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


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Question 1
approbation
A
n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles
B
n. environment; atmosphere
C
n. approval
D
n. substance that prevents infection
Question 2
appropriate
A
v. secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place
B
v. make thin; weaken
C
v. urge; plead for
D
v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use
Question 3
appurtenances
A
n. subordinate possessions
B
n. letdown in thought or emotion
C
n. arrival
D
n. loss of speech due to injury or illness
Question 4
apropos
A
adj. with reference to; regarding
B
adj. manlike
C
adj. analyze; evaluate
D
adj. coarsely insulting; physically harmful
Question 5
aptitude
A
n. fitness; talent
B
n. similarity; parallelism
C
n. promise or pledge; certainty
D
n. solemn wonder
Question 6
aquiline
A
adj. sharp; bitterly pungent
B
adj. enormously large or extensive
C
adj. curved or hooked
D
adj. practicing self-denial; austere
Question 7
arable
A
adj. fit for plowing
B
adj. preventing infection; having a cleansing effect
C
adj. complete; totally unlimited
D
adj. stinging or caustic
Question 8
arbiter
A
n. self-evident truth requiring no proof
B
n. person with power to decide a matter in a dispute; judge
C
n. place of refuge or shelter; protection
D
n. heat; passion
Question 9
arbitrary
A
adj. abundant
B
adj. artificial; pretended
C
adj. unreasonable or capricious; tyrannical
D
adj. offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary
Question 10
arbitrate
A
v. ascribe; explain
B
v. renounce; give up
C
v. testify; bear witness
D
v. act as judge
Question 11
arboretum
A
n. place where different varieties of trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited
B
n. repetition of beginning sound in poetry
C
n. person who rebels against the established order
D
n. greed for wealth
Question 12
arcade
A
n. yearly allowance
B
n. a covered passageway or usually lined with shops
C
n. fleet of warships
D
n. fleet of warships
Question 13
arcane
A
adj. curved or hooked
B
adj. distorted; crooked
C
adj. secret; mysterious
D
adj. supplying nourishment
Question 14
archaeology
A
n. loss of memory
B
n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
C
n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
D
n. aversion; dislike
Question 15
archaic
A
adj. antiquated
B
adj. abundant
C
adj. like an uncle
D
adj. wise; shrewd
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