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


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Question 1
devout
A
adj. pious
B
n. variety; dissimilitude
C
v. give up temporarily; yield
D
v. block legislation by making long speeches
Question 2
dexterous
A
v. disown; renounce claim to
B
adj. skillful
C
n. strongly held belief
D
v. place side by side
Question 3
diabolical
A
v. replace; usurp
B
n. small boat (often ship's boat)
C
adj. devilish
D
adj. fearful; demonstrating fear
Question 4
diadem
A
adj. fiendish
B
n. crown
C
n. landless agricultural worker; bond servant
D
adj. denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view
Question 5
dialectic
A
n. party; clique
B
adj. contaminated; corrupt
C
n. serious or fatal accident
D
n. art of debate
Question 6
diaphanous
A
v. paint or draw with dots
B
n. sudden flood
C
adj. sheer; transparent
D
v. dig into
Question 7
diatribe
A
adj. deceptive; raising vain hopes
B
n. bitter scolding; invective
C
n. sameness; consistency
D
n. one who studies reptiles
Question 8
dichotomy
A
adj. digressing; rambling
B
n. branching into two parts
C
n. remedy; compensation
D
n. nonentity; worthless person or thing
Question 9
dictum
A
n. authoritative and weighty statement
B
n. pamphlet
C
n. self-evident truth
D
adj. cowardly; fainthearted
Question 10
didactic
A
n. sleep producer; deadener of pain
B
adj. teaching; instructional
C
v. commence; go on board a boat
D
v. restore to proper condition
Question 11
die
A
adj. furthest behind
B
n. incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
C
n. map-maker
D
n. device for stamping or impressing; mold
Question 12
diffidence
A
adj. stingy; excessively frugal
B
adj. youthful; immature
C
adj. thin; rare
D
n. shyness
Question 13
diffusion
A
adj. not to be taken away; nontransferable
B
adj. pertaining to a province; limited in outlook
C
n. wordiness; spreading in all directions like a gas
D
n. resistance to authority; insubordination
Question 14
digression
A
n. wandering away from the subject
B
adj. tightly packed; firm
C
adj. pertaining to tailors
D
adj. on or relating to the earth
Question 15
dilapidated
A
adj. ruined because of neglect
B
n. taunt
C
v. move troops so that the battle line is extended at the expense of depth
D
v. deceive; delude
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