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PB GRE 1
Common GRE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anomaly (Noun) | Deviation from what is normal Albino animals may display too great an anomaly in their coloring to attract normally colored mates. Syn: aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, deviance, deviation, irregularity, preternaturalness |
| Assuage (Verb) | to make something unpleasant less server Like many people, Phillip Larkin used alcohol to assuage his sense of meaningless. Syn: allay, alleviate, appease, comfort, conciliate, placate, propitiate, relive, soothe, sweeten |
| Enigma (Noun) | A Puzzel, a mystery Speaking in riddles and dressed in old robes, the artist gained a reputation as something of an enigma. Syn: conundrum, perplexity |
| Equivocate (Verb) | to use expression of double meaning in order to mislead. When faced with criticism of his policies, the politician equivocated and left all parties thinking he agreed with them. Syn: Ambiguous; Evasive |
| Erudite (Adj) | learned, scholarly, bookish The anual meeting of philosophy professors was a gathering of the most erudite, well-published individuals in the field Syn: learned, scholastic, wise |
| Fervid (adj) | intensely emotional; feverish The fans of maria Callas were particularly fervid, doing anything to catch a glimpse of the great opera singer. Syn: burning, impassioned, passionate, vehement, zealous |
| Lucid (adj) | clear and easily understood The explanations were written in a simple and lucid manner so that students were immediately able apply what they learned. Syn: Clear, coherent, explicit, intelligible, limpid |
| Opaque (adj) | impossible to see through, preventing the passage of light The heavy build-up of dirt and grime on the windows made them almost opaque. Syn: blurred, cloudy, nontransparent |
| Placate (verb) | to soothe or pacity The burglar tried to placate the snarling dog by referring to it as nice doggy and offering it a treat. Syn: appease, conciliate, mollify |
| Precipitate (adj) | thrown violently or brought about abruptly, lacking deliberation Theirs was a precipitate marriage - they had only known each other for two weeks before they wed. Syn: abrupt, hasty, headlong, hurried, ill-considered,impetuous, impulsive, prompt, reckle |
| Prodigal (adv) | lavish; wasteful The prodigal son quickly wasted all of his inheritance on a lavish lifestyle devoted to pleasure. Syn: extravagant, lavish, profligate spendthrift, wasteful |
| Zeal (noun) | passion; excitement She brought her typical zeal to the project, sparking enthusiasm in the other members Syn: ardency, fervor, fire, passion |
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