GRE Wordlist Vocabulary : Starting Alphabet ‘C’ (Multiple Choice Questions)
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Question 1 |
carousal
adj. hard to understand; known only to the chosen few | |
n. drunken revel | |
n. highly gifted child; marvel | |
n. lazy person |
Question 2 |
carping
v. bleach; whiten | |
n. varying form of an element | |
v. give in; surrender | |
adj. petty criticism; fault-finding |
Question 3 |
carrion
n. disapproval; condemnation | |
adj. unjust; wicked | |
adj. thin; slight | |
n. rotting flesh of a dead body |
Question 4 |
cartographer
n. combination (of two business corporations) | |
n. lavish expenditure; overabundant condition | |
n. breaking up; downfall | |
n. map-maker |
Question 5 |
cascade
adj. slovenly; untidy | |
adj. weird | |
n. small waterfall | |
adj. suitable for servants; low |
Question 6 |
caste
n. block; obstacle | |
n. holding of an office; time during which such an office is held | |
n. ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant | |
n. one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society social stratification; prestige |
Question 7 |
castigation
n. punishment; severe criticism | |
adj. weak; ineffective | |
adj. unoriginal; obtained from another source | |
n. excuse |
Question 8 |
casual
n. place of spiritual expiation | |
v. weaken | |
adj. accidental; not regular or permanent | |
adj. cloyingly sweet |
Question 9 |
casualty
n. absence of contradictions; dependability | |
adj. suffering from indigestion | |
n. serious or fatal accident | |
adj. truthful |
Question 10 |
cataclysm
adj. foolish; idiotic | |
n. deluge; upheaval | |
n. mental or bodily powers; teaching staff | |
n. insult to one's dignity; snub |
Question 11 |
catalyst
n. sleepwalker | |
n. person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain | |
n. agent that brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged | |
adj. cheerful; hopeful |
Question 12 |
catapult
adj. speaking several languages | |
adj. without feeling | |
n. slingshot; hurling machine | |
adj. taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax) |
Question 13 |
cataract
n. explanatory list of symbols on a map | |
n. great waterfall; eye abnormality | |
n. courteous regard for another's wish | |
adj. liable to err |
Question 14 |
catastrophe
n. calamity | |
adj. distinguishable; perceivable | |
n. morbid fear | |
v. ward off a blow |
Question 15 |
catechism
n. object to be thrown or projected | |
n. residue from smelting metal; dross | |
adj. devoted to the pleasures of the senses; carnal | |
n. book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer |
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