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


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Question 1
alias
A
n. substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness
B
n. an assumed name
C
n. contrast; direct opposite of or to
D
n. essential quality
Question 2
alienate
A
v. make hostile; separate
B
v. shorten
C
v. border upon; adjoin
D
v. dismay; shock
Question 3
alimentary
A
adj. calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
B
adj. secret; mysterious
C
adj. readily managed; willing to be led
D
adj. supplying nourishment
Question 4
alimony
A
n. sharpness (of temper)
B
n. story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
C
n. payments make to an ex-spouse after divorce
D
n. hostile feeling or intent
Question 5
allay
A
v. embarrass
B
v. improve
C
v. refer indirectly
D
v. calm; pacify
Question 6
allege
A
v. refrain; withhold from participation
B
v. agree; accept
C
v. state without proof
D
v. border upon; adjoin
Question 7
allegory
A
n. medieval chemistry
B
n. mixture as of metals
C
n. story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
D
n. brutal deed
Question 8
alleviate
A
v. attach
B
v. state strongly or positively; insist on or demand recognition of (rights or claims etc)
C
v. consecrate
D
v. relieve
Question 9
alliteration
A
n. sum; total
B
n. repetition of beginning sound in poetry
C
n. examination of accounts
D
n. place where different varieties of trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited
Question 10
alloy
A
n. mixture as of metals
B
n. sharp upslope of a hill
C
n. monarch with supreme power
D
n. sharp upslope of a hill
Question 11
allude
A
v. calm; pacify
B
v. refer indirectly
C
v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use
D
v. declare openly
Question 12
allure
A
v. destroy
B
v. insult; offend
C
v. entice; attract
D
v. renounce; give up
Question 13
allusion
A
n. brutal deed
B
n. oval building with tiers of seats
C
n. brutal deed
D
n. indirect reference
Question 14
alluvial
A
adj. hard or inflexible
B
adj. pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
C
adj. lively
D
adj. fearful; discerning
Question 15
aloft
A
adj. able to walk
B
adj. hostile; opposed
C
adv. upward
D
adj. easy to approach; obtainable
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