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


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Question 1
asteroid
A
n. deception; trickery
B
n. small planet
C
n. agreement
D
n. one who is skeptical of the existence of knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
Question 2
astigmatism
A
n. renunciation; self-sacrifice
B
n. eye defect that prevents proper focus
C
n. staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
D
n. solemn curse; someone or something that is despised
Question 3
astral
A
adj. relating to the stars
B
adj. enormously large or extensive
C
adj. unfavorable; hostile
D
adj. diligent
Question 4
astringent
A
adj. binding; causing contraction
B
adj. highly excited; intensely curious
C
adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning
D
adj. shapeless; vague
Question 5
astronomical
A
adj. curved or hooked
B
adj. enormously large or extensive
C
adj. relating to the stars
D
adj. abundant
Question 6
astute
A
adj. moved by sexual love; loving
B
adj. wise; shrewd
C
adj. antiquated
D
adj. comparable
Question 7
asunder
A
adj. in a state of rage
B
adj. abnormal; irregular
C
adv. into parts; apart
D
adj. favoring or exercising total control; non-democratic
Question 8
asylum
A
n. place of refuge or shelter; protection
B
n. group of closely located islands
C
n. resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type
D
n. person with power to decide a matter in a dispute; judge
Question 9
asymmetric
A
adj. not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
B
adj. highly excited; intensely curious
C
adj. hard or inflexible
D
adj. not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
Question 10
atavism
A
n. examination of a dead body; postmortem
B
n. substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness
C
n. place of refuge or shelter; protection
D
n. resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type
Question 11
atheistic
A
adj. antiquated; ancient
B
adj. denying the existence of God
C
adj. serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary
D
adj. dry; barren
Question 12
atone
A
v. ease; lessen(pain)
B
v. make amends for; pay for
C
v. state confidently
D
v. calm; pacify
Question 13
atrocity
A
n. doctrine of self-denial
B
n. brutal deed
C
n. story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
D
n. brutal deed
Question 14
atrophy
A
n. story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
B
n. wasting away
C
n. a place where bees are kept
D
n. short account of an amusing or interesting event
Question 15
attenuate
A
v. attach or add on; fasten
B
v. renounce; give up
C
v. depart secretly and hide
D
v. make thin; weaken
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