GRE Wordlist Vocabulary : Starting Alphabet ‘A’ (Multiple Choice Questions)


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Question 1
amplify
A
v. dismay; shock
B
v. enlarge
C
v. secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place
D
v. loathe; hate
Question 2
amputate
A
v. motivate
B
v. cut off part of body; prune
C
v. urge; plead for
D
v. increase
Question 3
amulet
A
n. being in debt
B
n. sternness; severity
C
n. charm; talisman
D
n. wasting away
Question 4
anachronism
A
n. abundance; wealth
B
n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles
C
n. something or someone misplaced in time
D
n. noble ambition
Question 5
analgesic
A
adj. strict or stern
B
adj. rubbing away; tending to grind down
C
adj. hard or inflexible
D
adj. causing insensitivity to pain
Question 6
analogous
A
adj. comparable
B
adj. friendly
C
adj. slightly sour; sharp
D
adj. relating to the stars
Question 7
analogy
A
n. similarity; parallelism
B
n. staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
C
n. diligent attention; (secondary meaning) apply
D
n. opponent; enemy
Question 8
anarchist
A
n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
B
n. person who rebels against the established order
C
n. state of being nameless; anonymousness
D
n. sharp upslope of a hill
Question 9
anarchy
A
n. absence of governing body; state of disorder
B
n. sharpness
C
n. washing
D
n. firm dislike
Question 10
anathema
A
n. additional object; useful but not essential thing
B
n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
C
n. critical remark
D
n. solemn curse; someone or something that is despised
Question 11
anathematize
A
v. increase or intensify; raise in power or wealth or rank or honor
B
v. destroy
C
v. curse
D
v. move faster
Question 12
anchor
A
v. assault
B
v. combine; unite in one body
C
v. secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place
D
v. secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place
Question 13
ancillary
A
adj. serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary
B
adj. strict or stern
C
adj. denying the existence of God
D
adj. courteous
Question 14
anecdote
A
n. oval building with tiers of seats
B
n. state of being nameless; anonymousness
C
n. doctrine of self-denial
D
n. short account of an amusing or interesting event
Question 15
anemia
A
n. yearly allowance
B
n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles
C
n. something or someone misplaced in time
D
n. suspended action
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