GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice 145 Questions with Verified Answers
A. apathy toward - CORRECT ANSWERS All Jon cared about was getting an A, so because
... [Show More] the team project did not count toward his grade in the course, he felt ____________ the work and did not do his share.
A. apathy toward
B. zeal for
C. loathing for
D. cheerful about
E. antagonism toward
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B. astonishment
Blank (ii).
D. sojourning - CORRECT ANSWERS To her friends' (i) __________, because she had never expressed an interest in travel, Lovia decided to teach English in Thailand, (ii) _________ in that country for a year.
Blank (i)
A. delight
B. astonishment
C. dismay
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D. sojourning
E. retiring
F. persevering
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C. apprehension
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E. escalated
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H. confiscatory - CORRECT ANSWERS The citizens met with their senator to express (i) ____________, arguing that if tax rates (ii) __________ any further, taxes would become (iii) __________, allowing hard-working individuals to keep little of their well-earned income.
Blank (i)
A. euphoria
B. composure
C. apprehension
Blank (ii)
D. economized
E. escalated
F. elaborated
Blank (iii)
G. congruent
H. confiscatory
I. consummate
B. dogma; E. tenet - CORRECT ANSWERS Our manager holds as a __________ that an employee with a messy desk is irredeemably lazy, and she therefore demands that all members of her staff keep their work areas meticulously organized.
A. whim
B. dogma
C. hypothesis
D. fancy
E. tenet
F. polity
A. spurious; C. fallacious - CORRECT ANSWERS Elena liked Joe a great deal, but she soon tired of his friends pseudointellectuals who propounded inane theories based on __________ interpretations of Neo-Marxism and existentialism.
A. spurious
B. terse
C. fallacious
D. succinct
E. bellicose
F. blithe
C. renounce; D. spurn - CORRECT ANSWERS Despite the many pleasures of staying in a hotel, such as a hot shower and clean sheets, many people _________ such comforts in favor of cold water from a nearby stream and a sleeping bag in order to savor a revitalizing proximity to nature.
A. extol
B. deprecate
C. renounce
D. spurn
E. discountenance
F. eulogize
A. gainsaid - CORRECT ANSWERS The young man always had to have the last word; he would rather be disliked than __________.
A. gainsaid
B. selfish
C. remembered
D. praised
E. different
B. elusive - CORRECT ANSWERS The giant squid's massive body, adapted for deep-sea life, breaks apart in the reduced pressures of shallower ocean depths, making the search for an intact specimen one of the most ________ quests in all of marine biology.
A. meaningful
B. elusive
C. popular
D. expensive
E. profitable
B. dilapidated; F. ostentatious - CORRECT ANSWERS Although well built and well kept, the little brick house seemed (i) ________ compared to the ornate, almost (ii) __________ new house beside it.
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A. impressive
B. dilapidated
C. desirable
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D. translucent
E. diminutive
F. ostentatious
A. orator; F. ebullience - CORRECT ANSWERS The (i) ________ gave such an impassioned speech that even the most forlorn members of the crowd were briefly moved to (ii) ___________.
Blank (i)
A. orator
B. miscreant
C. interloper
Blank (ii)
D. despair
E. duress
F. ebullience
- CORRECT ANSWERS His explosive, rude remarks convinced many that he was
Abate - CORRECT ANSWER to reduce in amount
abscond - CORRECT ANSWER to leave secretly
Adulterate - CORRECT ANSWER to make impure
Aggrandize - CORRECT ANSWER to increase power, influence, reputation
amalgamate - CORRECT ANSWER to combine, mix together
Ameliorate - CORRECT ANSWER to make better, improve
Anachronism - CORRECT ANSWER something out of place in time
analogous - CORRECT ANSWER similar or alike in some way
antipathy - CORRECT ANSWER lack of interest or emotion
arbitrate - CORRECT ANSWER to judge a dispute between 2 opposing parties
archaic - CORRECT ANSWER ancient, old fashioned
assuage - CORRECT ANSWER to make something unpleasant less severe
Attenuate - CORRECT ANSWER to reduce in force, weaken
Audacious - CORRECT ANSWER fearless and daring
Austere - CORRECT ANSWER severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
banal - CORRECT ANSWER predictable, cliched, boring
bolster - CORRECT ANSWER to support, prop up
bombastic - CORRECT ANSWER popmpous in speech or manner
cacophony - CORRECT ANSWER harsh, jarring noise
candid - CORRECT ANSWER impartial and honest in speech
capricious - CORRECT ANSWER changing ones mind quickly and often
castigate - CORRECT ANSWER to punish or critisize harshly
caustic - CORRECT ANSWER biting in wit
chauvinist - CORRECT ANSWER someone prejudiced in favor of a group to wich he or she belongs
chicancery - CORRECT ANSWER deception by means of craft or guile
coget - CORRECT ANSWER convincing and well reasoned
convoluted - CORRECT ANSWER intricate and complicated
corroborate - CORRECT ANSWER to provide supporting evidence
credulous - CORRECT ANSWER too trusitng; gullible
decorum - CORRECT ANSWER appropriateness of behavior or conduct
deference - CORRECT ANSWER respect, courtesy
deride - CORRECT ANSWER to speak of or treat with conempt; to mock
desiccate - CORRECT ANSWER to dry out thorooughly
desultory - CORRECT ANSWER jumping from one thing to another
diatribe - CORRECT ANSWER abuse, condemnatory speech
diffident - CORRECT ANSWER lacking self confidencce
dilatory - CORRECT ANSWER intended to delay
dilettante - CORRECT ANSWER someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
dirge - CORRECT ANSWER a funeral hymn or mournful speech
disabuse - CORRECT ANSWER to set right, to free from error
discern - CORRECT ANSWER to perceive, recognize
disparate - CORRECT ANSWER fundamentally different
dissemble - CORRECT ANSWER to present a false appearance
dogmatic - CORRECT ANSWER dictatorial in one's opinions
dupe - CORRECT ANSWER to deceive; a person who is easily deceived
elegy - CORRECT ANSWER a sorrowful poem or speech
eloquent - CORRECT ANSWER persuasive and moving
emulate - CORRECT ANSWER to copy to try to equal or excel
enervate - CORRECT ANSWER to reduce in strength
engender - CORRECT ANSWER to produce, cause, or bring about
emphemeral - CORRECT ANSWER lasting a short time
equivocate - CORRECT ANSWER to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
erudite - CORRECT ANSWER learned, scholarly, bookish
esoteric - CORRECT ANSWER known or understood by very few
estimable - CORRECT ANSWER admirable
euphemism - CORRECT ANSWER use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
exculpate - CORRECT ANSWER to clear from blame; prove innocent
exigent - CORRECT ANSWER urgent, requiring immediate action
exonerate - CORRECT ANSWER to clear of blame
fawn - CORRECT ANSWER to grovel
fervid - CORRECT ANSWER intensely emotional;feverish
florid - CORRECT ANSWER excessively decorated or embellished
foment - CORRECT ANSWER to arouse or incite
frugality - CORRECT ANSWER a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
garrulous - CORRECT ANSWER tending to talk alot
gregarious - CORRECT ANSWER outgoing, social
guile - CORRECT ANSWER deceit or trickery
iconoclast - CORRECT ANSWER one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
imperturbable - CORRECT ANSWER not capable of being disturbed
impervious - CORRECT ANSWER impossible to penetrate
impetuous - CORRECT ANSWER quick to act without thinking
implacable - CORRECT ANSWER impossible to be calmed down or made peaceful
inchoate - CORRECT ANSWER not fully formed, disorganized
ingenious - CORRECT ANSWER showing innocence or childlike simplicity
inimical - CORRECT ANSWER hostile, unfriendly
innocuous - CORRECT ANSWER harmless
insipid - CORRECT ANSWER lacking in interest or flavor
intransigent - CORRECT ANSWER uncompormising; refusing to be reconciled
inundate - CORRECT ANSWER to overwhelm, cover with water
irascible - CORRECT ANSWER easily made angry
laconic - CORRECT ANSWER using a few words
laud - CORRECT ANSWER to give praise, to glorify
loquacious - CORRECT ANSWER talkative
malinger - CORRECT ANSWER to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
misanthrope - CORRECT ANSWER a person who dislikes others
mitigate - CORRECT ANSWER to soften, to lessen
mollify - CORRECT ANSWER to calm or make less severe
monotony - CORRECT ANSWER lack of variation
obdurate - CORRECT ANSWER hardened in feeling resistent to persuasion
obsequious - CORRECT ANSWER overly submissive and eager to please
obstinate - CORRECT ANSWER stubborn, unyielding
obviate - CORRECT ANSWER to prevent; to make unneccesary
occlude - CORRECT ANSWER to stop up; to prevent the passage of
onerous - CORRECT ANSWER troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
opprobrium - CORRECT ANSWER public disgrace
ostentation - CORRECT ANSWER excessive showiness
paragon - CORRECT ANSWER model of excellence or perfection
pedant - CORRECT ANSWER someone who shows off learning
perfidious - CORRECT ANSWER willing to betray one's trust
perfunctory - CORRECT ANSWER done in a routine way; indifferent
placate - CORRECT ANSWER to soothe or pacify
pragmatic - CORRECT ANSWER practical as opposed to idealistic
precipitate - CORRECT ANSWER to throw violent or bring about abruptly, lacking deliberation
prevaricate - CORRECT ANSWER to lie or deviate from the truth
pristine - CORRECT ANSWER fresh and clean; uncorrupted
prodigal - CORRECT ANSWER lavish, wasteful
proliferate - CORRECT ANSWER to increase in number quickly
propitiate - CORRECT ANSWER to conciliate; to appease
propriety - CORRECT ANSWER to correct behavior; obedience to ruled and customs
prudence - CORRECT ANSWER wisdom caution, or restraint
pungent - CORRECT ANSWER sharp and irritating to the sense
quiescent - CORRECT ANSWER motionless
rarefy - CORRECT ANSWER to make things thinner to sparser
repudiate - CORRECT ANSWER to reject the validity of
reticent - CORRECT ANSWER silent, reserved
satiate - CORRECT ANSWER to satisfy fully or overindulge
soporific - CORRECT ANSWER causing sleep or lethargy
specious - CORRECT ANSWER deceptively attractive, seemingly plausible, but fallacious
stolid - CORRECT ANSWER unemotional lacking sensitivity
sublime - CORRECT ANSWER lofty or grand
tacit - CORRECT ANSWER done without using words
taciturn - CORRECT ANSWER silent, not talkative
tirade - CORRECT ANSWER long harsh speech or verbal attack
torpor - CORRECT ANSWER extreme mental and physical sluggishness
transitory - CORRECT ANSWER temporary
vacillate - CORRECT ANSWER to sway physically, to be indecisive
venerate - CORRECT ANSWER to respect deeply
veracity - CORRECT ANSWER filled with truth and accuracy
verbose - CORRECT ANSWER wordy
vex - CORRECT ANSWER to annoy
volatile - CORRECT ANSWER easily aroused or changeable
waver - CORRECT ANSWER to fluctuate between choices
whimsical - CORRECT ANSWER acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
zeal - CORRECT ANSWER passion, excitement [Show Less]