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


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