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


Question 1
gentry
A
n. good fortune; financial success
B
n. animals of a period or region
C
n. A collection of things, esp. one systematically gathered.
D
n. people of standing; class of people just below nobility
Question 2
genuflect
A
adj. not essential; external
B
v. bend the knee as in worship
C
adj. complete; full
D
v. correct a false impression; undeceive
Question 3
germane
A
v. give an indication beforehand; portend
B
n. vengeance; compensation
C
v. blacken
D
adj. pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand
Question 4
germinal
A
adj. pertaining to a germ; creative
B
n. words formed in imitation of natural sounds
C
adj. lower
D
v. experience; support
Question 5
germinate
A
v. deny; go back on
B
v. cause to sprout; sprout
C
adj. movable; not fixed
D
adj. damaged; disfigured
Question 6
gerontocracy
A
adj. lavish; rich
B
n. countercharges
C
n. extended scolding; denunciation
D
n. government ruled by old people
Question 7
gerrymander
A
v. change in voting district lines in order to favor a political party
B
adj. dark; vague
C
v. destroy leaves
D
adj. most sacred; inviolable
Question 8
gestate
A
v. in confusion; disorderly
B
adj. imposing; impressive
C
n. calming drug or influence
D
v. evolve
Question 9
gesticulation
A
n. motion; gesture
B
n. business person; contractor
C
n. individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
D
n. beginning; forming of a idea
Question 10
ghastly
A
n. whirlwind; whirlpool
B
adj. horrible
C
v. expurgate
D
adj. lower
Question 11
gibberish
A
n. ill luck
B
n. nonsense; babbling
C
n. art of effective communication; insincere or grandiloquent language
D
n. boxer
Question 12
gibe
A
v. mock
B
v. put into effect; carry out
C
n. crisis; joining point
D
adj. feverish
Question 13
giddy
A
adj. light-hearted; dizzy
B
v. burn with hot iron or caustic
C
adj. not repentant
D
v. deceive; delude
Question 14
gingerly ad
A
adj. very cautious
B
adj. uninterrupted
C
adj. after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death)
D
v. very carefully
Question 15
girth
A
n. distance around something; circumference
B
n. hypothesis; surmise
C
adj. gloomy; depressing
D
n. long life
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