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


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Question 1
decoy
A
n. learned Hindu; any learned person
B
n. complicated situation; perplexity
C
n. bugbear; object of baseless terror
D
n. lure or bait
Question 2
decrepitude
A
adj. untimely; poorly chosen
B
n. state of collapse caused by illness or old age
C
adj. sound in judgment; wise
D
adj. rustic; pastoral
Question 3
decry
A
adj. huge; enormous
B
v. express strong disapproval of; disparage
C
n. change; introduction of something new
D
v. justify; authorize
Question 4
deducible
A
adj. derived by reasoning
B
n. slight knowledge
C
adj. fantastic; comically hideous
D
v. respect; value
Question 5
deface
A
adj. fiendish
B
n. crowd
C
v. put down; quiet
D
v. mar; disfigure
Question 6
defamation
A
n. harming a person's reputation
B
n. entire range
C
adj. logically convincing; sound
D
n. destruction by fire
Question 7
default
A
adj. huge
B
n. business person; contractor
C
n. failure to do
D
n. gold and silver in the form of bars
Question 8
defeatist
A
v. correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel
B
n. terms used in a science or art
C
v. make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction
D
adj. resigned to defeat; accepting defeat as a natural outcome
Question 9
defection
A
n. desertion
B
adj. fragrant; odorous
C
n. individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
D
n. meaning; distinguishing by name
Question 10
deference
A
n. courteous regard for another's wish
B
n. last stop of railroad
C
adj. decisive; ending all debate
D
adj. faultless
Question 11
defile
A
v. pollute; profane
B
v. rob of joy; lay waste to
C
n. club; heavy-headed weapon
D
adj. enigmatic; mysterious
Question 12
definitive
A
adj. most reliable or complete
B
v. change or harden into bone
C
v. repudiate; withdraw previous statement
D
v. conquer; bring under control
Question 13
deflect
A
adj. violent; hasty
B
adj. ardent; hot
C
adj. unrepressed
D
v. turn aside
Question 14
defoliate
A
adj. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree
B
v. flay; abrade
C
n. lessening; reduction in size
D
v. destroy leaves
Question 15
defray
A
v. to undertake the payment of (costs or expenses); pay
B
adj. unspontaneous; deliberate
C
adj. warlike
D
adj. at the point of death
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