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


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Question 1
gnarled
A
adj. twisted
B
n. seniority by birth
C
v. set free
D
v. cut away; cut out
Question 2
gnome
A
n. layer of earth's surface; layer of society
B
n. dwarf; underground spirit
C
adj. harmful
D
n. hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that convey a meaning opposite to the literal meaning
Question 3
goad
A
adj. unjustified; groundless
B
v. urge on
C
adj. very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
D
adj. all-powerful
Question 4
gorge
A
n. a disorderly or untidy state
B
adj. bossy; arrogant
C
adj. wasteful; reckless with money
D
v. stuff oneself
Question 5
gory
A
n. quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion
B
v. surrender something; eject
C
adj. delaying
D
adj. bloody
Question 6
gossamer
A
v. deviate; turn aside sharply
B
adj. sheer; like cobwebs
C
v. pacify; conciliate
D
n. sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction
Question 7
gouge
A
adj. very high
B
v. tear out
C
adj. beyond that which is normal in nature
D
adj. without an equal; single in kind
Question 8
gourmand
A
adj. having foresight
B
n. epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
C
n. landless agricultural worker; bond servant
D
n. handyman; person who does all kinds of work
Question 9
gourmet
A
adj. cowlike; placid and dull
B
n. connoisseur of food and drink
C
n. lizard that changes color in different situations
D
adj. extreme wealth; luxuriousness
Question 10
graduated
A
adj. bordering on the sea; nautical
B
n. A collection of things, esp. one systematically gathered.
C
v. Successfully complete an academic degree
D
adj. warm and damp
Question 11
granary
A
adj. smooth and shining
B
n. storehouse for grain
C
adj. rising like bristles; showing irritation
D
adj. unruly
Question 12
grandeur
A
n. country bumpkin
B
n. impressiveness; stateliness
C
n. difference; condition of inequality
D
adj. monkeylike
Question 13
grandiloquent
A
v. grow tiresome
B
v. call forth
C
n. unity of pitch; complete accord
D
adj. pompous; bombastic
Question 14
grandiose
A
adj. imposing; impressive
B
v. evolve
C
adj. marked with parallel bands; grooved
D
n. wrong name; incorrect designation
Question 15
granulate
A
adj. having the title of an office without the obligations
B
n. colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism
C
v. make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect
D
v. form into grains
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