
apostate - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a person who has abandoned his or her political party, religion, or cause
appease - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to bring pacification or peace to someone who is upset or contentious; (v.) to satisfy or relieve
appellation: (n.) a formal name or title; (n.) the act of naming (officially)
apprehend - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to arrest or take an individual into custody; (v.) to mentally grasp a concept or principle
apprehensive - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) anxious or fearful about the future; (adj.) capable of understanding concepts quickly
aptitude - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an aptitude for learning; a talent; (n.) quickness in understanding, intelligence
archives - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a collection of records, particularly related to the history of records of an institution
ardor - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a feeling of strong eagerness or enthusiasm; an intense feeling of love; (n.) feelings of warmth and affection
arraign - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to command a prisoner or free person accused of a crime to appear in court to answer a charge
arrant - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) downright or utter, particularly unqualified आरोप के लिए बुलाना
artifact - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) man-made object
artifice - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a clever trick; (n.) skill or cunningness
asceticism - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the principles and practices of an ascetic, particularly in relation to extreme self-denial; (n.) self-restraint practiced in relation to a religious or spiritual doctrine or practice that claims the renunciation of worldly pleasures allows one to achieve a higher spiritual state of being संन्यास
ascribe - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to attribute to; (v.) to assign a quality or characteristic
askance - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to view with an oblique glance; (v.) to regard with suspicion एक परोक्ष नज़र के साथ देखने
askew - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) turned or twisted toward one side
aspiration - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a desire or will to succeed; a cherished desire; (n.) an expulsion of breath during the active process of speech; the act of inhaling or drawing in air
assail - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to violently attack; to criticize; (v.) to cause trouble to
assimilate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to learn, understand and incorporate information; (v.) to adjust or become adjusted to a different environment; to absorb (food)
assuage - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make something less intense or severe; (v.) to satisfy or appease, to pacify or calm
astringent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) causing the contraction of body tissue; severe or harsh; (n.) an drug or lotion that draws pores together and/or causes their contraction
astute - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) rapid to apprehend or understand
atrocity - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a behavior, event or incident that is characterized by cruelty and wickedness; (n.) an act of extreme cruelty क्रूरता
attrition - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a constant wearing down caused by friction; (n.) a gradual decrease in strength, due to consistent stressful conditions; a gradual reduction in membership or personnel; (n.) repentance for a sin, motivated by the fear of God and punishment
augment - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make something larger in size or quantity
augury - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the art of foretelling the future by means of various sings; (n.) an omen from which the future if foretold
auspicious: (adj.) related to positive and favorable circumstances; (adj.) marked by success and prosperity
austere - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) stern, in terms of character or disposition; (adj.) strict or severe in discipline; lacking adornment or decoration
autonomous: (adj.) not controlled by other individuals or organizations; (adj.) independent in mind and judgment
avatar - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the animal or human incarnation of a Hindu deity, particularly Vishnu; (n.) an embodiment of a quality or concept; a temporary manifestation of an ongoing entity
aver - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to officially assert as a fact; (v.) to justify, qualify or prove
avouch - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to attest to or declare the validity of; (v.) to confirm; to accept responsibility for an action; to confess
avow - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to openly acknowledge; (v.) to positive and undoubtedly profess
axiom - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a universally recognized truth; (n.) a seemingly self-evident principle
baffle - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to frustrate someone, by perplexing or confusing them; (v.) to impede the force or movement of
baleful - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) harmful, threatening or deadly
baneful - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) causing distress, death or ruin
barrage - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a prolonged attack of words or blows; a curtain of (military) artillery fire to prevent enemy forces from moving or to make way for one's own forces; (n.) a man-made barrier in a stream or river
batten - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a sawed strip of wood or flooring; (trans. verb) to fasten canvas over the hatches, especially in preparation for a storm; (v.) to grow fat
bauble - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a decorative or showy but worthless object
beguile - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to mislead by trickery or deception
beholden - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) obliged to feel grateful for or owing thanks
beleaguer - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to besiege by encircling; to harass or beset with difficulties
belittle - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make someone feel little or less important, to slight someone
benevolent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) doing or intending to do good
benison - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a benediction
berate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to severely rebuke or scold; (v.) to criticize, slate
bestial - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) beast-like in behavior, brutish
biennial - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) occurring every two years; (adj.) lasting or living for two years
billingsgate - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) abuse, foul or vulgar language
bivouac - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a temporary encampment (usually of military soldiers) exposed out in the open with only tents or little shelter
blandish - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to flatter, coax or persuade
blasphemous: (adj.) irreverent or profane`, particularly in relation to a religious subject
bleak - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) unsheltered and exposed to wind and cold; (adj.) cold, cutting and harsh; gloomy; (adj.) not hopeful
bode - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to predict or announce in advance
bogus - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) not veritable or genuine
boorish - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) rude; awkward, ill-mannered
bootless - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) useless, without benefit
brackish - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) somewhat salty, as might be the waters near a sea; having an displeasing taste; nauseous
breach - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a failure to follow through on or complete the agreement and terms of a contract or law; (n.) an opening created by a breakthrough (in a wall); (n.) a break in amicable relations
bristle - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) any short, stiff or prickly hair of an animal or plant; (intrans. verb) to become stiff and erect; (n.) to show anger, irritation or outrage; (n.) to be thickly covered with
brusque - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) abrupt and rough use of language or manner of speech
bumptious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) arrogant, excessively conceited, forward
burlesque - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) any comic or satirical imitation (for example) in the form of writing, theater or a parody, intending to mock; (adj.) bawdy
burnish - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to polish or to make shiny
cabal - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a group of plotters or intriguers with conspiratorial intentions; (n.) a secret scheme or plot
cache - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a hiding place, especially in the ground for ammunition, food or treasures; (n.) anything so hidden; (v.) to put in a cache
caliber - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) degree of capacity or competence
calumniate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make false and malicious statements about
candor - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the state or quality of being open, honest, straightforward, open and sincere in communication; (n.) freedom from bias
canter - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an easy-going gallop; (v.) to move or ride at a canter
capitulate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to surrender often after negotiation of terms
captious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characterized by a disposition to find out and point trivial faults; (adj.) intended to entrap or confuse
carnage - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the slaughter of numerous people; (n.) those slain in battle
carping - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characterized by trivial fault-finding
caste - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) any of the social or subclasses of traditional Hindu society, such as the Brahman or Sudra castes; a social class distinct from others and characterized by hereditary rank, profession or wealth; (n.) a social position conferred on someone based on a system of castes
cataclysm - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) any violent upheaval, particularly of a political or social nature; (n.) an extensive flood
catalyst - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) (in chemistry), a substance that causes a chemical reaction without itself being affected; (n.) a person or thing that brings about or precipitates change; (n.) a person or event that precipitates a process or change
cathartic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) physically or emotionally purging in nature; (adj.) therapeutic
Catholic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) of or pertaining to the Catholic church; a member of the Catholic church; (adj.) of a broad, liberal or comprehensive scope
cavil - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to raise trivial objections; (n.) a trivial or annoying objection
celibate - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) one who abstains from sexual relations with others; (n.) an individual who remains unmarried
centrifugal - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) moving or directed outward from the center; (n.) a rotating, perforated drum that holds materials to be separated in a machine
centripetal - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) moving or directed toward an axis or center; (adj.) tending or directed toward centralization
cessation - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a temporary discontinuance
chameleon - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) any of the Old World lizards which can change color; (n.) a changeable or inconstant person
charlatan - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a person who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than he or she actually possesses; (n.) a cont artist or fake
chary - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) cautious or careful; (adj.) fastidious; sparing
chastise - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to criticize severely; (v.) to discipline through corporal punishment
chide - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to express disapproval of, to harass or reproach
chimerical - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) fantasy, unreal or imaginary; (adj.) highly unrealistic
chronic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) constant and habitual; (adj.) lasting a long time, especially pertaining to a disease
circuitous - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) indirect or roundabout
circumlocution - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an indirect or roundabout way of speaking
citadel - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a fortress in a commanding position in or near a city; a fortified place
claustrophobia - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a excessive fear of being in closed or confined spaces
clemency - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a willingness to lessen the severity of a given punishment; (n.) an official act of mercy or forgiveness
cliché - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an overused expression or idea; (n.) a person whose behavior is predictable
coalesce - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to fuse, grow or mix together
cogent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) believable, convincing or persuasive by clear and forcible presentation; (adj.) to the point
cognomen - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a family or surname
cohere - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to hold together in a mass that resists separation; (v.) to cause to form a united, aesthetically uniform whole
collaborate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to work together or cooperate; (v.) join forces
colloquial - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) characteristic of ordinary conversation, rather than formal speech or writing
comatose - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) of, related to or in a coma; (adj.) characterized by lethargy
commensurate - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) of the same extent or duration; corresponding in size or degree, proportionate; (adj.) measurable by a common standard
compatible - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) capable of existing harmoniously; (adj.) capable of integration with other elements in a system without any additional required modifications
compendium - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a complete, short summary; (n.) a list or collection of various items
complement - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) something that completes or makes something else whole; (n.) a quantity that completes anything; (n.) either of two parts, needed to complete the whole
compliment - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an expression of praise (v.) to give someone praise or accolades
compliant - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) disposed or willing to comply
conciliate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to overcome the mistrust of; (v.) to regain or attempt to regain friendship; (v.) to attempt to reconcile
concomitant - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) existing or occurring with something else
congeal - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to solidify or jell by freezing; coagulate
conjecture - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the expression of or formulation of a theory without sufficient evidence or proof; (v.) to guess or formulate a theory without sufficient evidence or proof
connotation - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an idea or meaning suggested or associated with a word or thing; (n.) the set of associations implied by a word, in addition to its implicit meaning
contentious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) tending to cause argument or strife; (adj.) characterized by argument or controversy
controvert - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to be resistant to, to raise arguments against, to oppose
contumacious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) willfully obstinate or stubbornly disobedient; (adj.) insubordinate
conveyance - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the act of conveying or transmission
copious - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) large in quantity or number; (adj.) having or yielding a plentiful supply; (adj.) exhibiting abundance
corporeal - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) of or relating to the body; (adj.) of a material nature
corpulent - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) large or bulky in body
countermand - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to cancel or reverse an order or transmission previously issued; (n.) cancellation of an order or command
cower - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to cringe, crouch or curl up in fear, to show fear
coy - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) tending to avoid people or social situations; (adj.) shy or modest in a flirtatious manner; stubbornly unwilling to make a comment
craven - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) cowardly, spineless; (n.) a coward
credence - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) acceptance as truth or valid; trustworthiness; (n.) recommendation, credentials
crone - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an ugly and withered woman, a hag
crotchety - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) grouchy in nature or characterized by whimsical and odd notions
cryptic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) mysterious in meaning, puzzling; (adj.) secret, occult
cull - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to pick out from others, select; (v.) to remove rejected members or parts from
culmination - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) the highest point or degree of completion
curmudgeon - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an ill-tempered person
curtail - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to cut short; (v.) reduce, diminish
cynic - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a person with a pessimistic outlook and who believes that most people are solely motivated by selfishness
dank - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) unpleasantly moist or humid; (adj.) damp, chilly
dastard - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a mean-spirited, conniving coward
dearth - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a lack, scarcity or inadequate supply
debacle - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) a breakup or dispersion; (n.) downfall; (n.) a complete collapse or failure; (n.) a violent rush of waters or ice
debonair - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) having a sophisticated charm; (adj.) courteous and gracious; carefree
decimate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to destroy a great number or proportion of; (v.) to select and kill every tenth person of a group
decrepit - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) weakened or destabilized by old age; (adj.) worn out by extensive use
defile - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make foul, dirty or unclean; (v.) to violate the chastity of; (v.) to make impure or defile
deign - CORRECT ANSWER (intr. v.) to deem something inappropriate to one's dignity (tr. verb) condescend; (v.) give or grant
demean - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to degrade, particularly in terms of social status or dignity
demotic - CORRECT ANSWER (adj.) of or relating to the common people of a given area or region [Show Less]