GRE Wordlist Vocabulary : Starting Alphabet ‘E’ (Multiple Choice Questions)
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Question 1 |
explicit
n. shade of difference in meaning or color | |
v. scatter | |
adj. totally clear; definite | |
v. contradict; oppose: infringe on or transgress |
Question 2 |
expository
n. substance formed by decaying vegetable matter | |
adj. harmful | |
v. pass into or through; penetrate (an organization) sneakily | |
adj. explanatory; serving to explain |
Question 3 |
expostulation
n. explosion | |
adj. unrestrained; excessive | |
adj. whimsical; visionary | |
n. protest; remonstrance |
Question 4 |
expunge
v. dedicate; sanctify | |
adj. cowlike; placid and dull | |
adj. near at hand; impending | |
v. cancel; remove |
Question 5 |
expurgate
v. clean; remove offensive parts of a book | |
v. discharge; give forth | |
adj. delaying | |
adj. mild; fragrant |
Question 6 |
extant
n. speed; rapidity | |
v. put down; quiet | |
v. burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment | |
adj. still in existence |
Question 7 |
extemporaneous
v. beat; thrash verbally or physically | |
adj. intensely cold | |
adj. not planned; impromptu | |
v. dethrone; remove form office |
Question 8 |
extenuate
v. weaken; mitigate | |
adj. abundantly fruitful | |
adj. unconscious; unresponsive | |
adj. unwholesome; not healthful |
Question 9 |
extirpate
adj. deadly | |
v. root up | |
n. belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control | |
v. stretch out full on ground |
Question 10 |
extol
v. praise; glorify | |
adj. emotionally removed; calm and objective | |
v. run at the nose; snuffle | |
n. clear beef soup |
Question 11 |
extradition
adj. selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources | |
n. surrender of prisoner by one state to another | |
adj. reclining; lying down completely or in part | |
adj. unbecoming; indecent |
Question 12 |
extraneous
adj. not essential; external | |
v. deny | |
v. bend the knee as in worship | |
adj. insane |
Question 13 |
extrapolation
adj. unruly; rebellious | |
n. projection; conjecture | |
n. extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress | |
adj. widespread; generally accepted |
Question 14 |
extricate
n. coloring matter | |
v. free; disentangle | |
v. make amends for (a sin) | |
adj. having the odor of stale fat |
Question 15 |
extrinsic
n. sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction | |
adj. harsh and shrill | |
v. pacify; conciliate | |
adj. external; not inherent |
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