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


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Question 1
deranged
A
adj. motionless; stale
B
v. approve; ratify
C
adj. insane
D
v. doubt; challenge
Question 2
derelict
A
adj. inclined to; prostrate
B
adj. neglectful of duty; abandoned
C
v. burn with hot iron or caustic
D
v. deceive; delude
Question 3
deride
A
v. suggest a meaning not expressed
B
v. scoff at
C
adj. daily
D
n. beauty; comeliness
Question 4
derision
A
n. disposition to be lenient; mildness as of the weather
B
adj. tireless
C
n. ridicule
D
adj. unrefined; coarse
Question 5
derivative
A
v. speak equivocally about an issue
B
v. diminish; undermine
C
adj. unoriginal; obtained from another source
D
n. Rolling or treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
Question 6
dermatologist
A
n. hermit
B
n. agreement; contract
C
n. bending of a ray of light
D
n. one who studies the skin and its diseases
Question 7
derogatory
A
v. pare; cut off bits
B
n. substance that propels or drives forward
C
adj. harmful; damaging
D
adj. expressing a low opinion
Question 8
descry
A
adj. curative
B
v. catch sight of
C
v. delay; dawdle
D
adj. mysterious; secret
Question 9
desecrate
A
n. charm
B
v. scold
C
v. profane; violate the sanctity of
D
adj. eating away by chemicals or disease
Question 10
desiccate
A
v. harass; trouble
B
v. dry up
C
n. invention; imaginary thing
D
adj. incurable; uncorrectable
Question 11
desolate
A
v. rob of joy; lay waste to
B
n. bending of a ray of light
C
adj. deceptive; raising vain hopes
D
v. stop motion; curb or restrain
Question 12
desperado
A
adj. uncertain; not clearly fixed
B
n. reckless outlaw
C
adj. versatile; able to take on many forms
D
n. eager enthusiasm
Question 13
despicable
A
v. shed or cast off hair or feathers
B
adj. contemptible
C
n. selected passage (written or musical)
D
adj. enigmatic; mysterious
Question 14
despise
A
n. ban on commerce or other activity
B
v. support; prop up
C
adj. cunning; artful
D
v. scorn
Question 15
despoil
A
adj. everlasting
B
v. plunder
C
v. reveal
D
n. combination (of two business corporations)
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