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


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Question 1
heresy
A
n. opinion contrary to popular belief or to accepted religion
B
n. agent; messenger
C
n. hatred of marriage
D
n. belief on slight evidence
Question 2
heretic
A
n. adherence to established rules or procedures
B
n. freedom from narrow limitations
C
adj. wintry
D
n. person who maintains opinions contrary to the doctrines of the church
Question 3
hermetic
A
adj. kindly; doing good
B
v. attribute; ascribe
C
v. disguise; pretend
D
adj. obscure and mysterious; occult
Question 4
hermetic
A
v. degrade; humiliate
B
adj. sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
C
n. swirling current of water or air
D
v. obstruct
Question 5
hermitage
A
n. death
B
adj. marked by changes in fortune
C
n. home of a hermit
D
n. double-dealing; hypocrisy
Question 6
herpetologist
A
n. bitter scolding; invective
B
n. one who studies reptiles
C
n. heterogeneous mixture; medley
D
n. aid; assistance
Question 7
heterodox
A
n. ring of leaves around stem; ring
B
v. disable
C
adj. unorthodox; unconventional
D
v. speak evil of; defame
Question 8
heterogeneous
A
v. rear; encourage
B
adj. flexible; pliant
C
adj. dissimilar
D
n. someone who eats too much
Question 9
hew
A
adj. like a glacier; extremely cold
B
n. machine that separates substances by whirling them
C
v. expel; drive out
D
v. cut to pieces with ax or sword
Question 10
heyday
A
adj. related to monks
B
adj. rough-mannered
C
n. time of greatest success; prime
D
adj. pleasant; friendly
Question 11
hiatus
A
adj. irritable; short-tempered
B
n. connection
C
n. fear or hatred of foreigners
D
n. gap; pause
Question 12
hibernal
A
n. state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
B
v. to be annoyed or vexed
C
n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
D
adj. wintry
Question 13
hibernate
A
adj. commonplace; trite
B
v. to bring to an end
C
v. sleep throughout the winter
D
n. ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant
Question 14
hierarchy
A
n. body divided into ranks
B
n. rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat
C
n. officer who acts as go-between for two armies; intermediary
D
adj. deserving blame
Question 15
hieroglyphic
A
adj. weightless
B
n. picture writing
C
n. abuse
D
n. forerunners; advance forces
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