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


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Question 1
apothecary
A
n. sternness; severity
B
n. druggist
C
n. substance that prevents infection
D
n. sharpness (of temper)
Question 2
apothegm
A
n. pithy or compact saying
B
n. growth; increase
C
n. pithy maxim
D
n. secondary or minor occupation
Question 3
apotheosis
A
n. deification; glorification
B
n. suspended action
C
n. slang
D
n. subordinate possessions
Question 4
appal
A
v. enlarge
B
v. make hostile; separate
C
v. state strongly or positively; insist on or demand recognition of (rights or claims etc)
D
v. dismay; shock
Question 5
apparition
A
n. ghost; phantom
B
n. poise; composure
C
n. self-evident truth requiring no proof
D
n. self-evident truth requiring no proof
Question 6
appease
A
v. embarrass
B
v. consecrate
C
v. pacify; soothe
D
v. arrest ( a criminal); dread
Question 7
appellation
A
n. washing
B
n. name; title
C
n. washing
D
n. medieval chemistry
Question 8
append
A
v. insult; offend
B
v. attach
C
v. relieve
D
v. estimate the value of
Question 9
application
A
n. similarity; parallelism
B
n. diligent attention; (secondary meaning) apply
C
n. sun's corona; halo
D
n. student of the history and science of humankind
Question 10
apposite
A
adj. unselfishly generous; concerned for others
B
adj. skillful
C
adj. impressive; majestic
D
adj. appropriate; fitting
Question 11
appraise
A
v. testify; bear witness
B
v. relieve
C
v. estimate the value of
D
v. increase or intensify; raise in power or wealth or rank or honor
Question 12
appreciate
A
v. increase or intensify; raise in power or wealth or rank or honor
B
v. entice; attract
C
v. refer; attribute
D
v. be thankful for; increase in worth
Question 13
apprehend
A
v. state confidently
B
v. make impure by mixing with baser substances
C
v. arrest ( a criminal); dread
D
v. insult; offend
Question 14
apprehensive
A
adj. fearful; discerning
B
adj. strict or stern
C
adj. prophetic; pertaining to revelations
D
adj. courteous
Question 15
apprise
A
v. equip
B
v. come about by addition
C
v. inform
D
v. absorb; cause to become homogenous
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