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


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Question 1
authoritarian
A
adj. favoring or exercising total control; non-democratic
B
adj. stupid
C
adj. crookedly; slanted
D
adj. readily managed; willing to be led
Question 2
authoritative
A
adj. obsolete; outdated
B
adj. having the weight of authority; dictatorial
C
adj. manlike
D
adj. rubbing away; tending to grind down
Question 3
autocrat
A
n. written statement made under oath
B
n. written statement made under oath
C
n. mixture as of metals
D
n. monarch with supreme power
Question 4
automation
A
n. shield; defense
B
n. nimbleness
C
n. shield; defense
D
n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
Question 5
autonomous
A
adj. stupid
B
adj. crookedly; slanted
C
adj. diligent
D
adj. self-governing
Question 6
autopsy
A
n. sternness; severity
B
n. solemn wonder
C
n. examination of a dead body; postmortem
D
n. resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type
Question 7
auxiliary
A
adj. having human form or characteristics
B
adj. moved by sexual love; loving
C
adj. offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary
D
adj. friendly
Question 8
avarice
A
n. place where different varieties of trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited
B
n. greed for wealth
C
n. secondary or minor occupation
D
n. secondary or minor occupation
Question 9
aver
A
v. state confidently
B
v. charge in court; indict
C
v. renounce upon oath
D
v. arrest ( a criminal); dread
Question 10
averse
A
adj. easy to approach; obtainable
B
adj. reluctant
C
adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning
D
adj. denying the existence of God
Question 11
aversion
A
n. prototype; primitive pattern
B
n. firm dislike
C
n. slanderous remark
D
n. something attached to but holding an inferior position
Question 12
avert
A
v. destroy
B
v. combine; unite in one body
C
v. agree
D
v. prevent; turn away
Question 13
aviary
A
n. enclosure for birds
B
n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
C
n. staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
D
n. sharp upslope of a hill
Question 14
avid
A
adj. coarsely insulting; physically harmful
B
adj. sky blue
C
adj. pertaining to the aurora
D
adj. greedy; eager for
Question 15
avocation
A
n. secondary or minor occupation
B
n. estimation; appraisal
C
n. substance that prevents infection
D
n. pithy or compact saying
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