FREE GRE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MYGREWORDS

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FREE GRE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MYGREWORDS

EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: blasphemy

Answer:

irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ.blasphemous; CF. sacrilege

Question 2: bowdlerize

Answer:

expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler

Question 3: stock

Answer:

standard; kept regularly in stock or supply; typical; routine; common; Ex. stock sizes of paper; Ex. stock

excuse/character; N: goods for sale in a shop; OP. unique

Question 4: oatmeal

Answer:

crushed oats used for making porridge

Question 5: intelligentsia

Answer:

intellectuals; members of the educated elite (often used derogatorily)

Question 6: bawdy

Answer:

indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd

Question 7: stifle

Answer:

suppress; extinguish; inhibit; smother or suffocate

Question 8: satirical

Answer:

using satire; mocking

Question 9: carnivorous

Answer:

meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore

Question 10: harass

Answer:

annoy by repeated attacks

Question 11: demolition

Answer:

destruction; V. demolish

Question 12: conformity

Answer:

harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V.conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance

Question 13: primp

Answer:

groom oneself with care; adorn oneself

Question 14: matrix

Answer:

point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die; Ex. the matrix of Western civilization

Question 15: innuendo

Answer:

indirect or subtle (derogatory) hint; insinuation; Ex. sexual innuendo

Question 16: franchise

Answer:

right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory

Question 17: neologism

Answer:

new or newly coined word or phrase

Question 18: nubile

Answer:

marriageable; of marriageable age; CF. connubial

Question 19: celestial

Answer:

heavenly

Question 20: icon(ikon)

Answer:

religious image; idol; image or representation

Question 21: substantiate

Answer:

support (a claim) with evidence; establish with evidence; verify

Question 22: quagmire

Answer:

bog; marsh; soft, wet, boggy land; predicament; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself

Question 23: append

Answer:

attach

Question 24: acuity

Answer:

sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)

Question 25: travesty

Answer:

copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing; comical parody or imitation; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous; Ex. travesty of justice; OP.paragon

Question 26: hale

Answer:

healthy

Question 27: limpid

Answer:

crystal clear

Question 28: captious

Answer:

faultfinding; too critical